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We will be closed over the Christmas – New Year period as follows: Kids Closed Kids program will stop from 21/12/20 until 14/02/21 Returning to normal schedule Monday 15/02/21 Adults Closed 24/12/20 to 27/12/20 31/12/20 to 03/01/21 Open (revised hours) 21 to 23/12/20 28 to 30/12/20 04 to 08/01/21 Fundamentals classes from 6pm to 7pm...Read More

If you’re on this page, you’re probably a parent in Canberra who’s considering signing their kid up to martial arts. Call us biased, but we think this is a fantastic idea! The obvious reason to sign your son or daughter up to a martial art like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is health and fitness. Many parents...Read More

Good news: With sports now being allowed in the ACT, we’re finally re-opening our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Fyshwick, Canberra. After two long months off, Chave de Ouro will be operating from June 20! We know that some of our members will be understandably concerned about hygiene and the safety of training in the wake...Read More

Martial arts and self-defence training is one of the best ways to foster development among kids and young adults. But if you’re a parent in Canberra, you may be confused as to which martial art you should start your kids off on. There are many options for kids martial arts training. But at Chave de...Read More

In Jiu-Jitsu, as with any martial art, training generally takes place in an indoor environment, with plenty of physical contact, heat and sweat. Jiu-Jitsu, by and large, is practiced by healthy people. Nevertheless, besides being healthy, practitioners have to be meticulous in tending to their personal hygiene. ​ First, they need to get a full...Read More

Jiu-Jitsu is safety Safety is what we initially require when we are putting our kids into something relatively new to us (and especially to them). Getting them to train Jiu-Jitsu is perfectly safe. There is practically a 0% incident rate when kids get into Jiu-Jitsu. For one thing, Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu carry an honest, well thought...Read More