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A look inside

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An honest impression of what training here actually looks like — everyday mat time, seminars, competitions and belt promotions.

Gi training

The main kimono class: technique of the day, guided drilling and free rolling.

  • Student in a blue gi working past his partner’s guard, both in the kimono
  • Student in a white gi holding side control with a cross-face on his partner
  • Three students talking in front of the team banner just before class
  • Side control in the gi, with more pairs rolling in the background
  • Student in a black gi defending from guard against his partner
  • Close-up of two students in blue gis fighting for position
  • Coach passing his partner’s guard, the Carlson Gracie crest on his back
  • Student in a black gi controlling his partner from the top
  • Free rolling in the gi, a purple belt lying on the mat beside the pair
  • Two adults in white gis, the top player controlling with a collar grip
  • Coach kneeling at the edge of the mat, laughing during a break in training
  • Coach drilling a ground technique in the gi while the group watches from the edge of the mat
  • Student in a blue gi following the demonstration from the edge of the mat

No-Gi training

Grappling without the kimono — faster, fewer grips, in rashguard and shorts.

  • Coach watching an adult class drill, with the flags of Japan, Brazil and Switzerland on the wall behind
  • Coach seated on the mat, talking two students through the next step
  • Coach correcting two students in the middle of a technique
  • Two adults drilling a leg control in no-gi
  • A guard pass in the no-gi class, with more pairs training in the background
  • Student holding side control on his partner
  • Coach working from open guard underneath his partner
  • Close-up: coach controlling his partner tightly from the top
  • View across the dojo mat in Affoltern am Albis with several pairs training

Kids

From the children’s and youth classes in Affoltern am Albis.

  • Coach guiding two children through a jiu-jitsu technique
  • Group of children in white gis seated on the mat in front of the team banner

Competitions

Our athletes at tournaments at home and abroad.

Photos from our competitions are on their way.

Videos

Moving pictures from the dojo in Affoltern am Albis.

  • Still from the promo video: a student in a blue gi controlling his partner, grinning, with the full mat behind him

    An evening on the mat — our promo video.

  • Still from the video: a coach in a blue gi speaking to the group at the belt promotion, the flags of Japan, Brazil and Switzerland behind him

    The adults’ belt promotion, December 2025.

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