Best Wrestling School Antioch Near Me

4worldlovers:
Learn valuable martial arts skills that will change your life for the better—physically and mentally. If you’re looking for an energizing workout environment where you and your kids can gain the many physical and mental benefits that come from learning jiu jitsu, wrestling and/or kickboxing, you’ve come to the right place.



Danville Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling and Kickboxing Club provides leveled classes to suit the needs of beginners, intermediate students, and advanced students alike. Our instructors have over a century of combined experience. You will always find more than one of them in each class, on the mat and ready to help students improve existing skills and learn new ones.


Our family-friendly studio accepts students as young as four years old. We also offer various membership packages to suit the needs, schedule constraints, fitness goals and budget of any family or individual.

Find out about our classes for both children and adults. We have something for everyone, from beginners to experts. This is a family-friendly environment designed to help our students meet their individual fitness goals.

4worldlovers: Owner, Richard Goodwin Blackbelt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and Wrestler is well known in the Grappling Industry. Rich’s accolades include: State Placer at Oceana High School Wrestling, NCAA- 3X All American for San Francisco State University, 132 career Wins. IBJJF (International Brazillian Jiu Jitsu Federation) Blackbelt, Master 5X World Champion.

His journey started as a young man in High-School with Wrestling, he quickly found himself in love with the competitiveness and brotherhood the sport offered. He continued his dreams in College and in the Army. Rich is very well respected in the Wrestling Arena.

Introduced to Jiu Jitsu 20 years ago by Jay Janeiro, Black Belt, Owner of Evolve Training Center. He quickly embraced the Jiu Jitsu lifestyle. He adds, Jiu Jitsu was very natural for me. I believe it gave my life a deeper meaning. And played a great role in my sobriety from drugs and alcohol. I’m a better human being living clean and sober for over 15 years. I believe, Jiu jitsu transforms lives for the better, there's a level of intelligence in combination with movement that satisfies and feeds the mind and body positivity. It’s beautiful to watch everyone’s journey unfold And become better people in life.


Rich’s Journey includes his work at the California State Prison in Vacaville , CA. He is the Director for the OMCP. A program designed to educate inmates who are Lifers. OMCP assist them in providing education so they may obtaine their Substance Abuse and Alcohol Certification which is recognized by the State of California. Rich’s work is recognized and can be seen via YouTube.com Second Chances featuring Richard Goodwin , KTVU Channel 2 News - Claudine Wong News Anchor and Reporter.

Rich resides in beautiful Benicia with his wife, Jennifer . They have 6 children who are all adulting. 3 very spoiled dogs (Tyson, Gracie and Ozzy).

*if you or anyone is suffering from Substance Abuse or Alcohol and you need help, please feel free to reach out. “You don’t have to live your life like this, there‘s a better you waiting”. -Rich Goodwin

4worldlovers: Learn the art of Gracie Jiu-jitsu in a safe environment from Cesar Gracie and his staff of Black belt instructors.

We are the premier jiu jitsu academy of Northern California. Founded in 1992 by Cesar Gracie, we were the first BJJ school in the Bay Area and have developed the very best jiu jitsu practitioners in the U.S. More importantly is what we can do for you and your family.

We build Champions and are here to get you to realize your goals. Whether you are looking to learn how to defend yourself and your loved ones, compete at the top level or just learn the wonderful art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, we are here to guide you through every step of your journey.

If you are looking to compete and need help to achieve your goals we can give you the best instruction available. Our seasoned team of instructors are here to guide you every step of the way. We are the team that has produced World Champions in every aspect of the game.

A student of Mitsuyo Maeda, Carlos refined the traditional techniques he learned under Maeda into a hybrid system we now know as Gracie Jiu-jitsu and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

The fighting system became extremely popular in Brazil and later in the rest of the world as Gracie family members and their students migrated to different countries. The advent of the UFC had a huge impact on the popularity of the system as it showed the effectiveness of Gracie Jiu-jitsu against larger opponents.

Cesar Gracie became a legendary teacher of Gracie jiu-jitsu with his students enjoying success in the sport and combative arenas.

The Cesar Gracie Academy is highly respected and world renowned for producing the best of the best.