Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Langley

Learn to fight, to defend and get fit!

“Jiu Jitsu is to protect the individual, the older man, the weak, the child, the lady and the young woman from being dominanted and hurt by some bum because they don’t have the physical attributes to defend themselves. Like I never had. ”

- Master Helio Gracie, founder of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Class schedule:

Head Instructor Jiu Jitsu Instructor, Dean Toews

More about Jiu Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport and a self-defense system created by the legendary Gracie family. Especially instrumental to the art’s development was Helio Gracie, the youngest of the five Gracie brothers. Due to his thin and frail physique, he was forced to adapt the techniques he learned, so that a smaller, weaker person could overcome an adversary of greater size and strength. In the prime of his career, Helio Gracie would accept and defeat challenges of much larger, heavier, and stronger men, in his quest to prove the superior effectiveness of Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is originally derived from the Japanese martial art of Kodokan judo in the early 20th century, which was itself developed from a number of schools of jiu jitsu in the 19th century. Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes taking an opponent to the ground and utilizing ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are somewhat negated when grappling on the ground.

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What Should You Know?

Freedom to Fail

There is no other way to improve yourself in jiu-Jitsu and in life. You will fail, your partners will fail, but everybody will grow.

LISTEN TRY FAIL REPEAT BUT NOW FAIL BETTER

"Failure is the success in progress" - Albert Einstein

Be a good training partner

Give your best, share your knowledge, support lower ranks, take care of your hygiene, and show respect.

Be humble

You will bow to your partner, learn from someone younger or weaker,ask permission to enter the mat, Tap to avoid injuries, and feel good after it all.

Consistency is the key

No matter your goal , you will not archive it unless you are consistent . Belts and championship results are just consequences of this process.

Submission wrestling/No GI- BJJ (also known as submission fighting, submission grappling, sport grappling, or simply as No-Gi) or Combat wrestling in Japan, is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using submission holds. The term “submission wrestling” usually refers only to the form of competition and training that does not use a “jacket”, “gi,” or “combat kimono,” often worn with belts that establish rank by color.

The sport of submission wrestling brings together techniques from Folk Wrestling, Luta Livre Esportiva, Freestyle Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Sambo. Submission fighting as an element of a larger sport setting is very common in mixed martial arts, Pankration, catch wrestling and others. Submission wrestlers or grapplers usually wear shorts, skin-sticky clothing such as Rash guards, speedos and mixed short clothes so they do not rip off in combat.