Michigan’s Top Rated Local® Martial Arts Center Award Winner: 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a 2019 award winner!

A 92.15 Rating Score™, a perfect 5.00 average star rating, and more than 100 reviews on verified sites make 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu one of the top 10 martial arts centers in the entire state of Michigan! Here’s just one of the many fabulous reviews that got them here:

“I’m four classes in and I’m hooked. [I] sparred for the first time today, and although I was bested in every bout, I never felt any pressure from my training partners to keep going once I was exhausted. Everyone is so cool and Fabio is an absolutely amazing teacher. You won’t find a better or more inclusive group than this for all age ranges. I found myself looking up to a 10-year-old today for his mastery of skills I’m yet to even attempt. If you’re even just thinking about giving jiu-jitsu a try, give Fabio a call! You won’t be disappointed!” -John B.

Not Your Average Martial Arts Studio

We got a chance to speak with Fabio Lima, the owner of 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, about his business’ incredible online reputation.

First, we wanted to know how 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu sets itself so far apart from other martial arts schools in the state. Fabio told us, “For self-defense, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the number one martial art in the world. Most fights end up on the ground. Women being attacked are dragged to the ground. You need to know how to defend yourself on the ground. Some cultures in the world teach it in high school, I wish they did that here.”

The mission at 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is to make people safer in their every day lives. As Fabio told us, “It makes a young kid who has no confidence believe in themselves — that if they work hard they can defend themselves, they aren’t afraid of the bully that bothers them all the time. We aren’t teaching people to be bullies themselves but to help others who are being bullied. If any students are caught being a bully, they are immediately kicked out. Martial arts is about becoming a better person.”

Building Success Through Kindness

Of course, we were particularly interested in finding out the 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu secret to success. “We’re the only Jiu Jitsu school in downtown Detroit proper,” Fabio told us. “There are a lot of gyms around Detroit, but they do Muy Thai, etc. We have a very friendly and clean environment, and the students are all very nice.”

Here’s Fabio’s advice to other businesses that are looking to boost their online reputation:

“Tough man mentality in the gym can do more harm than good. If you are a nice person, your students will be nice as well. It trickles down. Make sure the higher belts are nice to the newer students. A lot of students have had a bad experience at other gyms, but come here and are wowed. There is a stigma in the martial arts world that if you have a higher belt you have earned respect, but anyone in my gym gets respect. Our reviews always talk about how friendly and clean we are and how respectful we are to each other…”


Congratulations to the team at 313 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and thank you so much, Fabio, for taking the time to speak with us!

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