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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Classes
Every Monday night at 7:15
Thursday Night at 7:15
We currently DO NOT have a certified Black Belt BJJ instructor. Our instructors are currently working on BJJ certification. For that reason there is no extra charge for our regular adult students and parents to take BJJ classes other than WBJJA rank testing fees. We are a affiliated school and our students have the ability to obtain official BJJ rank through the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association sanctioned rank testings.
Our BJJ linage is Professor Thadeu Vieira -> Master Paulo Wesley Lopes -> Grand Master Francisco Mansur -> Grand Master Helio Gracie
  
 
 
We strive to use the essence taught by Master Paulo Wesley Lopes, that like his Master Francisco Mansur and like his Grand Master Helio Gracie, all are LIGHTWEIGHT. That means that for example, for a large fighter to defend an attack of an armbar from guard he can stand up and pull his arm out and he is safe. This doesn't work for those who are lightweight. Every single technique we do is using pure leverage - the essence of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Anyone who absorbs such fine techniques can become an amazing fighter - as long as they beat the first obstacle: the temptation to use the muscle before the mind! ~~Professor Thadeu Vieira
Advance in rank is based on challenging tests. Our white belt program alone has 135 comprehensive techniques that are mandatory to master. The WBJJA curriculum will enable you to offer authentic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes for years. We hope you embrace our program and we wish you good luck!
WORLD BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU ASSOCIATION
- The gentle art taken seriously -
What is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art that focuses on ground grappling. BJJ answers the questions of how to deal with someone who is punching and/or kicking you, what to do to take someone down, how to react if someone takes you down, and what to do once you are on the ground. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu effectively addresses how to handle what happens in over 95% of all real hand to hand combat situations, according the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, the fight goes to the ground.
How does Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu work?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is best described as a game of chess using one’s body. The object of BJJ is to use technique involving the use of leverage and positioning of one’s body to effectively control your opponent so that they cannot attack you, but you can attack them. The goal of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is to force your opponent to give up due to the application of a finishing hold also known as a submission. Submissions, as they are commonly referred to in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, are joint-locks (holds that threaten to hyper extend a joint), or chokes. When we spar and a submission hold is applied, the person caught in the submission signals that they give up by tapping their opponent’s body. It is through this system that we can train at full strength and speed without serious injury. It is also this ability to practice while going “all out” and “full contact” with a fully resisting opponent, that makes the training of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu so realistic, effective, and rewarding.
Why do I see guys and girls around 115-140 pounds defeating 200+ pound men at the academy?
Do not worry you are not seeing things. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu was designed so that a weaker, smaller, and yes less athletic but more skilled practitioner could defeat a vastly larger and otherwise superior opponent through the use of proper positioning, leverage, and timing. All things being equal it is true that size, strength and athleticism are advantages, but through superior technique, these advantages can be negated or minimized.
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