Team Hopkins Jiu Jitsu Mobile

Team Hopkins Jiu Jitsu Mobile operates at 1706 Government St. in Mobile, Alabama. Founded under Professor Allen Hopkins, who earned his black belt under Master Pedro Sauer in 2004, the academy delivers traditional Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instruction, self-defense systems, and ground grappling education for students throughout the Mobile community. Instruction at the academy is headed by Pat Langan, a third-degree black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu serving as the Senior Technical Advisor for Self Defense Systems. The coaching staff also includes black belt instructor Nick Thomas alongside purple belt coach Josh Spradlin. Classes emphasize leverage-based mechanics, positional defense, controlled transitions, and practical submission escapes within an orderly mat environment. The academy organizes its schedule into distinct developmental pathways for children and adults. Youth classes introduce fundamental body mechanics and martial discipline for kids starting at age 7. Adult practitioners participate in foundational and advanced jiu-jitsu classes combining technical instruction, partner drilling repetitions, and supervised sparring rounds.