Roger Machado Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena

Roger Machado Jiu-Jitsu on Colorado Boulevard

Roger Machado Jiu-Jitsu sits on East Colorado Boulevard in central Pasadena, founded and led by Master Roger Machado, a Coral Belt (master-level rank) with over 55 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience. Machado is the nephew of Carlos Gracie Sr. (the art's creator) and was among the first generation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners to bring the art to the United States. He was a founding instructor of the original Gracie Barra club in Rio de Janeiro and has 35-plus years pioneering modern BJJ in America alongside the Machado and Gracie families.

Kids Jiu Jitsu Programs

The kids program welcomes children as young as 5, with bullying prevention as an explicit curriculum pillar. Programs include:
- Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (ages 5 and up, bully-prevention focus, foundational technique)
- Beginners BJJ (entry-level adult class for parents)
- Advanced BJJ (technical-progression class for senior students)
- No Gi BJJ (modern grappling format)
- Private BJJ Lessons (1-on-1 instruction)
- Roger Machado Seminars (special-event master-class sessions)

What's Included

• Direct instruction from Master Roger Machado (Coral Belt, 55+ years experience)
• Founding-instructor lineage to the original Gracie Barra Rio de Janeiro
• Bully-prevention focus integrated into kids curriculum
• Six distinct program tracks under one roof (kids through master seminars)

Experience

Few schools in the United States have a Coral Belt as head instructor - the rank itself signifies five-decade mastery, and Machado's family lineage to Carlos Gracie Sr. puts the school in the highest tier of BJJ authenticity available outside Brazil. Pattern fits Pasadena families who want their child trained in the strongest possible lineage, not at a generic franchise. The bully-prevention emphasis adds character-development weight to the technical training.