BJJ Beginner Fundamentals · Sydney CBD
Learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from zero. Nobody will smash you. Promise.
A 2-week beginners course built for people who have never set foot on a mat. Six classes, small group, gi included. New course starts every Monday.
We cap every intake at 10 beginners so the coaches actually know your name.
Six classes over two weeks · everything provided · no lock-in
What you get for $69
Six beginner-only classes
Two weeks, three classes a week, all with people at your level. No walking into an advanced class on day one. At the casual rate that is $150 of coaching on its own.
Gi rental included
We lend you a clean gi every session — two weeks of rental, worth $40 . Turn up in shorts and a t-shirt — zero gear to buy before you know you love it.
The real fundamentals
How to fall safely, escape bad positions, and control someone bigger than you. The stuff everything else is built on.
And if you join as a member before your course ends, your $69 is trial price credited toward first membership payment. Add it up — the classes, the gi, the credit — and that is over $250 of value for $69. The trial effectively costs you nothing.
Do your first class. If it's not for you, we'll refund the lot — no questions asked.
What actually happens in your first class
Here is the honest answer to the question everyone googles at 11pm: “will I get beaten up?” No. Here is your first hour, minute by minute.
- You arrive 15 minutes early. A coach meets you at the door, hands you a gi, shows you where to change and where to put your stuff. You will not be left standing awkwardly in a corner.
- Warm-up, at your pace. Ten minutes of simple movements — nothing you need experience for. If you need a breather, take one. Nobody is watching you.
- One technique, broken right down. The coach demonstrates a single fundamental move, step by step, then walks the room while you try it.
- Drilling with another beginner. You practise with someone who started recently too — same nerves, same level. Cooperative, controlled, and honestly, pretty fun.
- No sparring until you are ready. Live rounds come later in the course, introduced gradually, with partners who know how to look after a new person.
The hardest part of BJJ is walking in the door the first time. Everything after that is just showing up.
People who stood exactly where you are
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Who is teaching you
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Every beginner course is run by a senior coach, not handed off to whoever is free. Teaching someone their first two weeks is the most important coaching job in the gym, and we treat it that way.
Questions everyone asks
Do I need to be fit before I start?
No. Most people start unfit — that is half the reason they start. Classes are scaled to you: you go at your own pace, rest when you need to, and fitness builds on the mat, not before it.
Am I too old for this?
If you can get up off the floor, you can train BJJ. Our beginner classes regularly have people in their 30s, 40s and 50s. It is a technical sport — leverage and timing beat youth and muscle, which is the whole point.
I have an old injury. Can I still train?
Usually, yes. Tell the coach before your first class and we will work around it. Beginner classes are controlled and drilling-based — you are never thrown into anything your body is not ready for.
What do I wear? Do I need to buy a gi?
Shorts and a t-shirt for your first class. A gi (the training uniform) is included in your course — we lend you one, washed and ready, every session. No upfront gear costs.
Where are you and how do I get there?
We are in the Sydney CBD, a short walk from Town Hall and Wynyard stations. Secure parking is available nearby if you drive. Full address and map are on your confirmation page and SMS.
Will I have to spar in my first class?
No. You will drill techniques with another beginner at a pace you control. Live sparring is introduced gradually, only when you are ready, and always with experienced training partners who look after you.
What if I try it and hate it?
Then it costs you nothing. Do your first class. If it's not for you, we'll refund the lot — no questions asked. You risk one evening, not your $69.
Your course starts Monday 13 July
We cap every intake at 10 beginners so the coaches actually know your name — and once Monday's ten spots are gone, the next intake is a week away. Grab yours, turn up Monday, and if you join as a member before the course ends your $69 is trial price credited toward first membership payment — so trying it costs you nothing.