1) How long before I really feel confident in my skills?
A: BJJ is a long journey to mastery – but it doesn’t have to be a long journey to confidence. Our program is designed carefully to make the first 90 days count – just 12 weeks, or 24 in-person sessions, and you’ll understand how BJJ works, see how to sew the different skills and areas together, and orient yourself immediately no matter how your partner tries to control you.
2) What if I’m the new person? Will I slow down my partners?
A: Our program is carefully design to bring in new students at any time. You won’t be “behind” your classmates – you’re all learning new content together, even if they have a head start. It’s a clever program design that eliminates any kind of “lag” between you and your partners.
3) How does the guarantee work?
Our guarantee has two parts: first, the 30 free days. Give us a test drive and make sure we’re a good fit for you, and you’re a good fit for us. Once you get started, we have a 60 day money back guarantee. If you’re coming to classes but don’t see the results we promised – or you just don’t like it, period – we’ll refund everything and let you keep the bonuses. You have absolutely nothing to lose by giving our program a try.
4) Do I need any equipment?
A: No. The only thing you need is a uniform, and we’ll give you a high quality, custom uniform when you enroll. If you’re trying us out, you just need clean workout clothes – absolutely nothing else required.
5) What happens if I miss class?
A: Obviously the best results come from attending class regularly each week. But remember – the program is built to support you all the time, not just when you’re in the gym. We’ll give you tools to keep your head in the game – full text and video of everything you’re learning, organized and easily accessible – even when you can’t join us in person. We also give you easy training methods to keep your BJJ-specific movement and coordination improving when you’re at home, so you’ve nothing to fear when it comes to losing the progress you’re making.
6) Is BJJ dangerous? Will I get injured?
A: Many BJJ schools emphasize competition training. It’s common to see them pitting you head-to-head against students with much more training, as early as your first day. We take a different approach. Yes, you will eventually work up to plenty of sparring (or “rolling” as it’s called in BJJ) – but we do it in a way that helps you start safely, without getting overwhelmed. While many of our students do decide to try competition at some point (and we’re happy to help them prep for it) -it’s not our main focus. Our focus is on skill development, and the best way to do that is a mix of drills that are safer and more effective than just brawling it out.
7) How will I know that my skills work?
A: OK, so we aren’t throwing you to the wolves on day 1 – but it’s not like you’re never going to spar. Done correctly, BJJ sparring is a spectrum of training methods that allow you to constantly test your skills against appropriate levels of resistance – sometimes gentle, sometimes not. We’ve proven time and again that for the best progress, you need control of that dial – not a situation where every day is maximum intensity. We teach you and your partners how to hone in on the most appropriate level of resistance for the skill you’re working on each day.
8) Will I lose weight?
A: Obviously that’s a tricky question. We aren’t going to oversee your diet and physical activity outside of class. But will we challenge your body with new levels of physical activity? ABSOLUTELY. BJJ is famous for turning students into incredible athletes – from coordination and agility to stamina & endurance. It’s a physical challenge like none you’ve ever encountered before – something like solving a puzzle while playing twister and repeating weight-bearing exercise at every conceivable angle. Many MMA athletes use BJJ as their primary endurance activity to build up the gas tank they need for the extreme rigors of their sport.
9) Is it difficult?
A: Not if the training is done correctly. You’re going to challenge your body to move in new ways, and it will feel different at first. You’ll also challenge your mind as you try to orient yourself in the crazy, upside-down world of “wrestling around on the ground.” But what consistently amazes our students is how quickly you start to see what you couldn’t at first – how to gain control and how to avoid being controlled. Owing half to BJJ’s revolutionary grappling paradigm, and half to our carefully crafted training progression, you’ll find yourself thinking like a real jiu-jitsu expert in no time.
10) Is it fun?
A: YES!!! BJJ is an absolute blast. If you could combine the mental challenge of chess, the physical rigors of high speed rock climbing, and the precision of engineering, you’d land someplace close. It’s thrilling in the way that it brings the mind and body together and fully present, all while building lifesaving skills. We joke that it turns nerds into athletes and jocks into academics – there is no other activity like it.