Brea Jiu-Jitsu

Brea Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Brea, CA. Brea Jiu-Jitsu is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym under the instruction of Dan Lukehart.

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Photo from Michelle's 1st place win at IBJJF OC Open in the adult black belt division. She won her match 10-0.
05/07/2026

Photo from Michelle's 1st place win at IBJJF OC Open in the adult black belt division. She won her match 10-0.

All of our rates are posted on our website. No gimmicks. No sales pitches. No marketing list. We respect our student bas...
05/05/2026

All of our rates are posted on our website. No gimmicks. No sales pitches. No marketing list.

We respect our student base more than that.

No appointment or experience is needed to try a free class. Just show up!

Will earns his blue belt!Will won two IBJJF tournaments at white belt—the 2025 Los Angeles Summer and, two weeks ago, th...
04/23/2026

Will earns his blue belt!

Will won two IBJJF tournaments at white belt—the 2025 Los Angeles Summer and, two weeks ago, the 2026 Orange County Spring.

On to new challenges...

IBJJF Pans 10 years apart.
04/04/2026

IBJJF Pans 10 years apart.

03/31/2026

Brea Jiu-Jitsu's Nolan Stuart defends his Pan Championship title in Flordia this past weekend in the black belt adult super heavy division. He defeated the current worlds silver medalist and reigning European champion in the final. He is not only representing Brea and our city, but carries the flag for all of the United States. There are just 12 Americans in the top 100 P4P in our sport. What we are doing at our boutique gym is exceptionally rare.

Nolan was just a 10 year old kid who lived up Puente behind the gym and joined with no expectations. He has been mentored by a single coach for his entire childhood, slowly but consistently building not only his skill, but love of the sport. Its the same coach you get teaching every class at our gym. No assistants. No revolving door of coaches. One coach, through generations.

We think that a potential parent sees something like this video and goes, "OH wow. Thats great, but this is so far away what I want for my son/daughter."

You're right....kinda. When your 10 year old joins our kids class, we are not thinking in the near term about making you the next Nolan. Most join for a fun thing to do with their friends, have a good time in the classes and have a enriching experience with lots of personality from Coach Dan injected in there. We have sensitivity for child development principles and maintain perspective on youth athletics. We have had generations of kids grow up here and be a defining place of their childhood.
..but it can be more. 99% of gyms have zero idea how to produce a top adult black belt American competitior. We do. On our website, we even tell you the gyms in so cal that also have this ability. Its not many and so cal has the most in the USA (5 gyms). We can properly identify talent and nurture it.

Trust us with your 10 year olds time and know that our results on all fronts is a window into our proficiency mentoring kids.

Just drop in for a free class. No appointment required. We'll give you everything.

Nate to juvenile blue belt!
02/07/2026

Nate to juvenile blue belt!

Nolan took 3rd place at Eurpoean Championships this past weekend in Lisbon in the adult black belt division . While 3rd ...
01/28/2026

Nolan took 3rd place at Eurpoean Championships this past weekend in Lisbon in the adult black belt division . While 3rd place isn't nearly as fun as 1st, this marks a milestone of sorts. Nolan has now medaled in each of the 4 grand slam events in BJJ: Euros (3rd), Pans (1st), Brazilian Nationals (2nd) and Worlds (2nd).

01/19/2026

Brea Jiu-Jitsu was visited by recently. Coach Dan talks about our breakout 2025 year and shares a story from his time attending Olinda elementary school. 🐍

Brea Jiu-Jitsu student Nolan Stuart submitting the reining and 2x defending world champion Adam Wardzinski to win the IB...
01/19/2026

Brea Jiu-Jitsu student Nolan Stuart submitting the reining and 2x defending world champion Adam Wardzinski to win the IBJJF Crown.

Words can not express the amount of pride we feel in this photo. It took 13 years to make and started when a 10 year old kid who lived behind the gym decided to give Jiu-Jitsu a try.

Its also difficult to convey the rarity of this accomplishment, and in the unique manner in which it was achieved. Let us try anyway...

There are many thousands of Jiu-Jitsu gyms in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of parents enroll their children in these academies and the USA has had many generations to produce elite talent. By and large, we haven't. Our sport is completely dominated by Brazilians. Looking at the the top 100 pound for pound athletes, only 12 Americans make the cut. Almost every other athlete is Brazilian. Nolan is #13 pound for pound and at the top of the heap of his weight class.

After his win, he attributed the factors that lead to his untra successful 2025 as when, "A special coach meets a special athlete." Thats really what it is.

If you come and have your child try a class at Brea Jiu-Jitsu, we dont scream "elite athletics" the way you will find in an elite youth travel baseball or nationally competing dance program. We have demonstrated via our students success that we ARE, but its not the impression you will have. You will only be left with the thought, "Coach Dan is REALLY good with kids."

We didnt accomplish this by homeschooling Nolan and having him train BJJ all day. He came to regular classes every day and had his talent and confidence developed gradually over the years with a single coach. We *retained perspective* consistly worked and built a development arc that peaked at the right time. We have a mentorship model. We have a single voice that works with you and develops your potential...whatever that may be. This is why you should consider signing your child up with us even if you dont have visions of them becoming the next Nolan. We will enrich your child's youth, give them a community, build confidence and be anchored to BJJ that actually scales to elite level if desired.

Wes wins European championships in Lisbon in M2 feather! 4 wins plus a bye.
01/17/2026

Wes wins European championships in Lisbon in M2 feather! 4 wins plus a bye.

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Brea, CA

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 8:30am
4:30pm - 9pm
Tuesday 7am - 8:30am
4:30pm - 9pm
Wednesday 7am - 8:30am
4:30pm - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 8:30am
4:30pm - 9pm
Friday 7am - 8:30am
4:30pm - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 12:30pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm

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+17142677668

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