We all have different goals when training – to become more fit, learning to defend yourself, find success in competition, or gain confidence. Some goals may seem farther off than others but the journey to where you want to be starts today. Regardless of our personal goals, we help each other achieve them as one […]

At its core, Jiu-Jitsu is a combat sport and always has a risk of injury. Luckily, this risk of injury is very low when training since our instructors are always watching to make sure no-one is unintentionally harmed while practicing. When drilling and live training with our teammates we let go of submissions as soon […]

Whether it’s your first day or you’ve been training for decades, we have a class for you. INTRO / CT-A: The starting point for learning Professor’s Jiu-Jitsu. This class emphasizes the most important techniques and movements of BJJ with positional training as time allows. CT-B: Continues to expand on the concepts in CT-A while introducing […]

One of Professor Caio’s oldest students and veteran instructor, Kaniela Kahuanui is teaching the Nogi program and now our Wednesday evening CT-A class as well! An amazing feature of the academy schedule is the ability to get insight from different instructors on the understanding and application of Professor Caio’s curriculum. If you’re looking to begin […]

Learning Jiu-Jitsu is challenging but our instructors, training partners, and Professor Caio are here to help along the way. When you begin training and are still grasping the movement for Jiu-Jitsu, using unnecessary force could unintentionally hurt you or a training partner. Professor Caio lays out the curriculum so that as you progress through the […]

The best time to start training Jiu-Jitsu is now! As we progress through Professor Caio’s curriculum, you can begin at any point and eventually come all the way back around to where you started. This ensures that if you’re just beginning your training, you will see the whole curriculum over time and refine the techniques […]

This week we have a new instructor stepping into the Nogi program! You may have met coach Kaniela at one of the Monday evening Nogi classes and now he will be running the program through the week. Each instructor teaches differently but all are students of Professor Caio and teach his curriculum. Lets go CTA! […]

We hope everyone had a great 4th of July last week. If you took some time off to travel or attend parties, we have you covered! The curriculum schedule always loops back around so if you miss a class you will have an opportunity to see it again.  Lessons are repeated over time so the […]

Summer is officially here and we have an incredible week of events to start it off! Sunday June 23rd at 10am we will have a seminar with Caio Terra black belt and Asian and European Champion, Kristina Barlaan! The seminar is $50 and will be at CTA Headquarters in San Jose. After the seminar at […]

When we are learning techniques in Jiu-Jitsu, we use the term “drilling” when practicing the move. This term is often misunderstood as simply a matter of repetition and not resistance. When you are drilling it is incredibly important that your partner is resisting realistically so that you can use the technique properly when full resistance […]