What's a typical class like?

Since Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a discipline that utilizes the full body, we believe that getting your body ready is crucial, that is the reason that Master Aloisio Silva adapted knowledge from several martial arts to create the Silva Warm Ups that start with your calisthenics and basic stretches and progress to ply metrics mixed with animal movements. Following our warm-up we then begin drilling techniques. The purpose of drilling techniques is so that the repetitiveness helps form muscle memory and allows students to make the techniques feel natural to their own body. After our drilling is completed then we begin to spar (or roll). Rolling is when students are able to put their techniques to the test with training partners who can resist and counter just as they would in an actual fight. While sparring you are able to tap (to physically tap your opponent with your hand or foot or to vocalize the word tap which leads to your opponent knowing to immediately stop) when it hurts so that you can avoid injury while maximizing mat time.