ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY JIU-JITSU & MMA

Orange County Jiu-Jitsu is the only school in Orange County to have a dyansty of BJJ legends as instructors

Orange County Jiu-Jitsu has arguably the richest history among any school in the area. Since its inception in 2005, OCJJ has proudly been the only school in OC to boast a dynasty of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legends as instructors. Early on BJJ legend Fernando "Margarita" Pointes served as a pivotal figure in the early growth of the academy. Soon after ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) Champion Rani Yahya took the over the head instructor role and further helped the growing student base mature. The ADCC tournament is considered the Super Bowl of submission grappling). In 2009 the third era of Orange County Jiu-Jitsu evolved as 3x World Champion and 4x Judo National Champion of Brazil, Marcel Louzado was named Head Instructor. Marcel was also one of the main coaches for the World Champion team, CheckMat BJJ and personally produced several individual World Champions from his student based.

Our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Lake Forest, California has a specialized program for beginners

Shortly after, several former United States Marines from Team CheckMat took over management of OCJJ. The group had spent 5 years training as competing together all over the country and therefore reenforced the emphasis of teamwork to the academy. Originally the three began their training under Black Belt Jerry Moreno, while stationed in North Carolina. During that time their teammates included notable U.S. Marine UFC fighters Brian Stann and Chad Reiner, as well as nutrition coach to the top MMA fighters in the world, George Lockhart. Along with increased number of leadership include one of the areas most inclusive beginners programs, a highly specialized kids program an the only school in the are to offer a 30 Day Free trial and 60 Day money back guarantee.