- What gear will you need and where to get it at discount.
Professor Lee has designed his own custom Gi’s (uniforms) made to his stringent specs for performance, durability, cut, and feel. Visit our secure partner site, the V3DA hub. Please ask ahead of time. If nothing else, wear a rash guard and shorts (no buckles, clasps, buttons, zippers, rings, or jewellery of any kind).
- What to bring to your first day of class
We recommend the following: Gi/No-Gi attire, small towel, water bottle, mouth guard (optional).
- What you can expect on your first day
Day 1 should look something like this. You will be greeted, and after changing into proper attire, the class begins with a light warm-up. Followed by 20 minutes of technique/drills/specifics. And we end the class with live one-on-one sparring (in a controlled, supervised manner, of course). Please refrain from water breaks during class, unless otherwise instructed to do so.
- How to train with your new teammates
We foster a community and family-like environment. Each student is treated equally. Regardless of rank (there are etiquettes that we do follow, however). And as such, there is no bullying. No coercion. No bad behaviour. No acts of aggression outside the normal bounds of training. Respect for one another is of utmost importance. In other words, play nice.
- How to be a good training partner. Jiu-Jitsu has roots in the honour and tradition of respect for your Sensei/Professor, instructors and each other. Dojo etiquette includes:
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- no shoes on the mats, no jewelry, rings, watches etc.
- bow before and after entering the mat area
- show up on time. If you arrive late. Wait on the edge of the mat for permission to enter onto the mats. If you are late, you will be asked to do jumping jacks.
- no horse play on the mats
- keep side conversations down to a whisper
- no teaching others, unless you are a teacher
- during a match, higher ranked students always out rank lower belts. This means if you encroach another fighting area, the lower belt students move away from higher belts
- when requesting a match, lower belt students generally should not ask higher belts unless approached by the higher belts
- honour the tap (Jiu-Jitsu is submission-based either by chokes or joint locks)
- start on your knees (unless otherwise told)
- and lastly, there are no acts of aggression allowed outside the norms of Jiu-Jitsu, ex. No punching, kicking, shoving, striking of any kind, verbal aggression, gouging of any kind. Control your emotions. Lack of self-control will not be tolerated. This is the Gentle Art after all
- Oh, and always wear clean attire. No stinky Gi’s. No stinky rashguards. That includes keeping yourself well-groomed ex. cut nails (fingers and toes), no sores (come back when they are healed). Contagions of course are to be avoided from the dojo, including colds. If you feel ill, you should stay home.
- After the end of the week, don’t forget to record your mat time on your dashboard ‘mats per week’. Entries will be added to your record and used as part of your performance metrics during promotions.
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- Please visit our schedule to stay up to date for what’s on the agenda on the mats i.e. Gi, NoGI, Parent+Child, Open Mat, kids etc.
- Next, read our BJJ 101 Starting guide: Thriving and not just surviving.
OK, now let’s go out there and have some fun!