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MMA &
Striking
Striking, takedowns and grappling are three different games. MMA is the fourth game — the one about moving between them without getting caught in the seams.
The discipline
One sport made
of three ranges
Mixed martial arts is not jiu-jitsu plus Muay Thai bolted together. The techniques change once both are on the table: your stance has to defend a takedown as well as a kick, your guard has to account for strikes, and a grip that wins a gi match can get you hit.
Our MMA and striking program teaches those connections explicitly. How to enter on a takedown behind a punch. How to get back to your feet when someone is on top of you. How to control an opponent against the cage. How to strike from inside the guard and how to shut that down from underneath.
Having a Gracie Barra jiu-jitsu program and a Muay Thai program under the same roof is the point — the MMA class is where the two meet, coached by people who teach both.
Continuous mat across the whole training floor — room for takedown work as well as ground rounds.
What you will learn
The five
pieces of MMA
Striking for MMA
A stance that survives both punches and level changes. Boxing and Muay Thai adapted for smaller gloves, takedown threats and the clinch.
Takedowns & wrestling
Single legs, doubles, body locks, trips and — just as importantly — sprawling, framing and getting back up. Chain wrestling from the feet.
Cage & clinch work
Controlling and escaping along the fence, dirty boxing, knees in the clinch and the wall-walk back to your feet.
Ground and pound
Striking from dominant positions, and the far more useful skill: defending it, managing distance underneath, and recovering guard.
Submissions with strikes
How your jiu-jitsu changes when punches exist — which guards hold up, which do not, and how to finish before the position degrades.
Rounds & conditioning
Timed rounds that mix the ranges, plus the specific conditioning MMA demands. Sparring is controlled, supervised and always by consent.
Honest answer
Do I have to
get hit?
No.
A large share of the people in an MMA class have no intention of ever competing. They are there because integrating the ranges is genuinely fascinating, and because the conditioning is excellent.
Technique, drilling, bag and pad work and positional rounds make up the majority of every session. Live sparring is a separate, optional part of the class, done at agreed intensity with proper protective gear and a coach watching. You choose your partner and you choose your level, every single time.
For students who do want to compete, we will support that properly — with a plan, a camp and honest feedback about whether you are ready.
Gear
What you need
Mouthguard
Non-negotiable from your first striking session. Boil-and-bite is fine to start.
Gloves & wraps
Boxing gloves for pads and bags, and 4 oz MMA gloves if you move into sparring.
Shin guards
Required for any partner drilling that involves kicks.
Rash guard & shorts
No-gi kit. No pockets, zips or buckles anywhere near the mat.
Everything above will be stocked in the on-site pro shop, and loaner gear is available for your trial class.
Pre-opening offer
20% off your first year
Register before we open and your discount is locked in for twelve months — for you, or for every child you enrol. No payment today.