About Us

ABOUT ALLIANCE BJJ

The Alliance Jiu-Jitsu team is the top Jiu-Jitsu team in the world with over 150 satellite schools located around the world and over 5 affiliated schools here in South County, California!

Alliance was founded in 1993 by Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti, Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, and Fernando Gurgel. Alliance is recognized as one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools in the world; known not only for their technicality and quality, but also for their professionalism. Alliance has made hundreds of World Champions, over 25 of them at the black belt level. We now have over 150 affiliated schools spread throughout Brazil and the World. No matter where you are, you can train at an Alliance facility.

Alliance Carlsbad strives to create a safe, positive, enjoyable environment for all our students to train in no matter the age, gender, or physical ability. We cater to the enthusiast who just wants to lose weight, get in shape, and generally feel better, all the way up to the Black Belt who wants to take their skills to the next level. Our level of instruction is unparalleled with over 50+ years between our instructors. We guarantee that you’ll find something at Alliance Carlsbad to help you reach your goals.

Our style of training appeals to competitors all around the world, and that is why they come to our gym to train. We pride ourselves on proper and effective technique, and our style of Jiu-Jitsu is the reason that we are so successful.

We can help you reach your individual goals, whether it is becoming a world champion, learning self-defense, losing weight, building confidence/self-esteem, or improving your fitness in a fun & functional way.