The Gracie Barra Association is a global organization formed by more than 200 BJJ schools. It holds the mission of training body, mind, and spirit through the highest level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction. Martial arts is also a mean for individual development and the strengthening of the family spirit, going beyond the competitive realm. At Gracie Barra, the principle of efficiency, the core of BJJ, is not restricted to a general principle behind the practice of self-defense techniques, but serves as a moral beacon that guides the behavior of each and every Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, instructors, and their students.