{"id":110,"date":"2026-09-29T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/primera-clase-de-bjj-que-esperar-y-que-llevar\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:01:47","slug":"primera-clase-de-bjj-que-esperar-y-que-llevar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/primera-clase-de-bjj-que-esperar-y-que-llevar\/","title":{"rendered":"Your first BJJ class: what to expect and what to bring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taking the step to go to your first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class is a bit daunting. That's normal. Almost everyone who trains with us today arrived with the same doubts: <em>will I be fit enough? Will I make a fool of myself? What should I wear?<\/em> Here's what it's like so you can come along relaxed.<\/p>\n<h2>What to bring<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Comfortable sportswear<\/strong>: a fitted T-shirt and trousers with no zips or pockets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water<\/strong>. You're going to sweat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flip-flops<\/strong> to walk around off the mat.<\/li>\n<li>Short fingernails and toenails, and no rings, earrings or watches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You don't need a gi for your first class. If you like it and stay, we'll advise you.<\/p>\n<h2>What the class is like<\/h2>\n<p>We start with a mobility warm-up and jiu-jitsu-specific drills. Then the instructor explains one or two techniques and you practise them with a partner, little by little. At the end there's usually some time for <em>rolling<\/em> (controlled sparring), but on your first day you don't have to do it if you don't want to.<\/p>\n<h2>Do I need to be fit?<\/h2>\n<p>No. Fitness comes with training. Everyone goes at their own pace and the instructor adapts the intensity. What matters is coming with a willingness to learn and leaving your ego at the door.<\/p>\n<h2>Which class to choose<\/h2>\n<p>If you've never trained before, start with <a href=\"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/clases\/jiu-jitsu-adultos\/\">BJJ Beginners<\/a>: hay grupos por la ma\u00f1ana y por la tarde casi todos los d\u00edas. Si tienes m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os y prefieres un ritmo m\u00e1s tranquilo, mira <a href=\"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/clases\/bjj-masters\/\">BJJ Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/horarios\/\">full timetable<\/a> and book your free trial class. We'll message you on WhatsApp to set the day.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nerves, doubts and the usual questions before stepping on the mat for the first time. This is your first day at Dream Art.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-empezar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiujitsuvalencia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}