Man cant say enough about Allan school. If you looking for a amazing place to train with an incredible knowledgeable instructor. This is the one!

Been coming to classes for 4 months now and Im learning more each and every class. The instructors are fantastic and great people. If you want to learn jiu-jitsu I definitely recommend Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville!

I love that my family is receiving training at the only certified Gracie school in Kentucky. Allan and Leeann and the instructors are knowledgeable, enthusiastic and work to ensure every person who walks through the door is made to feel welcome. There is no pressure because everyone begins at their own level or at a different stage in life. I love our Gracie family!

If you’re in the process of looking for a school to visit in Louisville I highly recommend Gracie Louisville.I travel often and train at various schools when I do. Hawaii, Tennessee, and Florida to name a few. Things I look for are a welcoming atmosphere, content of techniques, and quality of the facility. Nothing worse then visiting a school and hoping your life insurance is paid up! This place gets an A+ rating all across the board. Able to grow and do so safely.Being a purple belt I’m a fan of going back and revisiting the fundamentals since it’s so often I can find I’ve lost vital components. Gracie Louisville helped me with that incredibly, and I will be taking back so much value when I return to Michigan. Visit, stay and learn!

I drove from the Cincinnati area to attend a five day course for law enforcement. After completing the course, I told my wife I was seriously considering moving to Louisville. It was one of the best weeks of training I’ve had in my police career, which started in 1998. I would love to get my wife and three kids in a program at Gracie Louisville. Being 43, I’ve always worried about being injured during training, and having to miss work. The Gracie program is outstanding, and safety was priority one! There’s no need to be intimidated or afraid to try! The atmosphere and trainers are very accommodating! I may end up in Louisville before too long, I can’t find anything close to home like Gracie Louisville!

Was looking for a positive activity my 15-year-old daughter and I could do together. This place is perfect! We are enrolled in the Women Empowerment training and are learning so many amazing self defense techniques. She loves it, and so do I. The instructors and other students are welcoming and friendly.

As a 50 yr old lifetime traditional karate practitioner, I thought I had seen it all. You know, been there/done that. Wow was I wrong. The methodology, ideology, and philosophy of the Gracie family is uniquely sound and readily applicable to all interpersonal violence related encounters. From kids programs (Bullyproof) to women (Womens Empowerment) to real fuctional self-defense (Gracie Combatives), GRACIE LOUISVILLE surely covers all the bases!!!! So whether you hold a black belt in another martial art, or you wear a leather black belt to match your black foot wear😉.....come check out Gracie Jiu-Jitsu at GRACIE LOUISVILLE. Tellem Goju Boxer sent ya.

I can’t put into words my gratitude for such a fine establishment and even better staff and trainers. I visited for a one week level one combative course for Law Enforcement and was amazed at the hospitality and superior instruction that was given. I can honestly say in my 16 years in Law Enforcement I’ve never been to a single school of any kind where the trainers and staff were so knowledgeable and where they payed such close attention to detail and explained things so well. The teaching method here is world class! I didn’t feel out of place and the environment was easy going and so helpful. Thank you Allan, Leanne, Evandro and all of the other staff that made this possible and for making us all feel at home!

Drove their with my wife for their Gracie Womens Empowered seminar. Well worth the drive! Facility was spotless, staff was nothing but welcoming to not only my wife but my son and I who were just hanging out waiting for her, and the coaches and curriculum are all top notch. We cant make the class weekly, even though we wish we could, but well definitely be back out for private lessons, seminars and testing for the Gracie Jiu Jitsu curriculum. Cant wait to go back!!

Everything I thought it was going to be & more. Highest of recommendations

I love going here. I take the Woman Empowered class and and I’ve never felt more welcomed somewhere. They explain everything thoroughly and it has made me feel 10 times safer walking alone somewhere.

My family has been associated with this wonderful academy for 10 yrs! Love the Gracie Women Empowered program. Expertise and support are top-notch at this one and only Gracie Certified Training Center in KY!

So blessed this place came in to my life 2 years ago. I attend the Women Empowered classes and it has been life changing. My daughter just joined Bullyproof as well. Great place for the whole family.

Women Empowered is a fun, but practical curriculum. I wish I knew these techniques when I was in college! My kids also do bully-proof, and their confidence and self esteem have both increased since starting the program. I Highly recommend Gracie Jiujitsu Louisville!!

I was lucky enough to take the GST course this week and the training was great. The facility was spacious and clean and the instructors were second to none. I highly recommend anyone interested in self defense to give them a call.

I started the Women Empowered Program @ Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville (only Gracie Certified Training Center in Kentucky) in August 2016 and earned my pink belt this summer 💗. The instructors are amazing and super friendly. I leave every class with knowledge and confidence!! Thankful for this program and the ladies I now call friends.

Very great with children! My son who can be antisocial at times, warmed up very quickly to them, he loves going to their classes, I highly recommended.

I first came down to Gracie Jiu Jitsu Louisville about a year ago for Gracie Survival Tactics Level 1. Day one Prof. Allan Manganello, his wife Leeann and instructors treated me like an old friend. If you look at all into Prof. Magnaellos jiu jitsu pedigree you can be nothing but impressed: Rickson, Pedro Sauer and an official Gracie University training facility. The club is spacious and clean. The instruction is top notch and it is a welcoming environment. Ive been a martial artist for 30 years and have trained Gracie Jiu Jitsu under the Caique network for about 9 years. It is nice to find such fantastic people training with focus and commitment to the art when you travel. Without a doubt if you live in the area and want top notch martial arts training this is the place. If traveling through contact the club and see if you can find a chance to stop by.

An incredible facility with excellent instructors! Positive upbeat environment that makes everyone feel very welcome!

This is the place to train for self defense. Allan Manganello is a great instructor, and will get you prepared for situation that you may come across on the street. This is getting the information directly from the source. Come by and join us for class we would love to have you.

I highly recommend Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville! Allan Manganello is a magnificent teacher who through his extraordinary Jiu-Jitsu knowledge combined with his law enforcement experience as well as his personal relationship with the Gracie family provides a depth of knowledge unlike any other Jiu-Jitsu instructor! The facilities are great and the people are fantastic! You will not be disappointed!

If you are interested in jiu-jitsu with a strong emphasis in self-defense, then Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville with Allan Manganello is the place to be. They lead the way with their curriculum, instructors and Gracie Family support. The academy is a safe, clean, family-friendly environment. So much in fact, my whole family trains here. My sons and I are very involved in Gracie Combatives and Master Cycle classes, while my wife loves to train Women Empowered. There is something for all of us. Come check it out!

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville is a fantastic place to learn jiu-jitsu. The teaching is top-notch, coming from instructors certified by the Gracie family. There are classes for kids (such as the Bullyproof class) and for adults (such as the Gracie Combatives and Master Cycle). Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville offers a 10-Day Free Trial; so try it for free today!

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville is a great place to learn self-defense! Allan Manganello is an incredible instructor and of course, the curriculum is second to none! If you want to learn how to defend yourself in a realistic situation and you live in the area, then pay them a visit, you wont be disappointed.

Great school with awesome instruction. I have been studying Gracie Combatives for about 6 months and just love it. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville is clean and very well run. They also offer a 10 day free trial so you can make sure you like it and I promise you will!

Last night I took my daughter to the Gracie BullyProof class, my wife to the Women Empowered class, and I attended a class for Gracie Combatives and we all had a great experience. The staff was very welcoming, the instructors were helpful and encouraging, and the other students were excited to bring us in to the classes to learn alongside them. I trained in Tae-kwon-do as a kid and Japanese jiu-jitsu in high school and want to get back into training now that I am in my 30s, but also share that experience with my wife and daughter as I had found joy and confidence in training in martial arts in the past. The organization at Gracie jiu-jitsu Louisville are on the next level of excellence, I went to this school because they are the only certified training center in town and that came with great benefits that I wanted to capitalize on and they did not disappoint. If you are even thinking about attending, do yourself a favor and just go, you will probably be as excited as I am which is why I wrote this review.

Great place, superb teaching, super friendly

This is an excellent school, with great instruction, and wonderful students! Its a great place to learn.

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Louisville the is the place to train!! I initially started all 3 of my kiddos there because of the Bullyproof program. Growing up in todays world kids need to feel confident, and be able to handle situations that are thrown at them. I was in awe of the confidence and self discipline that was displayed by my kids after only a few training sessions. I was intrigued, I wanted to learn more. I started taking classes about a year ago from Allan Manganello. Allan has a thorough knowledge in Jiu-Jitsu & how to train at any level. BEST decision of my life. You never know when you could end up in a life altering situation. Wouldnt you want to know how to protect not only yourself but your children?? I encourage all men, women and children to check them out yourself. You get 10 DAYS FREE!! What do you have to lose??

I have been training in verous martial arts for the last 20 years. I a truly beleive that the Gracie Combatives is the absolute best Jiu Jitsu program going. Allan Manganello, the lead instructor, make the classes fun and extremely effective. Because Gracie Jiu Jitsu Louisville is a Certified Gracie Training center all of the students have access to Gracie University and all of the classes have supporting video. So after class you can go back home and review the class content online. The techniques are presented by Hener Gracie and his brother and their family invented Gracie Jiu Jitsu so the instruction is world class. If you are interested in learning how to defend yourself, BBJ or MMA this is the academy for you. I think they have a free 10 day trial. Great school and fantastic people! Thanks Allan and team!

My kids LOVE Gracie Louisville!