Your training,
your questions

No. No experience is required and most people who walk in have never trained a martial art before. Classes welcome every level and instruction is adjusted to your background and learning pace.

You warm up with the group, learn a technique broken down step by step, drill it with a partner at your own pace, then finish with a question and answer session. Nothing is compulsory and you can sit out any drill. The trial class is $30.

Bring a clean set of athletic wear to change into, ideally a rash guard or fitted t-shirt and shorts without zips or pockets. Outside clothes are not allowed on the mats, which keeps the environment hygienic and prevents skin infections. You do not need a gi, every session here is no-gi.

A one-off trial class is $30. Monthly membership is $250 for adults and $200 for anyone under 24. There are no franchise or registration fees.

Every session is no-gi. You train in a rash guard and shorts rather than the traditional jacket, so control comes from body locks, underhooks and head position instead of cloth grips. You never need to buy a gi to train here.

No. The academy is not run as a competition team and most students never enter a tournament. The focus is on refining technique, going back over positions you already know and making them cleaner, rather than training toward a competition date. If you do want to compete there is plenty of experience in the room to prepare you.

Each session is adapted to your goals, experience and body type. Coaches give guidance based on the questions you ask and the techniques you want to work on, rather than running everyone through an identical syllabus.

Ask questions during the class question and answer session. Coaches give personal feedback and adjust the technique to your body so you progress faster.

There is a water cooler with cold and hot refills at no charge, and mats are sanitised regularly. Class sizes are kept balanced so you get individual attention.

The academy is at 44 North Canal Road, Level 3, Singapore 059300, a short walk from Clarke Quay MRT in the Singapore CBD. The Google Plus Code is 7RPW+VQ.

Beginner classes run Tuesday and Friday at 6pm and 7pm, and Sunday at 12pm. All levels classes run Wednesday at 7pm and Saturday at 1pm. Weekday lunchtime classes are being added.

Training is cooperative rather than competitive by default. You drill at a pace you and your partner agree on, you tap to end any position before it becomes uncomfortable, and mats are sanitised regularly. Tell the coach about any injury before class and the technique will be adapted.

The academy has been running since 2006. AsiaOne and Yahoo News both report it as Singapore's first and longest-running Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy, and the bjjsin.com domain has been registered since August 2006.

The man who opened the academy in 2006 and still teaches every week. He was the first Singaporean to earn a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, at a time when the whole country held fewer than five blue belts. He teaches by answering what you ask rather than running a fixed syllabus, so the technique gets built around your body instead of an average one.

Nine first places on overall team standings, starting in 2008, two years after the academy opened. Team placings add up every medal an academy's athletes win, so they measure the whole room rather than one standout. The academy is not run as a competition team now and most students never compete.

Yes. Every class on the timetable is no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling. Adults train in a rash guard and shorts, and the academy runs only no-gi sessions, with no separate nights.

Yes. Complete beginners join the beginner classes, which are entirely no-gi, with no martial arts experience required. Techniques are broken down step by step, drilling is done at your own pace and nothing in the class is compulsory.

Yes. Adults commonly start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in their thirties and forties. Age changes how hard and how often you should train, rather than whether you can start. Training consistently, choosing controlled partners and tapping early matter more than arriving fit.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teaches you to stay calm under pressure, escape pins and control another person without relying on strikes. It is strongest once distance has closed. No martial art removes risk, and leaving safely remains the first choice.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Singapore is at 44 North Canal Road in Clarke Quay, about three minutes from Clarke Quay MRT. Evening beginner and all-levels classes are scheduled for adults travelling from work in the Singapore CBD and elsewhere in Singapore.