BJJ in Newton

Newton's three listings make it one of the highest-pedigree BJJ cities in Massachusetts on a per-gym basis. The standout is **Day 1 Jiu-Jitsu Newton by Bernardo Faria & Marcos Tinoco** at 447 Centre Street — a co-headship between **Bernardo Faria** (5x IBJJF World Champion, IBJJF Hall of Fame member, co-founder of BJJ Fanatics, Alliance black belt under Fabio Gurgel) and **Marcos Tinoco** (gi and no-gi World Champion, 4x Master World Champion, black belt under Marcelo Garcia). The instructor bench also includes Hana Silva (black belt under Marcelo Garcia, 2007 BJJ start) and **Rayra Gracie**, great-granddaughter of Carlos Gracie Sr. (kids program). Programs cover age-grouped Kids (4-6, 6-9, 9-15), Adult Fundamentals, Intermediate/Advanced Gi & NoGi, and Open Mat across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. **Jiu Jitsu in Newton - Gracie Barra BJJ** at 1205 Washington St in West Newton runs the standard GB1/GB2/GB3 progression plus Active Flow and Women's Jiu-Jitsu under **Professor Alex Costa**, the same five-time-world-champion who heads Gracie Barra Boston — a first-responder discount applies. **Atom, Jiu-Jitsu & Science** rounds out the trio with a Jiu-Jitsu and Kickboxing offering; the academy's landing-page-only website has limited extractable detail, so program and instructor data is sparse.