All-levels & Advanced

Train at your level

All-levels welcomes every belt onto the same mat. Advanced gives experienced students more detailed technique and live training. It’s friendly and it’s competitive at the same time, and that mix is the whole magic of the place.

Training Overview Timetable Adults Beginners Kids Women’s Privates

How a class runs

You learn it by doing it

01Warm-upGet moving, get loose.
02TechniqueOne or two moves, taught slow.
03DrillingWith a partner, over and over.
04RollingLive, every single session.
A coach demonstrating a gi technique with students on the mats
White belts and black belts on the same mat.
01

Taught in blocks

We teach in blocks, a few weeks on one position, so you go deep instead of skimming the surface. One idea at a time, until it actually sticks.

02

The same shape, every session

Every class is a warm-up, some technique, drilling, then rolling. You always know what you’re walking into, and you always finish with the real thing.

03

Not learned by watching

You don’t learn jiu-jitsu by watching it. You learn it by doing it, over and over, with someone who knows more than you.

Two black belts rolling in the gi while the class watches on
Gi or no-gi · 01

The gi

Grips, control and patience. The traditional kimono, and the deepest technical game.

No-gi grappling at the Queenstown academy
Gi or no-gi · 02

No-gi

Faster and sweatier, more scrambles. The same art at a different speed.

Most people end up doing both and loving them for different reasons. Try one, try the other, and see which one grabs you.

New to it

If you’ve never trained, don’t overthink it. Most people find their feet in the beginners and fundamentals classes first, then step straight into this room. Either way you’ll be looked after. They’ll guide you, give you tips, and go easy while you find your feet. The only person who can make jiu-jitsu dangerous is you, and we won’t let you do that.

Live from the Queenstown matsAll-levels

“The higher belts are the safest people in the room to roll with. And always the nicest.”

Jose Gomes · Head professor · 4th degree black belt

Where next

Join us

Come and find your people

Start with a free class. It just might change your life.

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