Co-Ed Adult Beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes in Richmond
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Tuesday & Thursday 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 10:00 am - 11:00 am (until May 31st)
Membership: $135.00 monthly
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*** Ages 13 & up ***
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The fastest way to street readiness.
It’s not just a workout — it’s a life-saving skillset. Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones, even if an attacker is bigger and stronger than you.
Come see why Richmond comes to our Adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program for self-defense.
Safe and structured self-defense.
The top two reasons why people don’t learn martial arts is because they fear getting injured, or that they will not be good enough.
The structure of our adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes make them ideal for beginners with absolutely no experience, and we prioritize the safety of our students in every class.
Join our family.
Our students and our instructors make us a big, supportive family here in Richmond. We work with each other, not against each other, as we pursue our goals together. Come for the jiu-jitsu, stay for the community.
We welcome newcomers with open arms!
Bushin Jiu-Jitsu Foundations is the perfect beginner self-defense program for adults.
In this program, you will learn the 36 core techniques of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in a fun, safe, and cooperative environment. Bushin Foundations prepares you to defend against a heavier, stronger, or more athletic opponent in a real-life altercation.
The Bushin Difference
Building a Strong Foundation for a Lifelong Journey
Step 1: Learn The
Techniques
Bushin Jiu-Jitsu Foundation is entirely dedicated to the mastery of 36 essential techniques organized into 23 rotating one-hour lesson, each is designed so students can join at any point without feeling loss. To ensure a positive for all beginners, competitive sparring is not introduced during the first 20 classes.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu contains hundreds of movements, but real-world experience consistently highlights a core set the works most reliably under pressure. Our curriculum focuses on these 36 proven techniques, giving the students a strong, functional foundation they can build on for years to come, address the most common behaviors with the greatest success in a street fight.
This program makes learning jiu-jitsu easy and fun regardless of your age or physical ability.
Step 2: Develop Your
Reflexes
Once you complete 20 of 23 Bushin Jiu-Jitsu Foundations classes, students unlock assess to participate in our Reflex Development (RD) classes - the moment training truly comes to life. When the students demonstrate readiness, positional sparring is introduced.
Additional sparring segments are at the 40, 60 and 80 class milestones, with training expanding to both gi and no-gi formats.
In Reflex Development classes, these sessions helps the students:
- Blend the techniques at a safe faster-pace, reaction-driven scenarios
- Practice against more realistic movement and controlled resistance
- Learn how to combine the 36 techniques to address the most common occurrences in a real fight.
- Build timing, awareness, and confidence
Step 3: Earn Your Foundations Knowledge
Once students gained proficiency in the 36 Foundation techniques, they are eligible to test for their Bushin Jiu-Jitsu Foundations Knowledge Skills. The evaluation includes a structured demonstration of 36 essential techniques, both individually and in combinations. Successful students earn their Foundation promotion are invited to level up into the our intermediate and advanced program Master Cycle, contuning their progression toward Blue Belt and the greater Black Belt journey.
Promotion to Bushin Jiu-Jitsu Foundations level means you’ve demonstrated the ability to defend yourself against an untrained opponent that is heavier, stronger, and more athletic than you.