Private lessons
1 hour. 1 coach. Fix your game.
Work 1-on-1 with a New Ground coach to improve technique, build a game that fits you, or get sparring rounds in for quick development. Available for members, non-members, adults, and kids.
Single sessions or bundles of 4, 6, or 8 · group privates for 2–4 people · bundles are good for 45 days from your 1st session
Coaches
Who you can book
Coach Lobes
Positional systems, competition prep, and building a complete game from wherever yours is now. Books out fastest.
Groups of 2–4 · $200 a session, split it
Coach Franky
Early mornings, Wednesday nights, Saturday 9 AM. Wrestling, takedowns, and the conditioning to use them.
Groups up to 4 · +$20 per extra person
Coach Andres
Heavy pressure, explained. Top game, passing, competition prep, and the "why" before the "how".
Groups of 2–4 · $100 a session, split it
Coach Kri
Kids and women. Patient and precise; the coach for a nervous first-timer or a kid getting ready to compete.
1-on-1 only · kids & women
Coach Zak
Runs every Grounders class and the kids competition team. The pick for a kid who needs one-on-one time — nerves, a position that is not clicking, or getting ready to compete.
Kids privates · online booking opens shortly
Text to book with ZakCoach Joao
Joining the New Ground coaching staff. Private lesson times and rates go up here as soon as his calendar is set.
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Sessions
Who's training
60-minute sessions · pay online or at the desk · bundles expire 45 days after your 1st session · 24 hours' notice to move a session
Brand new to jiu jitsu? You don't need a private to start. The First 30 already includes a 30-minute 1-on-1 with a coach before your first class. Start there →
Questions
4 things people ask
Do I need to be a member?
No. Members, non-members, and people visiting from other schools all book the same way.
What if I need to reschedule?
24 hours' notice moves it free. Inside 24 hours the session is charged. The coach held that hour for you.
How long do I have to use a bundle?
45 days from your 1st session. A bundle of 8 is 2 a week for 4 weeks with room to spare; a bundle of 4 is 1 a week. Book them as you go, or all at once.
How is this different from the First 30 intro lesson?
The First 30 intro is 30 minutes to get you ready for your first group class. These are full hours on whatever you want, for people already training or who want to move faster.
Before you go
Not ready to book? Take week 1 of the training calendar.
The first 7 days of the First 30 calendar, warm-ups included, plus the 1-page first-class guide. Free, in your inbox in about a minute. The 5 intro emails follow, 1 a week.
Your Start Plan
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Where should we text your plan, you?
By tapping "Text me my plan" you agree that New Ground Jiu Jitsu may text, call and email you about your plan and your training, including with automated texting and dialing systems, even if your number is on a Do Not Call list. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP any time to stop.
Nothing is charged. A coach, not a call center, replies within 5 minutes during gym hours.
Who's training?
"Both" builds 2 plans.
Have you trained before?
Wrestling counts as "a little."
Which sounds more like you?
The first gets the First 30. The second gets the 6-Week Course, which starts Wednesday, November 4.
How old is your kid?
2 kids? Pick the younger; we'll place both.
Which nights can you actually make?
Pick 2 or more if you can. Be honest; the plan is built off this.
How did you hear about us?
Last one.
No pressure
Take week 1 of the training calendar. Free.
The first 7 days of the First 30 calendar, warm-ups included, plus the 1-page first-class guide: what to wear, which door, what the first 10 minutes look like. The 5 intro emails follow, 1 a week.
| What you get | When | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2 classes a week for 30 days: Fundamentals, then All Levels when a coach says so | Days 1–30 | $185 |
| New Ground rashguard, yours to keep | Day 1 | $50 |
| 30-minute private lesson with a coach before your first class (beginners) | Day 1 | $100 |
| The First 30 guide + 30-day training calendar with warm-ups | Day 1 | $49 |
| A training partner, assigned, who knows how to take care of a new person | Class 2 on | — |
| Coach check-ins on day 10 and day 25 · $0 enrollment if you stay · $20 apparel credit | Days 10 & 25 | $120 |
| Bought separately | $504 | |
| The First 30 | $100 | |
$504 is what these cost bought separately. The First 30 is $100 because the goal is the 30 days, not the sale. It's 2 classes a week on purpose: that's the pace a beginner can keep, and keeping it is what the first 30 days are for.
Make all 8 classes and it pays for itself.
The First 30 is 2 classes a week, 8 in 30 days. Make all 8 and if you continue, the $100 you paid is credited to your first month of membership: $120 instead of $220. 2 a week is the pace a beginner can actually keep for a month, so the target isn't a hoop, it's the point.
There is no refund, and there is nothing to refund. If day 30 comes and this isn't for you, you keep the rashguard, you keep the guide, you keep the calendar, and you don't come back. No exit call, no fee, no "let's talk about why." We'd rather you leave with a rashguard than stay on a contract. The only way to get the $100 back is to make all 8 classes, and at that point most people don't want it back.