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Technique
Authentic Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, taught precisely and effectively for self-defense and sport.
Team Balance
One of the most respected Jiu-Jitsu teams in the world — and the family Tampa Jiu-Jitsu proudly represents in Florida.
Our Roots
A worldwide
Jiu-Jitsu family
Team Balance is an international fight team founded by Phil and Ricardo Migliarese — brothers and first-generation Gracie black belts — and headquartered in Philadelphia. Drawing on decades of experience and years spent training with the Gracie family, they built Team Balance into a respected, multi-faceted school of body and mind.
When Ryan Deichert opened Tampa Jiu-Jitsu in 2007, part of his mission was to extend the Team Balance banner into Florida — connecting Tampa students to that lineage and community.
What The Patch Means
A standard, not a sticker
Representing Team Balance means holding to the same standard our head instructor was held to for his own black belt.
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Character
Respect, humility, and discipline — on the mat and off it.
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Teaching
The ability to pass the art on clearly, so it lives in the next generation of students.
The Connection
From Philadelphia
to Tampa
Ryan earned his black belt in 2008 under Relson Gracie black belt Phil Migliarese — the same leader who built Team Balance. That direct link is why training at Tampa Jiu-Jitsu connects you to a global Jiu-Jitsu community.
Meet head instructor Ryan DeichertPhiladelphia
→ Florida
One lineage. One standard. One team.
Your first class is free
Represent Team Balance in Tampa
Train in an authentic lineage connected to Jiu-Jitsu around the world. Start with a free class.