As summer slowly approaches, this week’s curriculum is bringing the heat! The techniques in A and B are challenging at first but crucial to developing your movement. Movement is key, not only to understanding Jiu Jitsu but to improving your quality of life off the mats! Always remember that if you are struggling with a […]

This week we dive back into the regular training schedule after an exciting week of association camp and promotions. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Association camp, Felipe Costa seminar, and Promotion Ceremony! We had an incredible time sharing Professor’s Jiu Jitsu with our affiliates from all over the world and celebrating together […]

Coming off the weekend at the Santa Cruz Open we are rolling right into Caio Terra Association Camp! This is an exciting week of training as Professor will be teaching throughout in addition to a seminar with Felipe Costa on Wednesday. Stay and celebrate with the team for the CTA belt promotion ceremony following the […]

This weekend, the 2023 IBJJF Santa Cruz is open at the Kaiser Pavilion in Santa Cruz! Come down and support the team on Saturday and especially Sunday when the team trophies are awarded. CTA Instructors, Tyler Shew, Bruno Ueda, Gabriel Marangoni, and Vitor Paschoal will be competing! Hope to see you there! MONDAY (April 17th) […]

We want to take the time to welcome all our new members who joined in the past two months! Welcome to CTA; keep training, and I hope you are all having fun! We’d also like to thank all our existing members; you guys make CTA special and the reason we work so hard! MONDAY (April […]

April is here, and what a busy month we have ahead! April 22nd and 23rd, we will be at the IBJJF Santa Cruz open. Come down and support your teammates, or if you ever thought about competing, there is no better tournament than this one! The following week will be our annual CTA association camp. […]

We look forward to a warmer April as we start the last week of March. This past month we replaced the mats, added a new heater, and will be looking to upgrade our entire HVAC system in April. We’d like to take the time to thank everyone for their support over the years; we can’t […]

Springtime is finally here! Hopefully, the weather gets the memo and things start to warm up!   MONDAY (March 20th) 6:30 am (CT-A Fundamentals) : CLOSED GUARD: SWEEPING FROM CLOSED GUARD 11:30 am (CT-A Fundamentals): CLOSED GUARD: SWEEPING FROM CLOSED GUARD 6:00 pm (CT-B Fundamentals): KNEE ON BELLY: KNEE ON BELLY ATTACKS 7:00 pm (CT-C […]

They say the best time to start Jiu Jitsu is when you are seven, the second best time is today! If you are looking to learn an effective martial art, get in shape or be a world champion, we have a program for you! At the Caio Terra Academy, San Jose, our goal is to […]

Spring is a few weeks away, and after a couple of weeks of super cold temperatures, we can’t wait for the warmer weather to arrive! This week in CTB, we will be going over X guard. X guard was made popular by Marcelo Garcia, and over the years, it has become one of the fundamental […]