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We encourage you to submit the CTC Territory Availability Inquiry if you are interested in confirming the availability of your territory and learning more about the fees associated with establishing a CTC in your community. Once you do, here is what will happen:

  1. Once we review your inquiry and confirm that your territory is available, you will be granted access to a detailed information page with the terms and conditions of becoming a CTC as well as the monthly CTC fees.
  2. Once you’ve reviewed the details, you will have the option to officially reserve your territory for 12 months by pre-paying the Instructor Certification Program (ICP) tuition of $2400 (Updated June 2022).
  3. Upon reserving your territory, you will be granted free online access to the two mandatory curriculums of study, Gracie Combatives and Gracie Bullyproof. Normally, these programs must be purchased separate from the ICP tuition.
  4. Once you're familiar with the programs and have demonstrated extreme proficiency in the Gracie Combatives program by passing the Gracie Combatives video evaluation (additional testing fee will apply) with a score of 95 or higher (Phase 1), we will unlock the 60-day Online Instructor Course (Phase 2).
  5. If you have not already earned a rank of blue belt or higher by a verifiable BJJ school, you must earn your blue belt before being invited to the ICP Live Evaluation. If you are not an active student at a CTC, you may test for your blue belt at a CTC by scheduling a Live Verification Test once you've met the requirements outlined in the Testing Center. As a Gracie Combatives graduate you will need to dedicate a minimum of six months and at least 60-100 hours to Master Cycle BBS1 drilling and sparring in order to take the blue belt test.
  6. After you complete the Online Instructor Course and your rank of blue belt or higher earned or verified, you will be invited to California for Phase 3: The Live Evaluation at Headquarters (or the Zoom Live Evaluation process for International Candidates) and upon successful completion, you will be certified to teach Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and you will be authorized to establish your CTC in the reserved territory (Phase 4). To learn more about the Four Phases of the ICP, click here.

Important:
  1. Please answer all required questions and complete ALL required fields. Incomplete inquiries will not be accepted.
  2. Please allow up to 30 days for a reply. Do not submit twice.
  3. Please add [email protected] to your 'Safe Senders' list.
  • 1. Enter Information
  • 2. Answer Questions
  • 3. Confirmation

Enter Information

Personal Information
Personal Social Media

It is very important that we get to know you as well as possible before considering your Territory Reservation Application. To help us accomplish this, please enter all your personal social media handles below. If your Territory Reservation Application is approved and it is later discovered that you did not disclose all social media account information in this inquiry, you risk cancellation of your Territory Reservation and/or Certified Training Center.

For each social media platform listed below, please include the URL/link to your actual profile(s). If you do not have an account under a particular platform, please write N/A.

If your accounts are not publicly viewable, please be prepared to accept a friend request from "Gracie TRP" so that we can see your profile(s).

Example of how to list a URL/link for a single social media platform:
https://www.instagram.com/renergracie/

Territory Information

If you have an existing martial arts school, please complete all fields that apply. If you do not have an existing location, please provide as much information as possible to help us identify the CTC territory that you would like to reserve (City, State, Zip, etc). If you do not yet have a specific address, use the nearest cross streets.
Professional Social Media

It is very important that we get to know you as well as possible before considering your Territory Reservation Application. To help us accomplish this, please enter all your professional social media handles below. If your Territory Reservation Application is approved and it is later discovered that you did not disclose all social media account information in this inquiry, you risk cancellation of your Territory Reservation and/or Certified Training Center.

For each social media platform listed below, please include the URL/link to your actual profile(s). If you do not have an account under a particular platform, please write N/A.

If your accounts are not publicly viewable, please be prepared to accept a friend request from "Gracie TRP" so that we can see your profile(s).

Example of how to list a URL/link for a single social media platform:
https://www.instagram.com/gracieuniversityhq/

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Answer Questions

Lifestyle Information
1. Do you smoke cigarettes or consume any other drugs?*
 No
 Yes
2. If yes to the above question, please explain:
3. Do you drink alcohol?*
 No
 Yes
4. If yes to the above question, how much and how often?
Background Information
Please include all incidents; once you submit the full application, we will be conducting a comprehensive background check and credit check and your omission of any facts will be detrimental to your inquiry and cause for disqualification.
5. Have you ever been arrested?*
 No
 Yes
6. If yes to the above question, please list and explain ALL incidents in order (timeline). Please include the disposition (outcome) of ALL incidents.
7. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor? *
 No
 Yes
8. If yes to the above question, please list and explain ALL incidents in order (timeline). Please include the disposition (outcome) of ALL incidents.
Current Employment
9. Please tell us about the company, the industry, and the time requirements of your current job.*
Martial Arts Background

If you have previous martial arts experience, please tell us about it. If not, no worries.
10. Indicate your current BJJ rank if applicable*
11. How long have you been studying Gracie or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
12. From what sources have you learned Gracie Jiu-Jitsu?
13. What other martial arts experience do you have?
14. Do you currently teach any martial arts?
School Territory Reservation
15. How close is the nearest CTC to your prospective territory?*

 

Additional Comments 
Add any additional comments you would like to include with your submission.

Confirmation

Your inquiry has been sent. Please allow up to 5 business days to verify the availability of your territory. In the meantime, continue sharpening your Gracie Combatives techniques.