Rio Jitsu

Adult competition score

7 · #5,588

Kids competition score

54 · #2,598

Rio Jitsu delivers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling instruction at 6950 146th St W, Suite 118, in Apple Valley, Minnesota. The academy provides martial arts education for youths and adult practitioners across the Apple Valley community. Instruction is directed by head instructor João Tavares Marinho, who trained directly under Mestre Julio Cesar in Rio de Janeiro as part of the GF Team lineage. The academy's coaching roster features instructors Coach Monique Lander, Coach Julia, Coach Lincoln, Coach Casey, Coach Harmony, and Coach Russ. Academy coursework is structured into developmental age brackets, featuring Little Kids classes for ages 3 and 4, Kids 1 gi and no-gi sessions for ages 5 to 7, and Kids 2 gi and no-gi instruction for ages 8 to 11, alongside daytime and homeschooled youth training. Classes cover takedowns, guard passing, escapes, and positional control. Prospective members can evaluate classes through a complimentary one-week trial.