Support Gracie Barra Morgan Hill!

Hello Gracie Barra Familia! 

     We hope you are all staying well and safe during the SIP order. We miss every one of you. We cannot wait to see you all back on the mats this summer.

    How time flies! Our doors have been shut for over six weeks now. It looks like they will be shut for at least another five.  

     Some of you have continued to support the Gracie Barra cause through participating in online training. We are so proud and thankful to have such dedicated, generous students! However, we understand that this option is not possible for everyone. In one way or another, everyone is feeling pressure.

     We are starting this GoFundMe campaign to help cover our commercial rent. Our landlords have decided they are unable to show leniency. We love this community! We love our Gracie Barra Morgan Hill family! We love this location and we love this gym! We will fight with everything we have to remain here for decades to come.

      Our Jiu-Jitsu training has taught us that no person, family or business is an island. It takes a team to build a Jiu-Jitsu Champion. No Champion stands on that podium alone. There are countless people that stand behind them. The ones that pushed them and remained with them through thick and thin. Just like that, it takes a community to build an academy. Those who hold the physical academy keys are just custodians. The community is the academy, the academy is the community. 

     Anything you can contribute will be appreciated more than words can describe. Once we get back on our feet, we plan to have a wonderful Festa to honor all those who supported us through this time. We WILL NOT forget you once this is all over. We will have your back just like you had ours. 

    Bless you all. Thank you all. This pandemic may be tapping us out left and right, but we will come back so much stronger for the experience!!!
     
Sincerely, Professor Alex Costa