Meet Your Instructors
Beginners choose a person, not a program. These are the coaches who will know your name, teach your first technique, and track your progress — starting with your free first class.
The professor behind GFTeam DC
Professor Deivid Dias
Born in Nova Iguaçu and raised in São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro, Deivid started jiu-jitsu at 13 and never left the mats. He founded WDC BJJ in Takoma Park in 2015 and built it into a family academy where beginners and competitors grow side by side.
His lineage is the Fadda line: Maeda → Luiz França → Oswaldo Fadda → Monir Salomão → Júlio César Pereira → Ataíde Rafael → Deivid Dias.
A named coach for every mat
Professor Deivid & team
The kids and teens programs are led by Professor Deivid with our coaching team and young-leader assistants on the floor for every class.
Kids Program →Women's Program Head Coach
Every women's session is led by our women's program head coach, an instructor who has spent years teaching women this art.
Women's Program →Professor Deivid Dias
Beginner, mixed, and advanced adult sessions are coached by Deivid and our black and purple belt team.
Beginner Program →Your first class is free.
No experience needed, and no contracts or long-term commitment — just come train. Enrollment includes a free uniform for kids, youth, and adults.
1. Send the free-trial request or call us.
2. We confirm the right class for your age and schedule.
3. Arrive 15 minutes early in athletic clothes.
4. Train in a real group class — then decide with zero pressure.