About Us
Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Gracie Jiu Jitsu was developed in Brazil from traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu by the Gracie family. Known throughout the world for its grappling techniques this martial art uses sophisticated leverage and positioning to control and submit an opponent.
Experienced and Professional Black Belt Instruction
The first academy in the state of North Carolina recognized by the original Gracie Humaita Academy of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , Gracie Waynesville continues to teach in the Gracie Family tradition. A progressive curriculum and codified standards provides all student members with the skills and confidence for self-defense, competition or professional combatives.
TEAM BAD-Gracie Humaita Waynesville
We are Western North Carolina's source for authentic Black Belt instruction in authentic Gracie Jiu Jitsu by certified and trained instructors. Basulto Academy has been training people in self-defense tactics for over two decades. TEAM BAD is not just an acronym for Basulto Academy of Defense. It is also a philosophy of self-discipline in "BAD" situations and circumstances. It is a moniker for a group of people committed to a certain perspective on training and developing martial skills; a perpetual search for immersion in difficult and "BAD" training scenarios to hone the mind, sharpen skills and temper the body. Befriending fear and the uncomfortable is a prerequisite for understanding self-preservation.