Brazilian JIU-JITSU

Professor Vandry is the head instructor and teaches the majority of BJJ classes. Our kids BJJ classes are taught by qualified belted students who follow a curriculum. Each class focuses on a specific technique with exploration into countermoves and defenses for advanced belts.

Students are required to wear a gi (uniform), or long sleeve rash guard during No gi classes. New students will be introduced to rolling (sparring) slowly to build technique and control. We do not allow anyone to rip submissions or train wild or uncontrolled. We do not allow neck cranks, slams, take downs during sparring, or many moves that can cause  injury to your partners. We teach and drill how to handle these moves for self defense, but using them in live rolling creates an environment where students can get injured. Our goal is to train for a lifetime, free of injuries, and encourage ours students to become Martial Artists, honoring the codes of Righteousness. Loyalty, Honor, Repspect, Honesty, Courage and Consistency.

Many BJJ schools offer “open mats” allowing anyone from any school to train.  For new BJJ practitioners this may seem like a great way to train with many partners, but you don’t have to search very far on the internet to read about the many injuries (sometimes career ending) that occur far to often during open mats. Most schools charge a drop in fee, which is a great source of added income, but there is no thought for the safety of their own students. Our classes are for registered students under William Vandry and Carlos Machado Associations. Our classes teach techniques, with drilling and exploration. We do have sparring rounds, but these are monitored by the instructor and are for academy students. If you are a student from out of town, under Vandry or Machado associations, please have your instructor contact our academy. 

The initial concept of martial arts was learning self defense from an instructor, not hoping from school to school for mat time. Our students and their safety is our priority.

Does Professor Vandry roll with his students? Yes! We also have excellent belt depth, with many upper belts regularly in class.

Are female students welcome? Absolutely! Along with a regular female black belt, our male students understand how to adjust to roll with all strengths and sizes. Part of training safely is learning how to avoid using weight or strength when training with someone smaller.

Are there additional fees besides the membership fee?  We do not charge belt or testing fees or require a specific uniform. 

Do you teach takedowns and leglocks? Absolutely! Professor Vandry has trained leg locks his entire career and wrote a book titled “Leglocks the Great Equalizer”. Takedowns are taught and drilled in a controlled manner.

If you have any questions we did not answer, please contact us!