REAL JIU JITSU

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Adults
in Alpharetta, GA

We offer two distinct programs designed to meet the needs of individuals seeking real-world self-protection skills or a more traditional martial arts experience:

A) Practical Self-Defense for the Real World

This program teaches you how to be your own bodyguard and protect your loved ones. It focuses on essential real-life skills, including:

Situational awareness and threat avoidance
Evasion and de-escalation tactics
Managing aggressive behavior
Extreme close-quarters combatives (unarmed and armed)
Legal use-of-force principles
Post-incident procedures, including interacting with law enforcement

Our self-defense training emphasizes practical, common-sense techniques and strategies designed to prepare you for the realities of street-level confrontations.

B) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Adults)

Our BJJ program complements the Practical Self-Defense course and offers students an opportunity to train for sport competition or personal development. Whether your goal is fitness, confidence, or mastery of grappling techniques, our classes provide a challenging and supportive environment for all skill levels.

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Real Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from the Source

Learn from 9th Degree BJJ Red Belt, Grandmaster Murgel

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a full mental and physical activity that will change your life.

Are you looking for an activity that will boost your confidence, improve your ability to protect yourself (and your family), and improve stamina and fitness while doing it? Then BJJ could be the perfect activity for you.

Whether you are new to jiu jitsu and looking for a new activity, or you are experienced and looking for a great community to learn from and train with, Union Team BJJ and Grandmaster Murgel would like to welcome you to our school.

Come see if Union Team BJJ’s programs are the right fit for you.

Jiu Jitsu Fundamentals

It is never too late to start learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Regardless of age or fitness level, Union Team BJJ has built a supportive and encouraging environment and community.

The focus of the Fundamentals class is entirely on technique as Grandmaster Ricardo Murgel teaches the fundamental techniques of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo for Jiu Jitsu.

The fundamentals class is not only for beginners. This class is also for more advanced students to sharpen basic techniques. Students learn and practice takedowns, submissions, escapes, positioning and self defense.

Building a formative base of skill and technique is what is emphasized in the Fundamentals/Beginner class. We purposely keep each of classes small to provide individualized attention from Grandmaster Ricardo Murgel.

Combatives Jiu Jitsu

Practical Self-Protection Program

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art grounded in practical self-protection. In the Combatives program, Grandmaster Murgel and the team at Union Team BJJ provide students with the techniques and training necessary to have the confidence to protect themselves in any practical real-life situation.

The mind is the ultimate weapon and Combatives training helps students sharpen it and train students to be prepared for all situations.

Our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu programs are built to help men and women of any age or fitness level build their confidence, stamina, and self-protection skills. Are you ready?

What Our Students & Parents Say

I have trained with Grandmaster Ricardo Murgel in the past and I was very happy to hear of the opening of his school in Alpharetta. Jiu jitsu has been a great way to get in shape, to train my body and mind, but what I have enjoyed the most of all is to learn from Grandmaster Murgel, an 8th degree Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Grandmaster teaches jiu jitsu in a way that is welcoming to all, from a beginner to advanced. As a woman, I was interested in also learning self defense for myself and my son. It's been helpful to know what to do in real life situations, which is also taught in class. I would recommend Union Team BJJ for anyone who is interested in learning from a teacher who is one of the very best in the world of jiu jitsu. We are so lucky to have him here in Alpharetta!

Grandmaster Murgel is astonishingly knowledgeable. I've been training since August 2018 and in spite of my frequent travels out of town for work, I'm making progress. One thing you quickly recognize about his lessons - absolutely nothing he does is random, yet all of it is fluid and adaptable to changing situations and the ability of the student. I'm seeing my health improve as well, down 30 pounds since I started training. Who knew working this hard could be this much fun?

Grandmaster Murgel is an inspiration to all. He shows self protection is possible for anyone. At any age. He embodies the warrior spirit and and like a true warrior, he passes his knowledge down. Literally one of the very few handful of people in the whole world with his back ground. His knowledge. His credentials. His skills. And most importantly- his ability and willfulness to pass all that down to us. Search, do your homework. You will not find anyone with Grandmaster Murgel's credentials that is actively teaching in Atlanta. Or anywhere else for that matter.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Adults in Alpharetta, GA