BJJ in Alexandria

Alexandria carries the deepest BJJ bench of any single city on the Virginia side of the DMV — seven listings, including the original 2001 flagship of the Capital MMA network and a Caio Terra-affiliated academy. **Capital MMA & Elite Fitness Alexandria** (4.8 stars, 178 reviews) was founded in 2001 in Old Town as a 10,000 sq ft facility — the original location of the Capital MMA network, a Royce Gracie BJJ school combined with CrossFit, MMA, and Muay Thai, all under network black belt Chad Malone (promoted by Royce Gracie in 2018, GORUCK Selection class of 2022). **Caio Terra Academy Alexandria** (CTA Alexandria, 5.0 stars, 204 reviews) is the local node of the Caio Terra-affiliated network, led by Professor Vu and Coach Edgar with adult, teens, and kids 5-14 programs. **Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Alexandria** (5.0 stars, 32 reviews) is a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center teaching the full Gracie University curriculum (Combatives, Bullyproof, Master Cycle, Women Empowered). **High Noon BJJ & Fitness** (4.9 stars, 119 reviews) is led by Chris Round — Yodan Judo Program Director, Judo black belt under 2x Olympic Coach Jimmy Pedro, and BJJ black belt under Rhadi Ferguson — with a Constraints Led Approach (CLA) curriculum and a Judo program that took the national title in both 2024 and 2025. The kids slate runs Little Outlaws (4-6) and Little Deputies (7-12), plus a Competition Class. **Testudo BJJ Judo** (5.0 stars, 25 reviews) is led by black belt Ervin (BJJ + Judo, former Howard University collegiate wrestler, trained Judo at Kodokan in Tokyo) with K-12 educator discounts, BJJ Fundamentals and Intermediate/Advanced sessions Mon/Tue/Thu, and No-Gi Wednesdays. **King Khong MMA** (4.9 stars, 48 reviews) is led by Master Bao Khong — 5th Dan Black Belt across Taekwondo, Muay Thai, and BJJ, with two TCB Championship Muay Thai titles in Thailand and 25+ years experience — running All-Levels and Competition-Style BJJ alongside Muay Thai 101/intermediate/advanced and Adult MMA. **Darcio Lira Jiu Jitsu** (5.0 stars, 6 reviews; Crystal City) is the Arlington/DC location of the Darcio Lira dojo, led by founder Grand Master Darcio Lira (red belt, born 1952 in Brazil) with head instructor James "J." Coleman (3rd-degree black belt under Lira) and 5th-degree black belt Stefan Templeton (former Muay Thai world champion under Moses Powell) on staff. Across the seven Alexandria academies the lineage chart spans Royce Gracie (Capital MMA), Caio Terra, Gracie University, Rhadi Ferguson, Jimmy Pedro Judo, Darcio Lira, and Yamasaki — making Alexandria one of the most lineage-diverse single cities in the DMV.