BJJ Basics First class free
A beginners class training in pairs across the academy mats.

Everyone here started as a beginner.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for people who have never trained. You do not need to be fit, flexible or brave. You need to show up once.

Book your first class
Mon · Wed · Fri 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am open mat First class is free, no sign up

01  /  Method

Position
before
submission.

We teach in the order the art actually works. Where to put your body first, how to stay safe there, and only then how to finish.

Most people arrive expecting to be thrown into a fight. That is not what happens. The first month is spent learning to move on the ground, protect your neck, and get out from underneath someone without panicking. It is slow on purpose.

Classes are capped so an instructor can correct you by name. Nobody is left to copy the person next to them and hope.

Two instructors demonstrating standing grips in the gi.
An instructor sitting on the mat while a class trains behind him.
Every class is led by a black belt.

02  /  On the mat

An hour and
a half, four
nights a week.

An instructor demonstrating a technique while the class watches from the mat.
Technique first Every session opens with one position, broken down slowly.
Students sitting on the mat listening to the coach before drilling.
Then drilling You repeat it with a partner until it stops feeling strange.
Two students training together in the gi.
Everyone rolls Partners rotate, so you train with every size and level.
Close control during a no-gi round.
Live rounds Light and controlled. You tap, you reset, you go again.
A wide view of the academy with several pairs training.
Then it repeats Progress here is just attendance, spread over months.

Scroll to move through the session

03  /  Two ways to train

Gi and no-gi.
Start with either.

Two students training in the gi, one controlling from the top.

Gi

Grips, patience, and a lot of detail.

The jacket gives everyone something to hold, which slows the game down and rewards precision over speed. This is where most people learn fastest. We lend you a gi for the first month.

Mondays and Wednesdays

Two students training no-gi in rash guards.

No-gi

Faster, sweatier, fewer places to hold.

Shorts and a rash guard. Without the jacket everything moves quicker and you learn to control with angles and pressure instead of grips. Bring what you already own.

Fridays and Saturday open mat

04  /  Why people stay

It changes
more than
your fitness.

  1. You learn to control a situation

    Position, distance and leverage, which turns out to be most of self defence. Nothing here depends on hitting anyone.

  2. The conditioning arrives on its own

    Nobody makes you do burpees. Strength and cardio show up because you spent ninety minutes moving under resistance.

  3. You get calmer under pressure

    Being stuck somewhere bad and thinking your way out is a skill. It transfers off the mat more than people expect.

  4. Everyone was new once

    You train with partners, not against them. The higher belts are the ones most careful with beginners.

05  /  The week

Same times,
every week.

Weekly class schedule
Monday Fundamentals, gi 6:00 – 7:30pm
Wednesday All levels, gi 6:00 – 7:30pm
Friday No-gi and light rounds 6:00 – 7:30pm
Saturday Open mat, both styles 10:00 – 11:30am

Coming for the first time

Wear
Shorts without pockets or zips, and a t-shirt. We lend gis.
Bring
Water, and flip flops for walking off the mat.
Arrive
Ten minutes early so someone can walk you through it.
Expect
A warm up, one position, drilling, and rounds if you want them.
The whole academy gathered on the mat after a Saturday session.

You will know
everyone’s name
by the third week.

That is not a promise about the training. It is just what happens when the same forty people keep turning up to the same room.

06  /  Visit

Come and
try one.

Send a message and we will tell you which night to start on. There is no trial package and no contract, and the first class costs nothing.

(555) 123-4567

hello@bjjbasics.com