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Brett Teaching adult students at Elevate in the Accelerator Program how to throw from a ground up approach.
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Part 3: How to Tie Your Belt🥋

Part 2: How to tie your belt🥋

Part one is on Sensei Sandra’s IG Sandra Robichaud

What if I paid you to learn judo and jiu-jitsu? 🥋

Here's the deal: $399 for 4 weeks at Elevate Dojo. Show up twice a week, post your progress in our app, meet with me twice — and you get all $399 back.

No experience needed. No gi to start. Just shorts, a t-shirt, and two sessions a week.

Spots are limited and I coach every beginner personally. Send us a message with the word CHALLENGE, or claim your spot here: https://www.elevatedojo.com/adult-judo-jiujitsu-exeter

Falling safely is one of the first skills every beginner learns at Elevate Dojo.

We teach backward falls before bigger throws so adults can develop confidence, protect their bodies, and enjoy learning Judo step by step.

Adult Judo × Jiujitsu in Exeter, RI.
DM START to try a class.

Ura Nage begins long before the finish.

In this lesson, we start from the ground so both partners can feel the structure of the position: where the head and shoulder need to be, how the pull connects, and how pressure from the leg begins to move the partner.

Working this way gives the person performing the technique clearer feedback while helping the partner understand exactly what movement is needed. Better communication creates better partners—and better partners create better learning.

Exeter and South County adults: DM START for beginner Judo and Jiujitsu class options.

📍 Elevate Dojo
560C S County Trail, Exeter, RI

Your role is always to help develop your next best partner. Often, that means we need to articulate precisely what we need our partner to do so we can complete the specific technique we are working on.

Here, we are working on the dynamics of a knee-cut position and how we can potentially defend with a forward shrimp movement.

Exeter and South County adults: DM START for beginner Judo and Jiujitsu class options.

📍 Elevate Dojo
560C S County Trail, Exeter, RI

Better partnerships lead to a much better training experience.

We use a ground-up approach to help our adult Judo and Jiujitsu students learn how to perform sweeps safely and enjoyably from a bottom position. These concepts then carry over to standing, where both partners can better understand balance, positioning, and timing.

For an adult learner, your training partner is your most valuable teaching tool. The relationship between partners—uke and tori—must be built on trust and safety first. From there, they can have fun learning and developing together.

Too often, people try to COMPETE against their partners and WIN every exchange. First, we must understand our own constraints and the constraints of others. That is where the learning and development process begins.

Over time, we may even develop a better understanding of what WINNING truly looks like.

Want to develop your Judo and Jiujitsu in Exeter? DM START.

📍 Elevate Dojo
560C S County Trail, Exeter, RI