This is a very common question and to get all of the answers we recommend reading this article. In short, the main differences are cultural and AJJ seeks to avoid some of the negative aspects of BJJ culture. American Jiu Jitsu in short:
Legion American Jiu Jitsu HQ got established in the middle of the San Diego metropolitan area, which is has the most fiercely competitive jiu jitsu scene in the World. More, precisely Legion is across the road from MCAS Miramar, the home of Top Gun.
HQ offers 10,000 sqf of amenities, the biggest and most important one being the mat space. All 5800sqf of our mats are also equipped with a custom-built subfloor that makes training that much safer. The main academy also houses several offices, large locker room areas, a break-room and a state-of-the-art jiu jitsu studio which belongs to Jiu Jitsu X.
Owning your own Legion AJJ academy is now becoming possible. We are committed to spread AJJ throughout the continent. Find out more at our Legion Partners website.
Legion AJJ offers both gi and nogi programs. It is possible for our students to only do one or the other. However, we softly encourage our students to try to get proficient at both.
Because we are committed fully to jiu jitsu and because we want our students to be incredibly well-rounded, we also focus a lot on wrestling and judo as part of our training.
Our competition team works extensively with Justin Flores, there’s plenty of wrestling taught in our nogi classes and Miha Perhavec teaches a judo for jiu jitsu class every Saturday.
We also teach self-defense with strikes and situational awareness in mind, especially for beginners and those especially interested in fighting beyond grappling rules.
We do not teach any other martial arts, such as striking or MMA, so that we can stay committed to our primary goal, which is being the most professional jiu jitsu academy around.
At Legion AJJ we have scheduled classes during weekdays from 6am to 9pm. Those classes are tied together into programs. For example, our gi program encapsulates the Fundamentals class, Skill-building class and our Intermediate-Advanced classes.
That’s not that uncommon at BJJ academies. However, one of the biggest contributions we’ve managed to make is the introduction of structured, multi-week courses. The most well-known of those has to be the 5-Week Beginner Course, which revolutionized how most people experience jiu jitsu for the first time.
We also offer Nogi Bootcamps, Kids Courses a Teens Course and we already have even more in the works. That’s because the inherent structure of these courses offers way more bang for their buck to our clients.
Did you know? Legion AJJ HQ Team consists of more than 20 people with various roles that all culminate in a great experience for our members.
At Legion our mission is to provide you or your child with world-class jiu jitsu instruction.
