Adult program
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Adult Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, trained no-gi — faster, sweatier, closest to wrestling and MMA.
What it is
This is the adult Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) program at Immortals, and we train it no-gi. Without a jacket to grip, the pace goes up and you rely on body control, underhooks, and pressure instead of collar and sleeve. It is the style closest to wrestling and to MMA, it is beginner-friendly from your first class, and it runs several nights a week. (Gi training here is for kids only.)
What a class looks like
Warm-up, then a coach teaches a no-gi specific position — a body-lock pass, a leg entry, a guard retention detail — and breaks it into pieces you drill with a partner. Then you roll. No-gi scrambles are quick, so beginners are paired carefully and coached to move at a manageable pace. A first-timer rolls light with someone experienced; nobody is trying to hurt you. Live sparring closes the class.
Beginner-friendly, not watered down
Without grips the exchanges speed up, which sounds intimidating and rarely is. New people are matched with partners who control the pace, and the fundamentals are taught assuming you have never grappled. You learn frames, underhooks, and pressure — skills that transfer everywhere.
The MMA and wrestling crossover
No-gi is the grappling you see in mixed martial arts and it shares a language with wrestling. If that is your background or your goal, this is the room — and it pairs directly with our wrestling and Muay Thai programs.
On the schedule
When we run it
- Monday7:30 PM – 8:30 PMNo Gi Jiu Jitsu
- Tuesday6:30 PM – 7:30 PMFundamentals Jiu Jitsu (No-Gi)
- Tuesday7:30 PM – 8:30 PMNo Gi Jiu Jitsu
- Thursday6:30 PM – 7:30 PMFundamentals Jiu Jitsu (No-Gi)
- Thursday7:30 PM – 8:30 PMNo Gi Jiu Jitsu
- Friday6:30 PM – 7:30 PMFundamentals Jiu Jitsu (No-Gi)
- Saturday12:30 PM – 2:00 PMNo Gi Jiu Jitsu
Your coach
Mike Rakshan
2x ADCC Open Champion · IBJJF Pan American Champion · 2x IBJJF Worlds Silver
Full bioCommon questions
Before your first No Gi Jiu Jitsu class
Yes. The fundamentals are taught for people on day one. Come to any adult jiu jitsu class and a coach will look after you.
A plain t-shirt (tucked in) and shorts without zippers or pockets are fine for your free trial. Longer term, a rashguard and shorts or spats.
No. Adult jiu jitsu at Immortals is no-gi. Gi training is part of our kids program only.
Yes. No-gi rewards a wrestling base and adds the submission game on top of it.
Yes. Live sparring follows every scheduled class, for all levels. You control the intensity, especially early on.
Try No Gi Jiu Jitsu free
Your first class is on us — no experience or gear required. Book online or call (201) 815-7066.
199 Scoles Ave, Clifton, NJ 07012 · (201) 815-7066