Brasa Jiu-Jitsu Highwood
2020-08-31T16:43:31.795Z
So - first time reviewer, long time visitor (on Google reviews at least) but I felt this gym was worth the time and effort to encourage others to check it out, from the perspective of a visitor. (If you ask me this is a valuable outside perspective for these types of establishments)Unfortunately work keeps me out of the area so I'm only able to visit this gym while seeing the fam - in a nutshell though, and please don't tell my mother, it has become a toss up between getting to roll here and seeing the family as to what I'm most excited about when heading home. The instruction here is top notch and super technical and the instructors do a fantastic job of "walking the mats" to ensure everyone is getting the concept/technique and when they arent, gets hands on with a student until they do (if you ask me this is as valuable, if not more so, than the instruction itself)...and despite their accolades in international competition - they are also super humble, friendly, and open - they make you feel at home immediately and genuinely care about your development, even visitors.That being said, this is not a gym/team for the feint of heart. The practitioners there are highly competitive and there is always a mixture of higher belts that you will roll with, and they will push you...the good thing is, like their primary instructors, they will take an interest in seeing you develop as a team member and will lend their instructive advice on how to improve your jiu jitsu game.This is a gym and community to be emulated in the larger jiu jitsu scene and I hope where ever I land to find one just like it.