Great place to train at! The people at Drysdale Jiu Jitsu are warm and friendly!
I was greeted at the front door by the manager Ryan and he took the time to explain which classes would be the best fit for me.
Before class I watched the children's classes and they were packed! The kids looked like they were enjoying themselves so that was a good sign. After getting dressed I took the advance BJJ class and it had nearly 30 people in it! Lots of brown, purple, and blue belts who were all HIGHLY skilled. Everyone was friendly and happy to be there, I didn't come across anyone who had a chip on their shoulder or who's intent was to hurt you. Very positive energy in the gym!
The class format is as follows: light jogging, calisthenics, light warm up, 3 techniques that flowed together, positional drilling, then positional sparring based in the techniques that were taught. Robert Drysdale went in great detail over each technique and breaks it down so that even an absolute beginner gets it.
Towards the end of class I got to spar to Robert and he completely killed/dominated me! My lungs burned and I nearly puked! I've been training for 14 years and felt like a white belt!
I'll be back to visit when I'm in town!