About us
Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy was founded in 2011. It started with a clear goal. The aim was to set up a structured and disciplined institution to serve the City of Sacramento. Here, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is taught with clarity, precision, and accountability.
Over the years, the academy has achieved remarkable success. It is the most competitively successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu institution in the Sacramento region. This success was achieved not through marketing or momentum, but through methodology.
Led by 3-time World Champion and 5th-degree black belt Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa, the academy was built around enduring standards. Technique must withstand live resistance. Fundamentals must precede advancement. Progress must be earned, not assumed.
Yemaso BJJ Milestones
We are proud of our hard earned achievements.
Academy Launch – 2011
Yemaso BJJ was launched in 2011 with the aim to serve the greater Sacramento area.
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Team Title
We became the first, and only, Sacramento based BJJ team to secure an IBJJF team trophy.
Champions at Every Belt Level
Our success has transcended belt ranks – proving that our system is adaptable for both beginners as well as advanced practitioners.
Champions Across All Divisions
From kids, through masters divisions and even women’s divisions – we have consistently pressure tested our curriculum.
These milestones are not presented as decoration. They are evidence of a consistent training methodology sustained over more than a decade.
What this means for the Student
We’re here to help you navigate the increasingly the journey of becoming a martial artist and mastering the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
- For the recreational student
it means learning fundamentals correctly from the beginning, within a system designed for long-term development. - For the competitor
it means preparing in an environment where performance is refined daily and standards are visible in the results. - For the beginner
it means entering an academy where progress follows a clear path rather than improvisation. - For all students
Every student trains under the same disciplined framework. Expectations do not fluctuate. Standards do not soften.
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Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy is the most successful BJJ school in the Sacramento area. Sacramento BJJ Instructor & 3 Time World champion Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa leads the academy’s instruction teaching classes for recreational BJJ practitioners as well as BJJ champion athletes.
Yemaso BJJ started with Marcos himself when he realized the importance of hard work coupled with battle tested techniques. As he began teaching all over Sacramento, Woodland, & Cashe Creek, he began building a following of loyal students who have the same goal he has had for himself: to realize their full potential. Marcos realized the importance of having his own academy versus teaching at academies owned nearby, so in August of 2011 he finally opened his own school. Now with his own school, he is free to unleash the potential in all of his students and take them as far as they want to go in BJJ. Take his invitation to train with him.
Each student decides how seriously they will take BJJ, and everyone is held accountable for their goals. It is important to note that even for your avid recreational BJJ practitioner who only wants to learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and get in shape, Yemaso BJJ is the best academy to train at, because you will have the chance to train with not just one champion in Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa, but various champions of the Yemaso BJJ competition team.
The Yemaso BJJ competition team is by far the most successful team in the Sacramento region being the first and only team to ever bring back an IBJJF team title with various champion athletes any several: age, belt, and weight divisions. We have champions at the white, blue, purple, brown, and black belt as well as champions at the kids, juvenile, adult, masters, and seniors divisions. Lastly, we have champions from the lightest weight divisions to the heaviest weight divisions. The merit of our hard work is the success we put forth consistently and frequently. Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa is currently ranked 1st in the World. There are no other BJJ academies in Sacramento that can rival that type of success in the past or the present.
Our vision is to help all students do their personal best given the circumstances they are in, create a bond with all of our students, help everyone stay healthy with jiu-jitsu exercise, and create a strong successful BJJ competition team.
