Park City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Gracie Barra Park City (Facebook)

PARK CITY, Utah — Gracie Barra Park City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wants women in Park City to feel as safe as possible. Toward that goal, she’s giving away a week of free self-defense lessons.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is considered by many to be the most effective self-defense technique available, and has been a favored-form of self-defense for women for several decades.

The free classes are open to girls of all ages as well as adults.

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The Gracie Barra international philosophy teaches the art of manipulating leverage and momentum, allowing students to easily defend themselves even against significantly larger and stronger opponents.

“Never feel afraid to walk alone again” is their motto.

Some features inherent in the practice:

Size and strength don’t matter

Real world applications

Extremely safe to practice

Burns calories quickly

Low-impact and joint friendly

Improves strength, flexibility and metabolism

For information about the free lessons, visit the website or call the studio.

Gracie Barra Park City is located at 8178 Gorgoza Pines Rd Suite G.