Summer Rank Promotion 2023 Congratulations to all the students who recently underwent the 2023 summer jiu-jitsu rank promotion and moved up in rank! All the hard work, training, and disciplined living have paid off, resulting in new-found mastery and strength. The day was kicked off with an excellent seminar from Professor Tinguinha, teaching the art …
Our team participated in two separate competitions this weekend and emerged victorious in both. The first was the NABJJF Orange County Open. This was a local tournament held in Fullerton, CA. We took 4 competitors to this event with 3 of them fighting their way to gold. Both Cole and Armando submitted both their opponents …
We have just installed our new deluxe Jiu-Jitsu flooring and mats. We have always been committed to providing the most state of the art facility for training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With wood floors, filtered water and daily sanitation, Our academy is already known as the ‘Jitz Carlton’ of martial art schools. With the addition of our …
We are expanding our martial arts program by adding new Adult No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Classes on Monday nights at 6:30. Now students can practice No-Gi on both Monday and Friday nights at 6:30. The No Gi Jiu-Jitsu refers to practicing Jiu-Jitsu without the kimono or Gi. The Jiu-Jitsu game can change a little with No-Gi as …
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Our Jiu-Jitsu team takes gold at the legendary Pan Am’s. Every spring thousands of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes arrive in Orange County at the UCI Bren center to compete in the IBJJF Pan American Games. Recognized as one of the most sought after achievements in BJJ, the tournament attracts the best Jiu-Jitsu players from around the …
The Optimus BJJ 2018 Summer Belt Promotion was a great success! Congratulations to the entire crew of disciplined martial art students who received a promotion. In total we had 70 students move up in rank. The team is getting bigger, stronger and more powerful. I’m so proud of all the hard work the students put …
Tinguinha In-House Tournament Our Laguna Niguel Jiu Jitsu Team had an outstanding showing at the Tinguinha In House Tournament. The 10th annual Tinguinha In-House tournament is always a favorite with our Optimus Jiu Jitsu team. We had Jiu Jitsu practitioners from Dana Point, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Beach in attendance for the martial art tournament. …
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We are honored to be hosting a Gordo Jiu Jitsu seminar this March at the Optimus Academy. Master Roberto Correa De Lima, or Gordo, began his BJJ training in 1986 and has been training for 32 years. In this time he became 2 time World Champion and 4 time Pan American Champion. Gordo owns and …
We are excited to host Open Mat Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sessions on Sundays at 12 noon. There are many benefits to Open Mat sessions, from fine-tuning techniques to developing your in-the-moment-strategy as you face new and unpredictable opponents. As life-long students of jiu-jitsu, our game will constantly be evolving: there will be new learnings that develop …
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Round out your game at one of the newly added No Gi Jiu-Jitsu classes at the Optimus Academy. Try our Adult No-Gi Class on Fridays at 6:30p. Our No Gi Jiu-Jitsu classes will help you test your martial art skills in a new environment and challenge you to employ varying strategies that ultimately improve and …
