Carlson Gracie Academy Australia

End of Term 2 Grading

I stepped straight off the plane and straight into a kids grading

It was so good to feel the energy in the academy and see all the smiling faces

Both our Jr and Sr kids programs have been running for many years now delivering some great success stories in self development

This past term all our kids students have been working hard but having fun on their Joy-Jitsu journeys on the mat picking up new skills and making new friends

Congratulations to all of you as everyone performed great at the graduation with lots of stripes given out on belts with a select few being awarded a new belt colour

It’s always great to see the smiles on our students but looking over at the parents and seeing to look of pride in how far their children have come and the excitement for the continued journey ahead makes the many hours on the many teaching our smallest Bulldogs all worth it.

A big thank you for all the dedication and hard work from our assistant instructors and coaches for all the timeless hours on the mats delivering great sessions day in day out

We are looking forward to term 3 so look to enroll your children now

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It’s now that time of year where I have Gradings and Seminars here in Australia and overseas so will be traveling a lot over the next few months

During my travels I get asked a lot of Jiu-Jitsu related questions but more often than not it comes around to a question about gradings and graduation

I get asked many times by students and coaches about what is required at each belt level or what is it I’m looking for when it comes to gradings

The answer isn’t that simple as students all have different paths in Jiu-Jitsu and strengths and weaknesses, plus personal battles that no one may know about other than me or their instructor

But many years teaching and grading students gives you a good perspective on what you are looking for but one of the things I hear all too often is time and the expectation to be graded just because you have done a certain number of classes, or been training for a certain time period and that gives students an entitlement to be graded

Grand Master Carlson Sr said:
It is funny now people get asked to be promoted by time just because the IBJJF put minimum time on each belt.
DON’T FORGET THIS IS MINIMUM NOT MAXIMUM
If you ask me for a belt because you already pass your minimum time on your belt you are going to double your minimum time.
Promotion for me is understanding what each belt means... Not Time.
At the Carlson Gracie Academy if you ask about a promotion you’ll get a big are you crazy, go train and when I see you care more about the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle than the colour of your belt you will be promoted

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We are serious about women in Jiu-Jitsu!

At the Carlson Gracie Academy Australia we are lucky to have many women on the mat in our sessions

From the absolute beginner who may not be very active and who wants to turn their life around to the more advanced person, we have women of all types

The basics and fundamentals are so important when you first start out so learning from a female Black Belt who understands the process and being supported by all the other women who are regularly on the mat

With the only female Black Belt awarded by globally Eeleng takes the lead role teaching our Women’s Only Classes.

With her multiple wins in Jiu-Jitsu competition, a successful business woman, a wife and a mother, you are sure to get an experienced Jiu-Jitsu woman’s perspective on how to get the most out of your training

As individuals you are strong and will become stronger but working as a team you will become stronger than you ever thought possible!

Women’s Only Classes
Monday 9:30am
Thursday 7:00pm

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Marly Gracie the original woman of the Carlson Gracie Team

On international woman’s day a mention has to go to Donna Marly who I met many years ago in Brazil

She new everything that was going on at the Carlson Gracie Academy in Copacabana, nothing got past her

She was always good to me even though it was hard for us to communicate, we use to just smile at each other as neither one of us could understand the other

She use to have a picture of my son Hunter on her desk

If Master Jr is the Carlson Gracie Jr.Jitsu then must be the Queen!

Strong women settMarly Graciexample for those to come

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Great to catch up with my Crew last night to conduct their end of year grading

Congratulations to everyone who participated and were awarded stripes on their belts especially those who levelled up to a new belt rank

A special mention to who was presented his Black Belt from and a big congratulations on reaching this milestone in your Jiu-Jitsu journey