Three of our four instructors are attending a recertification at Gracie University’s headquarters in Torrance, California starting Wednesday January 18th. We will be back to normal schedule on Tuesday January 24th.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to you and/or your kid(s) week routine, but this training is important to maintain the great level of instruction you and your family deserve while learning Gracie Jiu-Jitsu®.
We are grateful for the support you have given to our beloved school during these crazy times. We could have not made it without you!
We are happy to announce our new class schedule (effective Monday June 29, 2020).
We have a new waiver that must be filled out for every student before getting back to the mat.
Kids
Adult students, you too, whenever you can – we understand it is not always possible
All Students
*Contact us for further questions. Our contact info is at the bottom of every newsletter, and message we send, as well as in our website, and all our social media pages.
Classes will be 50-minutes long to allow us cleaning the mat and bathrooms between classes. Students, as always, we need your assistance to keep the place clean and tidy.
Due to the mere nature of the sport we practice, we have a high standard about all cleaning and disinfecting products we use at Teton Training Center since the first day we opened our school in May 2017. If you ever want to see a list of the products we use, just ask for one.
We are open again, but Gracie Game Day is such a big deal, that social distancing during that exciting day would be hard and unfair to our kiddos. We will send you the information for the makeup day with plenty of notice.
Meanwhile, you still must submit by Thursday 7/02 the tracking-sheet with your signature for the character traits seen during the school’s closure. Remember, your kid(s) must have earned his/her age X 100 points to be merited with that character’s trait badge.
We understand not everybody may not feel comfortable attending classes in person just yet. So, we will have Zoom on during our live classes for a while longer. If you would like to attend class this way, email us, so we can send you a class link to the correct address.
The main focus will be in the live classes, but we will set the camera at an angle that it will allow you to continue practicing GJJ from home whether you have a training partner or not. Solo drills are a great way to improve any technique!
Face-to-face or via Zoom, we can’t wait to see you!
Jess & JC.
Hey everyone,
We are super excited to announce the commencement of daily Zoom classes for all of our active students in the coming weeks!
We are immensely grateful for your support, and are constantly looking for ways to better serve you. There is no additional fee for this service, and you will continue building credit for tuition payments made during the downtime.
We hope you will see the value in what we are doing so that we may continue to earn your support. Here is what you can expect with this new program: Official Schedule: We will generate an official class schedule with multiple classes each week for all of our programs: Gracie Combatives, Master Cycle, Gracie Bullyproof and Women Empowered. We’ll be sending you the schedule next week. Live Two-way Video: Zoom meetings are awesome, and since they allow live two-way video, we’ll be able to see you and you will be able to see us. Besides the great connection opportunity this will provide us, this will also enable us to monitor your progress and answer your questions you have in real time!
If you don’t have a Zoom account yet, get a free one here!
No Partner Necessary: We have completely re-structured our entire curriculum so that every Zoom class can be completed with 100% solo participation. If you have a partner, that’s fine, but a partner will not be necessary for any of the lessons we conduct.
5 Elements of Growth: While we were restructuring the curriculum, we realized how many elements of Jiu-Jitsu are regularly neglected during standard partnered practice in group settings. What’s exciting about these Zoom sessions is that we will have a chance to address all the neglected areas: macro movements, micro movements, mobility, mindset and visualization.
100% Class Credit: We are so confident you will make measurable progress, that each time you attend a Zoom session, we will be pulling your attendance card and issuing full credit (check mark) for your participation! We’ll be sending specific details about the Zoom class schedule next week based on the program you are enrolled in. In the meantime, we hope you continue taking advantage of our live weekend webinars and online Gracie University access. If you missed last weekend’s seminars, click here to watch the recordings.
Please add our email address to your contacts so you don’t miss our messages with the private invitations and other updates! gjjdriggs@gmail.com
Hello dear students,
We hope that you are hanging in there at worst, doing great at best.
Earlier this week, head instructors from Gracie CTCs all over the world, had a meeting with Rener & Ryron Gracie to discuss the best steps to continue our Jiu-Jitsu journeys.
Before we get into any of that, here is what our State Government has laid out in regards to businesses reopening – https://rebound.idaho.gov
Idaho will allow gym and facilities like ours to open halfway through May, and we will restart ADULT classes then. We will focus on solo drills and follow all the state’s distancing guidelines. For those students who are uncomfortable returning to the mat just yet, we will Zoom all classes for you to watch at home.
Children and social distancing do not mix, so kids’ classes will return at a further stage in the states plan, though we may restart the Black Belt Club early & Zoom those classes as well.
Remember, www.GracieUniversity.com is there for you 24/7! All the details are in Combatives, all the jokes are in MC. Study up! Keep that sword sharp. Their seminars and (live) webinars are worth watching while you have the time.
Guys, we train for worse case scenarios, we prepare to have a calm mind during chaos, so stay calm, survive, defend, escape, control and submit. Ultimately, we are confident we will submit this opponent and move on to tapping each other again. Until then, stay safe and see you via Zoom. We will keep sending you emails with updates as needed.
We can’t wait to see you all on the mat again!
Jess & JC.
January 11, 2020
Thank you for letting us share a little bit of Women Empowered® with you! We hope our quick seminar inspired you to invest time in learning ways to protect your most valuable asset: your own safety.
As we mentioned at the beginning of the event, Women Empowered® is the reason we started doing Jiu-Jitsu back in the winter of 2014/2015. We fell in love with the Gracie system. After we finished the program, we wanted more… so much more, that here we are -5 years later- the proud owners of the only Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (GJJ) Certified Training Center (CTC) in all Idaho!
If after the seminar you are still not sure about the program, we would like you to know that most martial arts schools offer only one or two free classes. All Gracie CTCs, including ours, offer a 10-day trial, so you can attend as many classes as your schedule allows within those 10-calendar-days. That includes both beginners programs: Gracie Combatives® (co-ed) and Women Empowered®.
If you don’t love the environment and the lessons, no hurt feelings, and you’ve learned a few extra tips in self-defense! BTW, you can start attending classes whenever. No need to wait for “class # 1” as the curriculum is designed on purpose this way, so anyone can join in at any given time! To see our classes schedule visit: https://tetontrainingcenter.com/schedule/
We always encourage you to fully research your options to find what is best for you. What better way than taking classes first hand? Our door is always open, and we welcome any question(s) you might have.
To check out the pictures from the seminar, visit:
www.TetonTrainingCenter.com/seminar
Again, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to us.
We are looking forward to seeing you again on our mat!
JC & Jess Coakley.
Original published date: October 18, 2019 7:30 pm
We will let the experts talk.
December 13, 2019 – 8:00 pm
Unlike most self-defense systems that rely heavily on strength, speed, and coordination, the techniques in the Women Empowered® program employ leverage, technique, and timing, so anyone, regardless of age or athletic ability, can make them work against larger opponents.
No experience is necessary to participate. The seminar is open to women ages 13 and up (anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday January 11th, 2020 from 12:00 to 2:30 pm. This seminar is 100% FREE, but you must sign up in advance! If you or someone you love would like to participate in this special 2½ hour seminar, register here today to save your spot.
Feel free to share this information with any of your friends who might be interested in attending! To see other free seminar locations around the world, click here.
July 30, 2019 – 10:30 pm
You can’t protect your child unless you protect yourself – Learn self-defense!
Women Empowered at Teton Training Center starting August 3rd, 2019. Saturdays at 12:00 pm & Mondays at 6:30 pm. No experience needed. The only requirement is your desire to learn self-defense in a safe, cooperative environment.
Questions? / To sign-up for your free 10-day trial: gjjdriggs@gmail.com
Original published date October 18, 2018 8:30 pm
If taught correctly, it can be one of the most fun, rewarding, challenging, and engaging journeys of your life. But if taught incorrectly, it can be dangerous, ineffective, and very discouraging.
You can learn these techniques, taught the correct way, at any Certified Training Center around the world, including ours:
Man, woman or child, come practice Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (GJJ) with us! Check out our weekly schedule here.
Original published date: May 19, 2018 1:20 pm
Teton Training Center is the only Gracie Certified Training Center (CTC) in all Idaho!
To learn more about our kids programs, click here.
To learn more about our adult programs:
Let us show you why we love Gracie Jiu-Jitsu® so much!
Original published date: March 11, 2018 4:55 pm
The T-City Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship for one year of training at any Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center in the world, including Gracie University Headquarters. For more information or to submit an application, visit: The Brian Ortega Foundation.
Original published date: May 8, 2017 7:30 pm
Hello!
We are proud to bring Gracie Jiu-Jitsu®, the most effective self-defense program in the world, to Teton Valley.
In case you didn’t know, we are a Certified Training Center for this amazing discipline! We offer a free 10-day trial so you can check out our classes, and experience firsthand the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu® curriculum. We have classes for adults and children.
In case you didn’t know, we also offer Zumba Fitness® classes. To see our current weekly class schedule, click here.
We will be adding few more classes as we settle down in our new place, so be sure to come back again and see what is new!
We are looking forward to seeing you at Teton Training Center (aka Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Driggs)!
JC & Jess Coakley.
To read the article Teton Valley News wrote about us, click here.
