Uchi Academy’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program is built so students of every skill, fitness and experience level can train together. Our structured, linear curriculum focuses on fundamental ground and self-defense techniques that stack lesson-to-lesson, so you continually build practical, real-world fighting skills — taught and practiced in the safest possible environment.
Weekly schedule
Whether you’re brand new or experienced, you’ll find clear progressions, drilling, and live application that move you forward every week.
Our curriculum follows a structured 28-class rotation designed to simplify the self-defense and Jiu-Jitsu learning process. Classes progress in a linear format, cycling through each position, technique, and concept every quarter. This approach allows students to sharpen their fundamentals while continuously evolving their game with new transitions and techniques.
For New Students:
You can join at any point in the rotation and fit right in. Each class connects to the next, and you’ll benefit not only from the instructors but also from training alongside higher-ranking students eager to share their experience.
For Experienced Students:
The rotation ensures consistent review of fundamentals while also layering in advanced transitions and techniques. This combination helps you refine your base skills, expand your game, and develop your own style of Jiu-Jitsu.
Each lesson is built on the foundational principles of our art—base, leverage, pressure, connection, and distance management—ensuring these essentials are never forgotten as your knowledge grows.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teaches you to be fully present in the moment. On the mats, situations that might normally trigger panic or fear become opportunities to slow down, analyze, and respond with clarity.
Rather than relying on instinct alone, BJJ cultivates an analytical mindset—training your body and mind to work together under pressure. It is the art of staying calm in chaos, using technique, control, and the mind-body connection to overcome challenges both on and off the mats.
Positional Concepts & Development
Class #1 – Positional Transitions (concepts of weight distribution & body angles)
Toolbox Training - preparation, solo and partner technique drills
Guard Positions & Concepts
Class #2 – Guard Top Positions + Posture + Retention + Submissions
Class #3 – Guard Bottom Positions + Strike Safety + Submissions
Class #4 – Guard Top Passing & Guard Bottom Sweeps
Class #5 – Guard Game Concept Development + Attacks + Submissions + Counters
Cross Side Position & Concepts
Class #6 – Cross Side Top Positions + Retention
Class #7 – Cross Side Bottom Positions + Escapes + Attacks
Class #8 – Cross Side Top Attacks + Submission Defense
Class #9 – Cross Side Positional Transitions
Class #10 – Cross Side Game Plan Development
Mount Position & Concepts
Class #11 – Mount Top Control Positions + Retention + Transitions
Class #12 – Mount Bottom Strike Safety + Escapes + Attacks
Class #13 – Mount Top Attacks + Submission Defense
Class #14 – Mount Bottom Positional Transitions
Class #15 – Mount Game Plan Development
Back Control Position & Concepts
Class #16 – Back Control Positions + Retention
Class #17 – Back Escapes
Class #18 – Back Attacks + Defense
Class #19 – Back Positional Transitions
Class #20 – Back Game Plan Development + Attack & Escape Chain Concepts
Standing Self Defense and Stand Up Techniques
Class #21 – Self Defense (Distance Management + Footwork + Front & Back Attacks + Weapons)
Class #22 - Striking Techniques + Attacks + Counter (Punches, Elbows, Knees, Kicks)
Class #23 – Stand Up Wrestling + Clinch Control
Take Downs
Class #24 – Take Downs - Set Ups + Throws + Trips + Transitions
Class #25 – Take Down Counters + Reversals + Attacks
Game Development
Class #26 – Positional Game Plan Concepts
Class #27 – Attack Chain Concepts
Class #28 – Free Flow Concept Training
As you start the journey your focus and time spent with the white belt is on the fundamental self defense prevention and survival strategies of stages 1 to 3. You now understand the core concepts of survival strategies necessary to bring you into stages 4 & 5. Welcome to the UCHI white to blue belt minimum requirements
Certified Uchi Jiu Jitsu
Blue Belt
Awarded August 12, 2023
Certified Uchi Jiu Jitsu
Purple Belt
Awarded January 30, 2024
Certified Uchi Jiu Jitsu
Purple Belt
Awarded January 30, 2024
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