ABOUT HEAVY METTLE JIU JITSU

Founded in 2017 by Derek Stevens, Heavy Mettle Jiu Jitsu establishes a setting where everyone holds themselves and each other accountable for achieving their goals while attaining a distinctive level of training.

Our mission is to deliver world-class Jiu Jitsu in a safe, positive, structured, and goal-oriented environment that imparts members with a comprehensive understanding of technique and situation.

While heavy mettle is a play on words, we believe it is an ideal philosophy for training Jiu Jitsu and applying its concepts to everyday life.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art based the fundamentals of Judo and centers around grappling and submission holds. BJJ focuses on moving a fight to the ground and controlling an opponent by gaining a dominant position and using a number of techniques to result in a submission.

Translated from Japanese, "Jiu Jitsu" means "the gentle art," and revolves around the concept that a person can successfully defend themselves against an opponent who is bigger, stronger, and heavier by using leverage and weight distribution to take the fight to the ground and defeat them.