Training
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.
Fundamentals
For practitioners who are newer to the game — or who want to return to first principles with fresh attention.
Fundamentals sessions focus on the foundational situations of jiujitsu: how to connect, how to read, how to move with intention rather than reaction. 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
Advanced
For purple belts and above who want to work at higher intensity — more complex constraints, more live rolling, more pressure.
The same CLA principles apply. The problems are harder. The expectations are higher. The pace is yours to set.
60 minutes · Gi and Nogi alternating · Blue belt and above
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. Bimonthly on Sundays.
90 minutes · Gi and Nogi welcome · Free
Beginners Course
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 10 students per cohort
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