Adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense in San Antonio. Nobody gets thrown in with the 22 year olds on day one. You start one on one, at your pace, and join the group when you're ready.
Beginners class 5 days a week • No experience needed • No gear needed
You already have a gym membership you don't use. That is not the reason you typed this into Google tonight.
If something happens with your family standing next to you, you don't want to be the one frozen in place. That is a trainable skill.
Lifting alone got boring three years ago. You need something with a problem to solve, not a number to hit.
They threw you into open mat on day one and a 23 year old wrestler flattened you. You never went back. That was their fault, not yours.
Most schools drop a beginner straight into the group and hope he survives. We do the opposite.
You book an appointment and train one on one with a professor. You learn the two or three things that actually matter first, at your pace, with nobody watching.
When you're ready, you move into the beginners class. It runs five days a week, morning and evening.
You will not be the oldest person on the mat. Most of the adults training here are between their late thirties and their sixties. Doctors, lawyers, business owners, military and first responders.
No contract at the door, no sparring, no surprises.
Pick a slot on the schedule. It takes under a minute.
T-shirt and shorts. We provide the mat, the instruction and everything else.
An hour with a professor. Positions, escapes and the fundamentals of standing your ground.
We sit down and talk options. If it isn't for you, no hard feelings.
Nineteen adult classes a week. There is no version of your schedule that doesn't fit somewhere in here.
Where you'll actually be training. Fundamentals, slow pace, no pressure.
The early crew and the lunch break crew. Both are legendary here.
For when you're past the basics and want a harder round.
Drill what you want with the training partners you choose.
Forty-five minutes, women only, three afternoons a week. Practical self-defense, taught step by step. No competition, no sparring, no pressure to keep up with anyone.
One of our students is a child psychologist who works with aggressive kids. When a 14 year old came at her, she controlled him safely on the ground. Nobody got a scratch. That is what this class is for.
Control on the ground without striking is not a hobby skill for people who wear a badge or a uniform. It is the job.
We've been the academy for officers, military and first responders in this city for close to twenty years, and we keep a standing discount for them.
Who is on the mat
Every class at this academy is led by a black belt professor. No colored belts running a room, no franchise owner who stopped training a decade ago.
Started at 40 with zero martial arts experience. Four years later: "my only regret is not starting sooner."
He signed up for his 54th birthday. Three years in, "the instructors are top-notch and my training partners have become friends of mine."
"I decided to try something new and took up BJJ at age 45." He's turning 54 this year and still on the mat.
Started at 38, now 46. He says "it's improved my life more than I can describe."
"I walked in unsure, but left with the best experience I've had in months."
She started with no martial arts background and writes that "from day one I felt welcomed, supported, and encouraged to keep showing up."
No. That's the most common reason people never start. The beginners class sets the pace around the beginners, not around the guy who's been here five years.
People here started at 38, 40, 45 and 54. The room runs from the twenties into the sixties.
No. Your first class is private and there's no sparring in it. You spar when you decide you're ready.
There is no striking in Jiu-Jitsu. You'll be sore. You won't be injured, because the professors control the room.
A t-shirt and shorts for the trial. If you enroll, the uniform is part of the starter package.
Yes. Mention it at the front desk when you come in.
Pick a time on the schedule. Nothing to sign, nothing to buy, nothing to prove.
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