Yes — visiting practitioners are welcome, and drop-ins can be arranged in advance. Just reach out first so we can confirm class times and mat [...]

Three to four sessions a week is realistic. At this stage, progress comes from refining detail under pressure rather than learning new moves, which takes [...]

Purely self-defense. Our curriculum is built around street self-defense rather than tournament rulesets, so we don't run a competition team. Students who want to compete [...]

Both. Training happens primarily in the kimono, since clothing control applies directly to real-world situations. We also train without it, so you understand how techniques [...]

Yes. We regularly take students who've trained at other academies or in other grappling systems. Rank from a recognized lineage is respected, though you may [...]