We always welcome practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or any other martial art. Aloisio Silva maintains a high standard in the expectation we have of our students in self-defense and sport jiu-jitsu. In an effort to maintain our high standards all practitioners wanting to become part of the Silva Academies will be subject to belt rank requirement test at the discretion of the instructor. Aloisio Silva BJJ will acknowledge your belt rank but it will not be considered verified until our belt rank requirement test is given or if an instructor feels that your belt rank is reflective of our high standards. Private classes are offered to practitioners of BJJ who may not qualify for the belt rank they hold at our academies.