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BTT Bridgewater
The BTT Foundations Course

Go From Complete Beginner
to Ready to Train

Six weeks. The essential positions, movements, techniques, and training habits that make Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu understandable.

Six weeks · Separate adult and kids tracks · BTT gi included

Reserve My Foundations Seat — $99

No experience required. Your $99 reservation is applied to the $299 course total.

20 seats · First cohort starts the week of September 1

Most Beginners Don't Need a Trial.
They Need a Starting Point.

Walking into a regular Jiu-Jitsu class can feel like entering a conversation in a language you do not speak yet. The movements are unfamiliar. The positions have names you have never heard. The people around you may have trained for years.

Foundations changes that. You begin with other new students and learn the sport in the order it should be taught. Each lesson builds on the one before it, so you understand not only what to do, but why you are doing it.

By week six, the mat makes sense.

The Curriculum

A Structured Path,
Not Six Random Classes

Weeks 1 and 2: Learn to Move

Build the movements, safety habits, and positional awareness that everything else depends on.

Weeks 3 and 4: Learn to Defend and Control

Understand how to stay safe, improve your position, escape, and control a partner before attacking.

Weeks 5 and 6: Put the Pieces Together

Connect the positions and techniques, practice making decisions, and prepare to enter regular classes.

Every week builds on the last. You are never expected to figure it out alone.

Earned, not given.

The Outcome

What You'll Be Ready
to Do by Week Six

Recognize the major positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Move safely and effectively with a training partner
Protect yourself and begin escaping common bad positions
Understand how to establish and maintain control
Follow the structure and etiquette of a regular BTT class
Participate in controlled beginner training when you are ready
Continue into full membership with confidence and a clear direction

You will not know everything after six weeks. You will know how to train, and what to work on next.

Two Tracks

Choose Your
Foundations Track

Adult Foundations

For adults who want to begin Jiu-Jitsu without being dropped into the deep end.

Build practical skill, physical confidence, fitness, and an understanding of how to train safely in Gi and No-Gi classes.

No previous martial-arts experience or minimum fitness level is required.

Kids Foundations

A safe, age-appropriate introduction to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Children learn how to listen, move with control, work with a partner, respond calmly under pressure, and understand the basic positions of the sport.

Kids train in small groups divided by age. Adults train in their own separate track.

Who Teaches It

Led by Black Belts.
Direct BTT Lineage.

Prof. Daniel Gazoni
Black Belt · 5th Degree

Prof. Daniel Gazoni

Head of BTT New England

Co-founder of BTT Boston, the first Brazilian Top Team affiliate in the United States. Over 30 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience. Prof. Gazoni has produced more than 40 black belts and multiple IBJJF champions throughout his career.

Prof. Levi Moura
Black Belt

Prof. Levi Moura

Head Instructor

Co-founder of BTT Back Bay and a decorated IBJJF competitor with multiple gold medals at the national level. Prof. Moura began his Jiu-Jitsu journey in Brazil and has competed and won across the country.

What's Included

One Price.
Everything You Need.

Six weeks of structured beginner coaching from our elite instructor team, led by BTT black belts
Unlimited classes in your track for all six weeks
Your BTT gi, a $175 value
Separate adult and age-appropriate kids instruction
A deliberate beginner curriculum
A progress review before graduation
A direct transition into regular BTT membership

$299 total. Reserve your seat today for $99, applied to the course. When the 20 seats fill, the next cohort waits until the following cycle.

Complete Foundations and you'll move straight into full membership.

Starts

Week of September 1

Doors open August 2026 · exact class days confirmed at signup

Where

620 Bedford Street

Bridgewater, MA 02324

Ages

Kids as young as 3, through adults

Separate kids and adult tracks

Twenty Seats.
One Cohort.

Reserve My Foundations Seat — $99

Your $99 reservation is applied to the $299 course total.

20 seats · First cohort starts the week of September 1

Not ready to claim a seat? Reserve a $29 intro class first →