Happy Memorial Day! The academy will be open and the training schedule will be unaffected so if you have the day off, join us on the mats! We all get busy with life, work, and family so the key to reaching black belt is setting a consistent weekly training schedule. Training even two or three Continue Reading
Curriculum
CURRICULUM: WEEK OF MAY 19th
Especially when starting to train, many people make their goal to reach the rank of black belt. While an admirable achievement, remaining fixated on rank through your journey will distract you from learning the art. Upon being awarded his Black Belt, Professor Caio would continue to push the boundaries of Jiu-Jitsu, develop techniques, win World Continue Reading
CURRICULUM: WEEK OF MAY 12th
The journey through Jiu-Jitsu while challenging, provides great depth of reward. Many of us start the Jiu-Jitsu journey with goals of learning to defend ourselves, improve health, find a competitive outlet or join a community. Regardless of the reason we start training, you get all the benefits as you continue. If you are ready to Continue Reading
CURRICULUM: WEEK OF MAY 5th
The team is wrapping preparations for the IBJJF Denver Open this week as we head right into another week of training. Competing is not mandatory for students, though it is a test and valuable learning experience for those who choose to. During competitions, we love seeing students show up to cheer on their teammates. Learning Continue Reading
CURRICULUM: WEEK OF APRIL 28th
Competition is important in all sports but the ruleset of Jiu-Jitsu assigns points for achieving positions that would benefit you in self-defense. Through training you learn to defend yourself while “playing” the sport of Jiu-Jitsu. If you’re interested in the sport application of Jiu-Jitsu, the IBJJF Denver Open is quickly approaching! This is a great Continue Reading
JIU JITSU CURRICULUM APRIL 21, 2024
At its core, Jiu-Jitsu is a combat sport and always has a risk of injury. Luckily, this risk of injury is very low when training since our instructors are always watching to make sure no-one is unintentionally harmed while practicing. When drilling and live training with our teammates we let go of submissions as soon Continue Reading
