FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO I NEED ANY EXPERIENCE?

No former experience is necessary and all levels of fitness can enjoy learning BJJ. We train as a team and all levels are welcome to train with us.  We encourage all our students to help develop other students, that way we get better as a whole.

WHAT DO I NEED ON MY FIRST VISIT

We recommend shorts or tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt, water bottle and an open mind. If you fall in love with the art and wish to progress more you will need to purchase a Kimono or 'GI' as they are more commonly known. It is the standard uniform that most of us start from when undertaking a journey to learn Jiu Jitsu. The beauty of training No GI Jiu Jitsu is you won't need a Kimono and can train in just basic shorts and a T Shirt. We use our bodies as our training tools. We simply recommend that you refrain from wearing watches, earrings, rings, bracelets as it is a full contact sport.

DO I NEED TO BE IN SHAPE TO START?

No, there are no pre-requisites to starting BJJ and for many of our members they get in shape just by training BJJ. You will improve your cardio, strength and flexibility through warm-ups, drilling and sparring (free rolling).

WHAT IS NO GI JIU JITSU?

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu without the Kimono or Gi is formally known as 'NO GI' and is an ever increasingly popular sport that uses all the basic takedown and submission techniques of Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling and Judo and incorporates them into a singular type of grappling. While we love to train in the kimono; which is largely regarded as the foundations of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. No Gi training is an essential part of a fully rounded grappling game.