Invictus Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai Academy

Congratulations to all of our new Black Belts!

Thank you to all of our team that came out and all the friends, family and extended teamamates who came to support.

This journey can't be done alone. It takes a team to achieve.

Thank you.

Walter Cascao
Invictus BJJ and Muay-Thai
PedroBJJ

Thank you to the all the individuals who showed up to support your teammates.

All of the individuals throughout the years That pushed them, Helped them, advised them and learned from them.

You are all the heart and soul of the team.

Professor Felipe

Felipe has been one of the Originals of Team Invictus. Starting with us as a white belt many years back.

Supporting us through Covid, Felipe, was not only one of the biggest factors in why our kids program became as strong and numerous as it is, but, also his teaching of adult classes has built a strong following of individuals learning his unique Style and tricks that they apply regularly in the academy.

Felipe has been one of the teams strongest supporters over the years and we are all very grateful for his time that he has shared with us on the mats.

Professor Russell,

Joined our Academy over a year ago as an accomplished brown belt bringing his solid fundamentals and strong skills to our team.

Russell has been training down south for about 10 years and regularly attends our classes and even teaches his skills. He has been a great asset to our team and always brings great energy and solid rolls to our mats.

Congratulations Russ.

Professor Kar,

Kar joined our gym with Russ after driving up for a community open mat they thought was a week earlier than it was scheduled
Being gym homeless at the time, they were both getting in training with each other where they could. And after rolling at our Academy decided to stick around and join our team.

Kar was the reason that Russell started jiu-jitsu. Being one of his first coaches. Kar has been training and teaching for 16 years. Showing that even with a lot of twists and turns in your journey persistence and dedication will always get you to your goal.

Kar is one of the toughest rolls on the mats and it was a pleasure being there and awarding him his long dese

Big night for the team tonight!

Tons of hours over many years, culminating into a ceremony for tonight.

Come in tonight as well welcome Felipe, Russell and Kar into the small, yet prestigious BJJ Black Belt club.

Starting at 7:00pm

Food, drinks, rolls, and celebrations!

All are welcome!

We're excited to hit the mats with everyone this week!

Gi and NoGi classes for every preference.

Join us at 7pm tonight and work off the day's stress.

On the menu for classes tonight:

Kid's Gi BJJ at 5:30 pm

Muay-Thai Levels 1-2 at 5:30 PM

Thai Sparring at 6:30 pm

Gi BJJ at 7:00 PM

BJJ Rolling 8:00 PM

See you all on the mats!

Success Tip:

You will regularly hear your coaches say that you should spar as often as you can after classes.

It definitely helps you build application knowledge.

However, for most of us as we are starting out this can be very overwhelming to do. You don't feel like you know enough to be successful or the process feels like drinking water from a firehouse.

Here is something that can help you to be successful.

When you are first starting out in BJJ your goal should be to get on top and stay on top.

Don't try focusing on all of the different techniques you have been learning.

Don't try focusing on submissions.

Focus on just surviving and staying on top.

Everything else will come.

Manager breathing and manage your output. That is crucial.

Also don't forget to ask lots of questions of your teammates. We are all here to help each other get better not collect wins.

Lastly, give yourself permission and grace to not be perfect when you are just learning. Everybody starts from the beginning, but we have a tendency to judge ourselves based on the skills of those of us around us even when the people around us have been doing it for significantly longer.

See you on the mats!

⚠️Reminder!!⚠️

This Friday instead of having our end of the month family night, we are hosting a 'Parents Night Out' event

We wanted to give the parents of our academy a break!

From 5pm til 7:30pm this Friday we will host a night of BJJ, Games and a Movie (Mario Galaxy) for our kids classes.

Giving parents a couple of hours for themselves.

An email went out earlier this week, with a follow-up email coming out later. These emails further detail what to expect and requirements to participate. (Please reach out if you are not receiving these emails)

Event will be open for students of our team as well as their siblings (Ages 3+ must be potty trained) RSVP at the front desk!

Please reach out or respond back to our emails if you have any questions!

We look forward to see you Friday!

Congratulations to all the individuals who earned a new belt last night.

The kids and adults who leveled up put in a tremendous amount of work and dedication to achieve what they have.

It was a pleasure for our coaches to be able to honor them with their new belts.

Proud of you all.

Thank you to all the teammates and families who showed up in support.

We can't do this alone. It may seem like an individual sport, but it requires a team to grow.

I am personally grateful for you all sharing the mats and calling Invictus your home.

Belt testing tonight!!

Both kids and adults!!

Please make sure to make it out tonight to support your teammates and have a great roll session!!

Jiu-jitsu is one of the best activities for self improvement.

You'll have days you feel amazing

You'll have days you wonder why you even go.

You'll have your resilience tested.

Your discipline tested.

It will teach you confidence in your abilities and that the hardest challenges are just a process that can be solved.

But, contrary to the marketing, Jiu-jitsu is NOT for everyone.

It's hard...

It requires a commitment to yourself.

It requires you to believe in yourself.

It requires trust in the process.

And a willingness to keep showing up when it gets hard.

But it's worth it.
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Lot of classes on the schedule for tonight. As well as tournaments this weekend.

Make sure to make it in and wish our teammates good luck!

See you on the mats!