10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Walnut Creek

Looking for a fitness journey that transcends physical gains and spills into personal growth? Consider venturing into the world of Jiu-Jitsu. This grappling art offers a unique blend of self-defense skills, mental fortitude, and a supportive community, making it a transformative experience for many.

1. Self-Defense with Skill and Control:

Forget brute force – Jiu-Jitsu empowers you with the ability to defend yourself strategically. Through technique and leverage, you learn to control and subdue your opponent without excessive harm. This approach fosters a sense of calm and confidence, knowing you have the tools to handle potentially dangerous situations effectively.

2. A Full-Body Fitness Fiesta:

Jiu-Jitsu is far more than just throwing punches. The constant movement and grappling engage multiple muscle groups, leading to improved strength, cardio, and overall fitness. You'll find yourself burning calories, building endurance, and developing newfound agility and...

We are getting ready for another action packed White Belt team event! We will be using the quintet ruleset to facilitate team building and competition development. Our team captains will be Ron and Greg, and we will divide the White Belts into teams with a Belt Anchor on each team.

In the Quintet ruleset, each team decides on a batting order, if the first to grappling eliminates the first on the other team, then they go against the next person. If neither submits the other, both are eliminated and the next on the team goes up. The team with survivors at the end wins.

This is going to be super fun, check out the video from last year's event!

A few weeks ago on Jan 14th, JT from Bulletproof for BJJ gave us an amazing workshop with tons of great takeaways. JT started us off with an assessment of where we are with some mobility KPIs in regards to being injury resistant, he also gave us tools for improving our problem areas.

A proper warm up and cool down is essential for improving mobility leading to greater performance and safety, we all want to play our best and to be able to play for a long time. Thank you JT for sharing your expertise!

Our academy now also has a membership with Bulletproof for BJJ so if you are an adult student in good standing, send us your best email and you will have full access to their apps and programs.

JT is based out of Australia and is a Black Belt under Lachlan Giles 

Andrew Alexander is the head instructor of 10th Planet Grant's Pass in Grant's Pass Oregon. He is an Eddie Bravo Black Belt and has been traveling and competing for years, honing his craft and becoming a wealth of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu knowledge.

On Saturday he and some of his team Kellen and Noah came to share their game with us. Covering passing, Open Guard and Back Attacks, Andrew showed us technical routes while teaching core Jiu Jitsu concepts along the way.

Everyone was excited for what was covered and can't wait to link up with 10th Planet Grant's Pass again!