Training
Classes
Every session at The Academy is built around the same principle: give the practitioner a real problem and let them find their own way through it.
The format changes. The methodology doesn't.
Classes are coached in English. Finnish and English are both spoken at the gym.
Fundamentals
In fundamentals, we play the whole game of jiujitsu from standing to ground to submission. The transitions between these situations are emphasised, the so-called "grey areas". For practitioners who are newer to the game — or who want to return to first principles with fresh attention.
The pace is considered. The problems are clearly framed. Every session is an entry point, not a step on a ladder.
60 minutes · Gi or Nogi depending on session · All welcome
All Levels
No ceiling. No prerequisite. The same constraint-based environment, open to every practitioner regardless of experience.
A white belt and a purple belt in the same session aren't solving the same problem — they're solving the same kind of problem, at different resolutions. The methodology scales. The mat stays level.
60 minutes · Gi or Nogi depending on session · Open to all
The Lab
The Lab is different from every other session on the timetable.
No pre-planned curriculum. No technique of the week. You bring the questions — the positions you keep getting stuck in, the moments where your game breaks down, the what do I do here problems that live sessions produce but regular classes rarely address.
Johan facilitates. The group solves. Constraints are designed around the actual problems in the room.
90 minutes · Gi and Nogi · Weekly
Members — free · Non-members — €20 · Open to everyone
Open Mat
Free. No instruction. No structure. Just the mat, your training partners, and whatever you want to work on.
Open to members and visitors. On the first Sunday of each month, 10.30-12 · Gi and Nogi welcome
Beginners Course aka Foundations
Next session: 28 October 2026. A dedicated 6-week introduction to jiujitsu and the CLA methodology. Small groups. Structured progression. A clear endpoint.
Full details on the Beginners Course page.
6 weeks · 60 minutes per session · €119 · Maximum 12 students per cohort.
Training
Timetable
17:30-18:30: Fundamentals Gi
18:30-19:30: All Levels GI
17:30-18:30: Fundamentals NoGi
18:30-19:30: All Levels NoGi
17:30-18:30: All Levels Gi
18:30-19:30: Sparring Gi and NoGi
17:30-18:30: All Levels NoGi
18:30-19:30: Sparring Gi and NoGi
10:30-11:30: All Levels Gi
17:30-19:00: The Lab Gi and NoGi
Closed
10.30-12: Open Mat - Gi and NoGi (on the first Sunday of each month)