Train BJJ from Schertz

Schertz has grown up around FM 3009 and the Forum at Olympia Parkway, and most families here already make the short hop into Cibolo for groceries, errands, and weekend meals. Mesa Oaks, Thistle Creek, Scenic Hills, and Arroyo Verde residents tell us the same thing: a seven-minute drive on FM 1103 is shorter than the round-trip to most San Antonio gyms, and it lands them in a strip plaza they already know. Pickrell Park and Crescent Bend Nature Park sit between us and downtown Schertz, so the drive itself is calm — no Loop 1604 merging, no FM 3009 backup at school dismissal. Samuel Clemens High School, Corbett Junior High, and Rose Garden Elementary parents work us into the after-school routine without rebuilding their week around it.

Every adult class at Gracie Barra Cibolo is taught by Professor Edgar, a 1st-degree black belt under Master Roberto 'Tussa' Alencar with 15 years on the mats. The Gracie Barra curriculum is the same structured progression used at more than 1,000 GB academies around the world — fundamentals on Monday, technique drilling and live training mid-week, open mat on Saturday — so a Schertz parent who travels for work can step onto a GB mat anywhere and pick up where they left off. Our adult class meets Mon/Wed/Fri at 6:30 PM and Saturday at 10 AM, which fits a Schertz commute home from JBSA-Randolph or downtown San Antonio without rushing dinner.

What keeps Schertz students here past the trial isn't the convenience — it's the room. Our mat is small enough that Professor Edgar knows your name, your partner's name, and the technique you struggled with three weeks ago. New families show up to Saturday class and their kids get matched with belts who've been training since GB Cibolo opened in 2024. Parents wait it out in the viewing area, and over a few weeks they recognize each other from Clemens football games and Schertz Family YMCA mornings. Community here isn't a slogan — it's the same families showing up two and three times a week, in matching gis, cheering each other through stripe tests.

Brazilian Top Team Schertz is the incumbent BJJ option on Schertz's side of FM 3009, and they run a strong MMA-flavored program. Gracie Barra Cibolo is a different choice for a different family: pure Gracie Barra curriculum, structured kids progression from age 3, dedicated homeschool mornings, and the only Alencar black-belt lineage in the corridor. We don't talk down BTT — they're a respected school. We tell Schertz parents the truth: if you want the GB system, GB belt rank that transfers globally, and a black belt in front of every adult class, we're seven minutes east of FM 3009.

Your first class at Gracie Barra Cibolo is always free — no contract, no sales pitch, no obligation to come back. Tiny Champions for ages three and four meet Tue/Thu at 4:45 PM. Little Champions and Juniors run Mon/Wed/Fri afternoons. Adults and teens train at 6:30 PM on weeknights and Saturdays at 10. From Schertz, take FM 1103 east through the Niemietz Park area — seven minutes from the FM 3009 intersection puts you in Cibolo Valley Square. Free parking, H-E-B across the lot, and the gym is the storefront with the red GB shield in the window. Call (830) 205-3222 to book a free trial, or walk in during class — we'd rather meet you on the mat than over the phone.