Lakewood Jiu jitsu Academy
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Self-Defense | Lakewood, CO
ABOUT
LAKEWOOD JIU JITSU
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Gracie/ Brazilian jiu jitsu self-defense
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Traditional martial arts values
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Verbal judo and de-escalation strategies
LAKEWOOD JIU-JITSU
"Jiu jitsu represents the triumph of human intelligence over brute strength."
- Grandmaster Hélio Gracie
Lakewood Jiu-Jitsu Academy teaches practical Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in a safe, structured, and beginner-friendly environment. Our academy is designed for students who want realistic self-defense skills without tournament pressure or aggressive gym culture.
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As a Gracie University Certified Training Center, LJJA follows an organized curriculum that helps adults, children, and families build confidence, technical skill, and personal safety. Students learn how to use leverage, timing, balance, and control rather than relying on size, strength, or aggression.
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Serving Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Denver, Golden, and nearby Colorado communities, LJJA provides a clear path for students who want practical self-defense, confidence, bully prevention, fitness, or long-term Gracie Jiu-Jitsu training.
Why Lakewood Jiu-Jitsu?
Structured jiu jitsu curriculum based on 100 years of Gracie teaching
Students have access to an extensive video library of ALL Gracie jiu jitsu techniques.
Every Gracie Combatives class is taught to be learnable by even FIRST TIME students
Why Lakewood Jiu-jitsu?
Convenient Location
Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy is conveniently located in central Lakewood very close to St. Anthony's Hospital and the Federal Center. Large parking lot.
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Qualified Instructor
​Professor Jim Medley has over 30 years of jiu-jitsu teaching experience. Jim has taught as a college professor as well as an instructor in the police academy. Holding an M.Ed., Jim understands how different people and different age groups learn most effectively.
Proven Self-defense Program
Lakewood jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is the only BJJ school in Lakewood, CO certified to teach the Gracie Combatives self-defense program. Gracie jiu-jitsu prepares students for real-world self-defense like no other martial arts program.
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Safe Training Environment
Gracie Combatives is the perfect martial arts program for professionals and parents who cannot afford to be injured while learning self-defense. Classes focus on cooperative learning and competitive sparring is not required. Any hands-on martial arts training carries some risk of accidental injuries, but being required to spar as a beginner exposes inexperienced students to risks that can be avoided.
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New Clean Facility
Lakewood Jiu-Jitsu Academy has clean shower facilities and large restrooms for comfortably changing clothes before or after class. The mats are cleaned and disinfected after every class.
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Convenient for Parents
Lakewood Jiu-jitsu Academy has chairs and tables where parents can sit to watch children's classes. Samurai Smoothie can also provide parents with smoothies or a coffee drink while they watch class.