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300 Hamakua Drive, Kailua, HI 96734Monday to Friday: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. · Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon · Sunday: ClosedMonday to Friday: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.(808) 555-0111

Adult classes

Three ways to train

Every adult class is open to ages 16 and up. You can train in one or all three, and a coach helps you pick where to begin.

An adult in a white uniform rolling over a partner's hip in a throw onto a gray mat

Gi classes

Posture, grips on the uniform, guard, passing and escapes. Gi fundamentals is where every white belt starts, and Gi, all levels is for everyone else.

  • Gi fundamentals, a few mornings and evenings a week

  • Gi, all levels, with rounds at your pace

  • A Gi to borrow at the front desk

Two adults grappling on the ground on a gray mat in a slow, controlled drill

No-Gi

Shorts and a rash guard, with no uniform to grip. The game moves faster and the grips change. Noon and early-morning classes fit a work day.

  • Takedowns, guard and top control

  • Early morning and noon classes

  • Open to every adult member

An empty mat room with blue and red mats, shelves of padding along one wall and a bright window

Open mat

Unstructured time on the mat to roll, drill a position or ask a coach about something you are stuck on. Visitors from other academies are welcome.

  • Friday evening and Saturday morning

  • Gi and No-Gi

  • Tell us your belt when you come

Kids' program

Two kids' classes, by age

Kids train in their own classes of up to 10, and parents can watch from the bench. Every class starts and ends with a bow.

  • A group of children in white uniforms warming up in a line on a blue mat while a coach leads
    Kids' jiu-jitsu

    Ages 5 to 8

    Games and drills that teach rolling, balance and basic positions on the mat. Forty-five minutes, with no submission holds.

    • Classes of up to 10

    • A coach in every drill

    • Parents on the bench

  • Children in white uniforms with colored belts lined up on the mat with their coach at the side
    Kids' jiu-jitsu

    Ages 9 to 12

    Positions, escapes and sweeps with a partner their size. Forty-five minutes, with no submission holds and no rounds that a coach is not calling.

    • Classes of up to 10

    • A waitlist when a class is full

    • Kids' belts with stripes

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Not sure where to start?

Everyone starts at white belt. A first class shows you the room, the uniform and the coaches.