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1823 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, ALMonday to Friday: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. · Saturday: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · Sunday: ClosedMonday to Friday: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.(205) 555-0112
Tanden Jiu-Jitsu
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Classes

Six kinds of class, one mat

Every class starts with a bow and a warm-up at an easy pace. Adult classes have up to 24 students, and each class names its level.

  • Two adults in white uniforms working on grips while standing on a mat

    Gi fundamentals

    Posture, grips and the first escapes and positions, taught from the start. The class most new students try first, for adults who have never trained.

    • 60 minutes, Monday and Friday

    • Beginners

  • Two adults bowing to each other on a mat before a jiu-jitsu class, one wearing a blue belt

    Gi, all levels

    A technique of the night, drilled with a partner, then positional rounds. Newer students and blue belts train side by side.

    • 90 minutes, Monday and Wednesday

    • All levels

  • Two adults in t-shirts practicing a wrist control drill on a mat

    No-gi

    The same positions in a t-shirt or rash guard, with a faster pace and different grips. Fundamentals on Wednesday, all levels on Tuesday.

    • 60 and 90 minutes, Tuesday and Wednesday

    • Beginners and all levels

  • One adult throwing another over the hip in a controlled judo drill

    Judo night

    Falls, grips and throws on Thursday, taught in the gi. It sharpens the standing game for every student, and no one is thrown before they have learned to fall.

    • Two hours, Thursday evening

    • All levels

  • A bright mat room with blue and red mats and a rack of gear at the back

    Teens' class

    For ages 13 to 17, with a class of up to 14. Warm-ups, games, drills and light rounds, taught by Naoko on Tuesday and by Kenyon on Saturday.

    • 60 minutes, Tuesday and Saturday

    • Parents welcome on the bench

  • A mat with a blue edge and towels folded on a bench beside a window

    Open mat

    Unstructured time to drill and roll with whoever is there. An instructor is on the mat, and newer students can ask for a partner.

    • 75 minutes on Friday, 75 minutes on Saturday

    • All levels

Not sure which class?

Start with a fundamentals class, in the gi or without it. Both take people who have never trained.

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