The academy offers classes beginning at 7:30am and continuing throughout the day. Check our schedule on our page, and you will be sure to see many times and classes that will work for you! As a family run business, Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy treats our students as our family. When you are training with us, you are part of the worldwide Gracie Family!

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The goal of IMB Academy of CT is not to compete with your existing style. Our goal is to provide first class instruction and coaching, and enable the individual to achieve their goals. Personal attention is given to every student to ensure that they develop their Martial Arts skills to their fullest potential. Your physical and personal growth is our highest priority.

If you’re a beginner, we will provide you with solid fundamentals to ensure you get the most out of your training. If you have experience, we offer some of the different elements of martial arts that you may not have been introduced to. We will help you expand your knowledge, discover more about yourself, and achieve whatever goals you may set. Whether it be self-defense, to compete, or improve your fitness, we can help you reach those goals.

All of IMB Academy of CT’s instructors have verifiable, tested and certified credentials obtained under the most intense scrutiny, and have many years of practical experience in their areas of expertise.

Sifu Christopher Smith is a 20 year veteran of the combative arts. He has trained under and alongside some of the world’s best martial artists. He is a certified Master Instructor under Sifu Richard Bustillo (original Bruce Lee student) and is his Connecticut IMB (International Martial Arts and Boxing) representative. Sifu Smith, the highest ranking Jeet Kune Do (JKD) Instructor in the state of Connecticut, is also a ranked JKD instructor under Paul Vunak and the late Larry Hartsell.

It is on the ground that a person knowing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can use leverage and apply easy to learn techniques to overcome a larger and stronger adversary. At Cross Roads Brazilian jiu-jitsu you will learn both self defense and competition techniques in a way that both experienced grapplers and first day students will be able to understand and use in any situation. You will gain discipline, patience and confidence in yourself.

Crossroads Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a Tim Burrill BJJ affiliate, currently meets at G’s Fitness in Waterford.

FDMMA, unlike chain fitness centers, tailors its programs to each individuals goals. FDMMA’s trainers have years of experience which will result in a better, more effective workout for you! Contact us to schedule an appointment or stop by our facility in Watertown to see for yourself how to experience the Fifth Dimension.

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We were established in January 2010. The people who put the gym together come from gyms all over the world and wanted to put the best of what they have experienced together in one place. Everyone at C3 Athletics are committed to providing top quality training in a clean, friendly and safe environment.

- Our focus is on the art of BJJ, building functional (not fancy) self defense skills, physical fitness, and making great friends on the mat. Are you looking for a way to get in shape but hate the monotony of the gym? We have you covered! While you learn this a totally unique martial art you will build lean muscle, lose fat, boost your cardio, and get back flexibility.

- We are not a competition school. Our intensity level is a notch down from academies that solely focus on tournaments. We train hard and rolling does get competitive with the right partner…but we let go of the worry about the scorecard in lieu of working whatever it is we are trying to improve.

- This club is a small group of good guys. Most classes are under 10 students in attendance. All students have the option to arrange a monthly private lesson with Coach Jeff Giroux as part of their monthly membership. So the bottom line is you get loads of personalized attention. Add that to the structured curriculum and you now know why our students get really good really fast.

- This is not an academy where you will feel intimidated. We have a friendly & helpful mat culture. We are NOT an MMA gym. We are NOT a huge school where you are just a number. We do NOT require you to sign a contract that binds you to payments even if you can not continue to train. We encourage learning from everyone including other schools and styles. Come on down and check it out…you won’t be disappointed.

Our adult program is for men and women of all ages. No experience is needed. The only requirements are an open mind & and a commitment to being a good training partner. Students are expected to attend training regularly in order to advance. Get in great shape and learn self-defense skills that could save your life! A typical workout involves warm-up, positional drills, the lesson of the class, and drilling and/or sparring w/ partners.

ALL students train with a resisting partner from day 1. Resistance starts low and increases as the student progresses. Drilling is stage 1 and free sparring (aka grappling) starts once you have completed the “Basic 24″ classes and drilled positional controls, escapes, & submissions. Safety is priority #1…why slam each other around if you don’t know the techniques. That type of training tends to build bad habits. We have you learn the basics and then use them live!

As a UFAF school we have a long history training with the Machado brothers since the early 1990s. We are affiliated with RCJ Machado under Carlos Machado as well as members of BJJ America under David Meyer, John Will, and Brian Johnson. Periodically throughout the year we host these and other black belt instructors to share their knowledge and experience. Don’t miss out! Get on the mat and start having fun.

Dave and Chris Ipacs are a father and son team with over 70 years of martial arts training between the two of them in different forms of martial arts. They have been teaching for over 15 years to children of all ages as well as adults and have started and run several successful martial arts schools. At IPACS, it is our instructors mission to provide you with the highest quality martial arts training and to create and atmosphere in which you will be motivated to reach whatever goal you have set. We are dedicated to teaching and promoting honesty, courtesy, integrity, respect, self-control, discipline, perserverance and an indomitable spirit with a highly positive attitude.

Practitioners wear articles of clothing – ribbons, sashes or robes- to indicate their stage of development in capoeira. There are always master (mestres) present, teaching and guiding all progress in the sport.

The music clearly shows the ludic value of the sport- perhaps its most enduring feature- but also brings out a very large dance component, albeit subordinated to the business of eluding and outwitting one’s partner/opponent. In this we see the martial component which entails bodily contact, but not necessarily victor and vanquished. By binding together these elements of sport, music, dance, martial skills and joyful camaraderie, capoeura comprises one of the most opulent manifestations of brazilian culture.