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The Gi Good BJJ and creative arts school.
We believe that BJJ can be an egalitarian sport, and should be available to anyone who wishes to learn.
At Gi Good we focus on giving our students a positive first experience with BJJ, so that you have the best opportunity to fully explore this sport as a new martial arts student.
Care for ourself and our training partners is the most important value of Gi Good.
Our beginner classes cover a wide range of techniques and drills before students are allowed to join our open mats rolling classes. We believe this is the best way to avoid injury due to inexperience.
That's why Gi Good offers beginners classes and fundamentals classes open to a range of ages, including a 'masters' class aimed specifically at over 40s who wish to learn BJJ.
Because BJJ uses every muscle group to properly practise, it can be an effective way to help maintain strength, functional mobility, and flexibility throughout life, much as some people use yoga and tai-chi.
Our coaches use their personal experience with injuries and recovery to inform our teaching philosophy. Gi Good focuses on developing bodily awareness, balanced strength through tailored bullet-proofing exercise programs, and physical confidence along with solid, effective BJJ techniques.
BJJ may be known as the 'gentle art' due to its lack of striking, but it is still a martial art with a core philosophy of controlling and submitting an opponent through physical force. The classes require focus and commitment from students for safety, as well as good learning.
Gi Good aims to instill the core habits of being a good BJJ student: communication with and respect for the needs of your training partners, listening to and learning well from your teacher, and protecting yourself by knowing when to tap.
You cannot reach your peak ability if you do not have the awareness and willingness to lose one round in favour of continuing to train uninjured.
Learning the things that Gi Good BJJ teaches will make you welcome as a student at any BJJ academy in the world.