CLASS SCHEDULE

Calendar view of the Ground Rules Academy Jiu Jitsu weekly class schedule

Class Descriptions

BJJ Sprouts (Ages 5-7)

Spark a lifelong love for jiu-jitsu with our littlest Sprouts! This class turns playtime into powerful foundations, blending fun with essential skills to boost coordination and self-assurance.

  • Core Focus: Basic movements, coordination, and skill development.
  • Builds: Physical strength, confidence, and a sense of achievement.
  • Activities: Basic movement drills, grappling games and supervised light sparring for safe, joyful exploration.
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BJJ Buds (Ages 8-13)

Elevate our budding grapplers with deeper dives into jiu-jitsu essentials. This program fosters skill development, strategic thinking, and resilience through engaging, high-energy sessions.

  • Core Focus: Basic principles, techniques, movement patterns, and strategies with age-appropriate rigor.
  • Builds: Coordination, strength, confidence, and grappling skills.
  • Activities: Movement and technical drills, grappling games, and supervised sparring for fun, self-defense, and competition.
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Fundamentals

Master the building blocks of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with a streamlined curriculum crafted by experts. Efficient, effective training that gets you rolling from day one — suitable for teens and adults of all levels.

  • Core Focus: The effective application of grappling skills, principles, and techniques.
  • Training Style: General and technical warmups, classic drilling, live/situational reps.
  • Progression: Culminates in live sparring to solidify skills.
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Women-Only Fundamentals

Empower yourself in a supportive environment dedicated to growth and confidence on the mats. Learn practical self-defense, refine techniques, and train alongside fellow women in a comfortable setting.

  • Core Focus: Practical BJJ techniques with emphasis on self-defense and sport jiu jitsu application.
  • For: Women of all experience levels — beginners welcome and encouraged.
  • Benefits: Increased confidence, strength, stress relief, and a strong sense of community.
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Advanced Class

Train like a black belt in an environment built for refinement and innovation. Here, we dissect challenges, build personalized systems, and roll with purpose—your input shapes the session.

  • Core Focus: Development and optimization of cohesive systems.
  • Training Style: Intensive situational drilling and sparring.
  • Community: Open Q&A—suggest topics, collaborate, and troubleshoot with fellow grapplers.
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Competition Class

Gear up for the spotlight with elite training that hones split-second decisions and instinctive reactions. Open to all ages ready to compete—consult an instructor to confirm your fit.

  • Core Focus: Resiliency, grit, decision-making, and natural reflexes under pressure.
  • Training Style: Rigorous situational drilling of systems and sequences. Competition intensity sparring.
  • For: Ambitious athletes striving for the podium and a championship mindset.
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Open Mat

The ultimate free-flow space to experiment, connect, and evolve. No agenda, just mats, partners, and pure jiu-jitsu—perfect for sharpening what you've learned or discovering something new.

  • Core Focus: Self-directed practice and collaborative rolling.
  • Training Style: Grab a partner and dive in—drill, spar, or flow as you like.
  • Benefits: Builds adaptability, friendships, and that intuitive edge.
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