Let your Jiu Jitsu Flow- Clark Gracie
ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
Established in 2021 at our first location in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA by Second Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Brian Phillips and his wife Nicole, a former early education teacher. Gracie Allegiance Palos Verdes Peninsula- Phillips Jiu Jitsu is a premium boutique Jiu Jitsu Studio now centrally located in the heart of the Palos Verdes Peninsula just off of Silver Spur Road. Our vision is to provide a unique experience bridging traditional Gracie Jiu Jitsu to Modern Sport Jiu Jitsu. We specialize in serving the entire family starting as young as 3.5 years old, to Youth and Teen programs, to our Adults program.
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OUR PROGRAMS
Mini Groms
3.5 YEARS - 5 YEARS
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Mini Groms is our foundation based Jiu Jitsu class for our younger kids. The Mini Groms curriculum focuses on Jiu Jitsu based games, core fundamental movements, and the building block techniques of Jiu Jitsu. In this class we maintain a safe space for kids to be kids, while at the same time focusing on developing the primary learning skills necessary for the "gentle art."
Teens
12 YEARS - 17 YEARS
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Our Teens program is fast paced and crafted for performance. This is the age where Jiu Jitsu can best be expressed and tested. We focus on learning and maintaining the foundations of Jiu Jitsu while adding speed, pressure, and precision into dynamic movements.
*older teens are allowed to attend
Adults classes as well.
Privates
Private classes are available from Professor Brian Phillips as well as Professor Menamy Mitanes to tailor to your specific Jiu Jitsu needs. All privates are approximately 45 minutes.
Groms & Jr. Teens
6 YEARS - 11 YEARS
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Building on the foundational movements and positions from the previous classes, our Groms will learn to strategically link together more complex techniques to become independent Jiu Jitsu practitioners. This class is divided into two separate groups based on age and skill level.
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Adults
Our Adults program is divided into two classes; Adults- Fundamentals, and Adults- Technics.
Fundamentals focuses on the foundational techniques and movements rooted in traditional Gracie Jiu Jitsu. This class has no open sparring, only “specific sparring” constrained to the related techniques being studied. This class is geared for the beginner in Jiu Jitsu at any age or physical level. All individuals are WELCOME, and no experience is necessary.
Technics focuses on the more specific skill sets, and guard systems of modern Jiu Jitsu. This class will have more of an emphasis on sparring, and practicality.
Brian has been training since the age 19, and is entering into his middle-age grappling years. He has extensive experience navigating the practice of Jiu Jitsu with through age and injury. He has developed his own practices enabling him to be able train and teach at high level even with a hip replacement close to the age of 50. He encourages anyone interested no matter what your age and physical ability to give our program a try! He is confident he will be able to help you find a way to make Jiu Jitsu work for you as it has for him.
Workshops
Workshops will be available throughout the year for our grom's and adult members. We will be bringing in some amazing guest instructors from our Gracie Allegiance Team to give our students access to the best instruction out there!
Meet The Coaches
Brian Phillips is a second degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He was awarded his black belt in 2017 by Professor Chris Haueter. Brian has continued his training further refining his guard, and helping prepare his son's, and student's under the guidance of Clark Gracie, and the Gracie Allegiance Team.
Brian has trained consistently in the Gi since the young age of nineteen. His foundations in Jiu Jitsu are from the Gracie and Machado Family, and several of their first generation black belts. Brian was brought up with the "old school" mentality of having to test your skills in competition before receiving each new belt promotion, in doing so Brian gold medaled and podium finished at every belt leading up to black belt.
Brian was raised in Rancho Palos Verdes CA, and educated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. He went on to receive a bachelor's degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, and a master's degree from Pace University in
New York City.
He is very grateful for the opportunity to share his experience and great love of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with his hometown.
Brian Phillips
Owner & Head Instructor
Nicole Phillips
Owner, Director of Operations
& Kids Instructor
Nicole Phillips is a blue belt in Jiu Jitsu, and silver medalist at The IBJJF New York Open. Nicole was raised in New York, and received a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Manhattan College. Her background in education has helped develop the structure and curriculum for Phillips Jiu Jitsu. She is the true head instructor of Phillips Jiu Jitsu as the matriarch of the Phillips' family. She looks forward to sharing her love of children and education through Phillips Jiu Jitsu with your family!
Menamy Mitanes
Head Instructor
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Menamy is a world class Rigan Machado 2nd degree Black Belt with over 25 years of experience. He has trained extensively under Rickson Gracie from white top purple belt. He is also a Judo Black belt.
Menamy is also a master instructor in the Russian art of Systema, and has extensive training in JKD under Dan Inosanto, Paul Vanuk, and Pat Strong.
In addition to several black belts Menamy holds a bachelors degree from NYU.
Professor Menamy is also the head Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor at Rigan Machado's- The Academy in Beverly Hills, CA.
We are proud to have the opportunity to have Professor Menamy as a Resident Instructor at our studio in the Palos Verdes Peninsula as well.
Facility
About
We are centrally located just off of Silver Spur Road at 640 Bart Earle Way, several buildings down from the locally famous The Original Red Onion Restaurant in Rolling Hills Estates. Our state of the art facility has two separate mat areas, two bathrooms, one shower, lobby, and plenty of parking in our designated parking lot.
Our new location offers more amenities to our members, plus surrounding shops and dining experiences within walking and short driving distance.
SCHEDULE
THE SCHEDULE BELOW WILL GO IN TO EFFECT FEBRUARY 2026
