Vector Jiu-Jitsu

ion of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu*. Uniquely, Vector Jiu-Jitsu will insist that participation and rank advancement require academic, personal growth and community service elements (to include work in a zero-waste organic garden). As a youth development program, our focus is not on prevention of negative behaviors but on the cultivation of maximum potential from our adolescents. Vector Jiu-Jitsu sees the youth of Jackson as a resource to be developed and not a problem to be managed.

*Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Roughly translating to “the gentle art”, Jiu-Jitsu is a ground-based grappling martial art that utilizes NO STRIKING of any kind. Similar to wrestling, the goal of a jiu-jitsu practitioner is to takedown and control an adversary using position and pressure. Vector Jiu-jitsu intends to use the growing popularity of this fascinating version of kinetic chess to emphasize technique and strategy over athleticism and aggression.