Competing here is optional, and it's open to any age and any level. Tell your coach, do the work, and we'll help you get ready for the big day.
Three steps. No application and no tryout — the room and the program do the work. Every class here is live, so you're already training like a competitor.
Kids compete too. Parents, talk to your child's coach — and kids who want more can earn a spot on the Kids Athlete Track.
Let your coach know you're looking to compete. That's the whole first step — once we know, we can help you get ready.
Train 4 times a week for at least the month before you compete. Off the mat, members get the strength, mobility and nutrition programs on the members' page (password-protected — members get the password).
Register through GymDesk, show up, and compete. We coach at events, and you get honest feedback after them.
We're a no-gi academy, so we compete at no-gi events: ADCC Opens, UFC BJJ Opens, IBJJF No-Gi, and Grappling Industries here in Michigan.
Every tournament the team is going to is endorsed in GymDesk, which is now connected to Smoothcomp — the platform most of these events run on. Open your GymDesk account, pick an endorsed event, and register: the form is filled in with your details and you're entered under Ann Arbor BJJ.
IBJJF events register on the IBJJF site — the link is on the event. Registered and want a coach in your corner? Tell your coach which event you entered.
This is our competition program: professional-level preparation built around the ADCC Opens — your training week, your strength work, and your nutrition, planned with your coach.
There's no application. The athletes in it were approached for one reason: they compete, and they work hard. If that's you and we think it's a good fit, we may reach out. You can also ask your coach about it.
Members: tell your coach and register in GymDesk. Not training with us yet? Your first class is free.
Trained before? Join now and train every class, Advanced included.
525 E Liberty St, Suite B · Downtown Ann Arbor · Kids & Adults