Over 20 years in business training students in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Unified Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy opened in 2006 with a group of five Pedro Sauer black belts who were among the early pioneers of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene in Salt Lake City.

Led by black belt Instructors, John Carlquist and James Gardner who have over 50 years of combined training and teaching experience, Unified Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy’s style of BJJ is based on highly effective self-defense techniques that can be applied in real-world scenarios and in a competition environment.