Family · Discipline · Growth
Who we are
Hanalei Jiu Jitsu is a family rooted and focused school, built on discipline and growth. Training together strengthens bonds and enhances communication, fostering an environment where family members support and motivate each other, ultimately leading to personal and collective development over time.
Come join the family!
Jiu jitsu is more than a martial art, it's a lifelong journey of discipline, humility, and self improvement. We honor the traditions of the art while creating an environment where students can safely challenge themselves, develop character, and pursue excellence.
Discipline
Teaching proven traditional jiu jitsu while incorporating wrestling, grappling, and judo, Professor Mark believes that passing this legacy on to his students creates effective, results-driven jiu-jitsu. Built on decades of competition, coaching, and real-world application, his approach offers students authentic jiu jitsu that has been tested and proven under pressure.
Before flash
Technique is built one rep at a time. We focus on fundamentals like posture, pressure, frames, and timing, so your jiu jitsu holds up against bigger, stronger, more experienced training partners.
No egos. No shortcuts. Just steady work next to people who want you to get better.
Legacy matters
Legacy matters in jiu jitsu. The source of your instruction and belt promotion reflects the knowledge and traditions passed down through generations. Professor Mark's lineage traces directly back to the origins of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, providing students with authentic, time-tested instruction rooted in the art's true foundations.
Professor Mark's lineage traces directly back to the origins of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The Gracie family took the art from its Japanese roots, refined it in Brazil, and eventually carried it to the United States, where they introduced jiu jitsu to a country that had never seen anything like it and changed martial arts forever.
Growth you can measure
Promotions at our school are earned. Every stripe and belt is a marker of real, observable progress, both in your technique and in the way you carry yourself off the mat.
We celebrate every Little Honu's first stripe with the same energy as a black belt promotion.
Lineage
A proud affiliate of Clark Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Our curriculum, ranking, and standards come straight from Professor Clark Gracie, grandson of the legendary Carlos Gracie Sr. Training here means training in a direct line of Gracie family jiu jitsu.