Gracie Jiu Jitsu Smyrna

Gracie Jiu Jitsu Smyrna is a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center, also referenced on its contact page as Delaware Bushido Academy, located at 139 Pier Head Boulevard in Smyrna, Delaware and serving the Middletown, Smyrna, and Dover area. The academy is owned and led by Head Instructor Professor Howard Steele, who began training in Asian Karatedo in 1989 and started formal Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instruction in 2001. After studying under Royce Gracie and earning his black belt under Master Pedro Sauer, Howard Steele was promoted to 2nd-degree black belt in 2025 by Rener and Ryron Gracie and also serves as a Gracie Survival Tactics Master Instructor teaching defensive tactics to law enforcement agencies across the country. He is assisted by a volunteer coaching team including Head Assistant Instructors Nick Arndt and Jennifer Steele, brown belts Al Garcia and Joey Coleman, purple belts Sam Malinky and Greg Yourek, and blue belts Denell Sprowl and Ryan Horsey. Licensed programs from Gracie University include Gracie Combatives for beginners, Gracie Bullyproof for youth, women's self-defense, and advanced Gracie Mastercycle classes.