Gi and No-Gi, alternating
Gi on Tuesday and Thursday, No-Gi on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Same times each day, so you can build a routine around whichever you prefer — or train both.
Adults · All Levels
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Maple, Ontario
Gi and No-Gi. Morning, lunch and evening mats, six days a week.
Claim Your Free WeekBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the grappling art of controlling a resisting opponent and finishing the fight without striking. It rewards leverage, timing and patience over size and aggression, which is why it has become the foundation of modern martial arts and the reason most people who walk through our door have never trained anything before.
We run both Gi and No-Gi at Maple Jiu-Jitsu Academy. The Gi — the traditional jacket and pants — slows the game down and teaches grip fighting, leverage and technical precision. No-Gi strips the grips away and turns the pace up, favouring body locks, underhooks and scrambles. Most of our members train both, because each one exposes holes the other one hides.
Classes are mixed-level. You will be paired with people who can control you safely, and you will never be thrown into hard sparring on your first night. Every class opens with a warm-up and technical instruction, then builds toward positional rounds and, if you want it, open sparring at the end.
What makes this class different
Three time slots a day
7:30 AM before work, 12:30 PM at lunch, and 8:00 PM in the evening. Shift workers and parents are not locked out of training here.
Saturday open mat
Three o'clock Saturdays. No instruction, no structure — just mat time to drill what you are working on or roll with whoever shows up.
A genuine competition room
Our instructors hold IBJJF Open, Canadian National, ADCC Toronto Open and Ontario Open titles. Competing is entirely optional, but if you want it, the coaching is there.
Class schedule
Monday
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
- 8:00 PM – 9:00 PMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Tuesday
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AMGi Jiu-Jitsu
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMGi Jiu-Jitsu
- 8:00 PM – 9:00 PMGi Jiu-Jitsu
Wednesday
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
- 8:00 PM – 9:00 PMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Thursday
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AMGi Jiu-Jitsu
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMGi Jiu-Jitsu
- 8:00 PM – 9:00 PMGi Jiu-Jitsu
Friday
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
- 8:00 PM – 9:00 PMNo-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Saturday
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMOpen Mat
Times are pulled live from the academy schedule, so this page cannot drift out of date. See the full timetable for every class we run.
Questions parents and beginners ask
Do I need a gi to start?
No. Start in a t-shirt and shorts with no zippers or pockets and train the No-Gi classes while you decide. If you want to try the Gi classes before buying one, ask at the front desk and we will lend you one.
Do I need to be fit before I start?
No. Jiu-Jitsu is how people get fit, not something you get fit for first. You control your own pace in every round and you can sit one out whenever you need to.
How long until I am not completely lost?
Most people stop feeling overwhelmed somewhere around the six-to-eight week mark, and start recognising positions rather than just surviving them. Training two to three times a week gets you there fastest.
Is sparring compulsory?
No. Sparring runs at the end of class and you decide whether to take part. Plenty of members drill for their first several weeks and only start rolling when they feel ready.
Your first week is free
No commitment and no sales pitch. Come in, take a class, and decide afterwards. We are at 20 Cranston Park Ave in Maple, minutes from Vaughan and Richmond Hill.