Welcome to grips

Team GRIPS offers a complete Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instruction program that incorporates excellent technique, live sparring, competition training, and fitness conditioning. Although our classes are intensive and utilize a vigorous exercise program, our instructor recognizes that each student is an individual with unique goals and progresses at his or her own level according to that student’s athletic and martial arts background and level of fitness.

In general, our classes are formatted as follows: The classes begin with a  warm-up comprised of dynamic stretching drills to help protect against injury, prepare the body for the workout to follow and increase stamina and fitness. Following the warm-up, the instructor teaches various techniques so that the student will have a full arsenal of takedowns, submission, sweeps, reversals and escapes. 30 minutes of group sparring completes the session.

The Grips head coach is Silvio Braga, a 2nd degree black belt originally from Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro with more than 10 years teaching experience. To learn more about Silvio, visit the instructors section.

GRIPS also offers GORILLA TRAINING on Tuesday lunchtimes and Ginastica Natural.  Based on the principles of the intensely physical "Caveman training", utilised by MMA and UFC fighters, these classes are taught by Managing Director Andrew Wong Kee (Wonks), and are designed for the more experienced student.  Please consult with one of our trainers before attending one of these classes.