Lask weekend our team competed at the IBJJF American Nationals in Las Vegas, our head instructor Gabriel Marangoni and our kids instructor Thamara Ferreira both came back with gold! We want to congratulate everyone who went to test themselves at one of the biggest events in jiu jitsu. MONDAY (July 10th) 5:30 pm (Intro): Warm-ups […]

Happy 4th of July to everyone, we’re having regular schedule on Monday, for Tuesday we’re not having morning, noon and kids classes, we’re only having CTB Fundamentals followed by CTA Members Open Mat, if you want to get more training CTA HQ in San Jose is having regular schedule both days so if you haven’t […]

This past weekend we had part of our competition team fighting at F2W Richmond, our head instructor Gabriel Marangoni was there and he displayed some beautiful Jiu Jitsu, hope everyone had fun at the event and enjoyed the show, see you on the mats! MONDAY (June 26th) 5:30 pm (Intro): Warm-ups and introduction to BJJ […]

We hope everyone had a great weekend! We’re half way through June and the heat is coming so make sure you stay hydrated and don’t forget your water, see you on the mats! MONDAY (June 19th) 5:30 pm (Intro): Warm-ups and introduction to BJJ 6:15 pm (CTA Fundamentals): CLOSED GUARD: SCISSOR SWEEP 7:30 pm: No Gi […]

First week of noon class was awesome, thanks to everyone who showed up, if you haven’t tried it and you have some free time on your schedule make sure to check it out, it’s a CTA Fundamentals class so no experience is required. MONDAY (June 12th) 5:30 pm (Intro): Warm-ups and introduction to BJJ 6:15 […]

We all have different goals in Jiu Jitsu..it might be to get in shape, competing, or just challenging yourself to try something new. This past weekend some of our competitors went to the IBJJF Worlds to test their skills, and regardless of the outcome they’re all better athletes now. We don’t push anyone to compete […]

Summer is almost here and so are noon classes! Starting June 6th our head instructor Gabriel Marangoni is going to be teaching noon classes on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:00PM, looking forward to seeing you on the mats!   MONDAY (May 29th) 5:30 pm (Intro): Warm-ups and introduction to BJJ 6:15 pm (CTA Fundamentals): STANDING: DOUBLE […]

Jiu Jitsu may be hard sometimes especially on the days we feel like our technique isn’t working and we can’t figure out why. This is something everyone goes through, luckily we have a great team lead by Professor Caio to make it easier. We should also remind ourselves how fun Jiu Jitsu can actually be, […]

No matter what your goals are make sure you are putting in the work to achieve them, in jiu jitsu the best way to do this is by showing up to class everyday. At CTA Palo Alto we have plenty of programs to help you achieve them, if you’re new to jiu jitsu the most […]

First week of May is on the books, looking forward for what the rest of the month has to offer! One certain thing is that we have a lot of jiu jitsu ahead of us, get your gi ready and see you on the mats. MONDAY (May 8th) 5:30 pm (Intro): Warm-ups and introduction to […]