My significant other and I have been training self defense Ju Jutsu for years on and off. Our main headquarters is a self defense school in Miami with the Valente Brothers.
Living full time in Phoenix we only have selected opportunities to make the trip to Miami for training. Upon looking for a school that would embrace our passion for self defense we found practically no options.
We visited countless Ju Jutsu schools in the Phoenix and surrounding areas with no luck. We decided to check out Phoenix Gracie Ju Jutsu. Adam the head instructor and owner recognized the school that we are a part of and embraced us with much respect. He offered us a free 10-day class trial for us to get a feel for the classes and the commute to get there (at any given time the commute is between 30-45 minutes). Currently we are almost done with our trial and our experience has been amazing. Since the roots of the Ju Jutsu we train in and Adams school come from the same source, there is a comforting similarity in techniques and Adam embraces any difference in techniques we may have which makes it much easier for us to also adapt and embrace differences in information. Adam makes sure that all his student body is humble, friendly and respectful which makes it a non competitive environment where everyone is working for the same goal which is assisting each other to learn effective realistic self defense. Adam is very humble and treats the students like friend and family always trying to adjust to your needs as an individual.
He creates a sense of camaraderie in the academy. When it comes to his instructing ability he communicates clearly has an excellent break down of technique, and also is very attentive in class making sure you are doing the technique correctly and safely. Adam also ensures that we are practicing in a extremely clean and hygienic environment.
We look forward to continuing and recommend this academy to anyone looking for self defense and or a good form of exercise with a positive, safe and supportive environment.