ABOUT US

ALLIANCE JIU JITSU HOUSTON

We are the headquarters for Alliance Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Houston, Texas of the most elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu team in the world. Our wide range of instructors have trained and learned from all the greats under our flag from the founders themselves of Fabio, Jacare and Gigi to the world champion athletes they have created. Names like Lucas Lepri, Bruno Malfacine, Bernardo Faria, Cobrinha, Michael Langhi and more. We here at Alliance BJJ Houston focus on teaching the Alliance Methodology. This methodology focuses on fundamentals for self defense all the way to world championship techniques seen in today's top competition.

You too can learn from not only us but from the greats mentioned above for we have them in our house yearly for all to attend. Although our training is intense, our instructors create an atmosphere of respect for all of our students. We offer classes for children as well as adults. Our gym has changed peoples lives, provided confidence and discipline to our little warriors, and we welcome you to come and train with us. Join the Alliance Houston Brazilian Jiu Jitsu team today! Check out the schedule for your next class.

the instructors.

Danny Duckworth
Owner/ Head Instructor

Danny Duckworth has been training Martial Arts since 2006 that started learning Juko Kia under Marty Smith. He’s trained under other Japanese Jiu Jitsu instructors such as Patrick Price and John Worrell receiving his Brown Belt within the Japanese system of Zen Budokai. He has since picked up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2009 and is an Official Alliance Black Belt within the Alliance System under Raul Jimenez from Alliance Jiu Jitsu Las Vegas received Feb 2018 .

Caio Nucci
Head Instructor

Black Belt 3rd Degree from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

John Garza
Instructor

John has been training for over 10 years under Derick Garza in Pearland, TX.

Sara Taylor
Yoga Instructor

Sara “discovered” yoga while searching for healing and inner balance. She began studying and practicing hatha & raja yoga in 2011 under her teachers Tracie Brace Hatton (Padma Shakti), Gracie Alcocer, and Elle Anders and is currently working on completing her 300 hour teacher certification. Through the help of her teachers and her own personal yoga practice, Sara has come to understand the true meaning of inner peace and living a better quality of life physically, mentally & spiritually. Teaching Yoga Foundation classes has allowed Sara to share with others her experience of yoga’s benefits and express her passion to restore, improve, and maintain total health by balancing the mind and body. Yoga Foundation: Teaches the principles of alignment, form, flexibility, strength & stability; developing mindfulness; & yogic breathing. Yoga is a skill which teaches healthy biomechanics of movement that will improve & maintain good health for years to come. The process of learning the poses stabilizes & brings flexibility to the spine & joints of the body. The method of breathing builds respiratory efficiency & creates balance in the nervous & endocrine systems.

Ruben Villarreal
Assistant Instructor

Ruben started his Jiu-Jitsu journey shortly after relocating to from south Texas to Victoria in 2014. He was looking to find new friends and maybe get some exercise but after just one class he dedicated his mind, body, and soul to the art. Ruben has trained in several different schools across South and Central Texas and finally joined our team in 2017. Ruben recently earned a Purple belt in early 2019. His class focuses on high repetition drills and live sparing.

Raul Jimenez
Lineage

Raul Jimenez and his family are some of the best Jiu-Jitsu competitors in the game today. They run ALLIANCE BJJ LAS VEGAS. Raul Jimenez has racked up some racked up some impressive titles. Together they have 9x BFA Titles, 11X IBJJF Gold Titles, 2x Pan Am Champs, 2X World titles and more are added monthly. Raul and Roberto will be guest teaching Jiu-Jitsu through the years here at Alliance BJJ Houston. World Champion under Alliance, Raul Jimenez has been in martial arts for over 15 years. He has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for 15 years and is a black belt under Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti. Raul has trained and traveled all over the world to compete in BJJ and is an MMA fighter.

the facility.

THE ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION HISTORY

In the 1980s Master Romero Cavalcanti (Jacaré) and his two black belt students Fabio Gurgel (General) and Alexandre Paiva (Gigi) followed different paths in search of success in their own academies. However, in all championships they met and ended up fighting each other, creating an unfair rivalry because of their origins. That is why in 1993 the three made the decision to form an alliance, ALLIANCE, and go hand in hand in all the championships.

In 2014, seeing that each of their academies was expanding and forming affiliates, they decided to create an association to unify the teaching method and implement the management skills that were making great success at the hands of Fabio Gurgel.

Today the ALLIANCE Team has over 300 branches worldwide, with a reference methodology and 12x WORLD CHAMPION. Which shows the strength, dedication and unity of this team. Among the main champions are: Sergio Moraes, Bruno Malfacine, Cobrinha, Leonardo Leite, Leo Nogueira, Tarsis Humprhreys, Bernardo Faria, Michael Langhi, Marcelinho Garcia, Lucas Lepri, Isaac Bahiense, Daniela Genovesi, Nicholas Meregali, Gabi Garcia, Monique Elias, Fernando Terere and Andressa Correa. Join the legacy today at Alliance Houston Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Check out the official Alliance site.

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8498 S Sam Houston Pkwy E Suite 1800
Houston TX 77075

832.509.0255
info@alliancebjjhouston.com

Proudly serve Pearland, Houston, Southbelt, Alvin, Friendswood, Pasadena, and League City.

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ABOUT US

ALLIANCE JIU JITSU HOUSTON

CONTROL YOUR LIFE

the instructors.

Danny Duckworth
Owner/ Head Instructor

Caio Nucci
Head Instructor

John Garza
Instructor

Sara Taylor
Yoga Instructor

Ruben Villarreal
Assistant Instructor

Raul Jimenez
Lineage

the facility.

THE ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION HISTORY

join us today.

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ABOUT US

ALLIANCE JIU JITSU HOUSTON

CONTROL YOUR LIFE

the instructors.

Danny Duckworth Owner/ Head Instructor

Caio Nucci Head Instructor

John Garza Instructor

Sara Taylor Yoga Instructor

Ruben Villarreal Assistant Instructor

Raul Jimenez Lineage

the facility.

THE ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION HISTORY

join us today.

Danny Duckworth
Owner/ Head Instructor

Caio Nucci
Head Instructor

John Garza
Instructor

Sara Taylor
Yoga Instructor

Ruben Villarreal
Assistant Instructor

Raul Jimenez
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