No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu in Shreveport

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the art of controlling a resisting opponent on the ground and finishing with joint locks and chokes, without needing to be the bigger or stronger person. Every jiu-jitsu class at Elite Combat is No-Gi: no jacket and no fabric grips, just a rash guard and shorts. It is faster, it is how grappling works in MMA, and it is one of the most practical forms of self-defense you can learn.

Elite Combat Academy is home of Killer Bees Jiu-Jitsu, an affiliate of the American Killer Bees association. Classes are taught by Coach Brent Mason, a black belt under Master Israel Gomes, co-founder of the Killer Bees, whose own black belt traces back through Carlos Lima to Carlson Gracie.

There is a grappling class almost every day: Afternoon BJJ at midday Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Killer Bee No-Gi on Tuesday night, live rolling and live grappling rounds, and an open mat on Saturday morning.

What you get

• Every class No-Gi: rash guard and shorts, no gi needed
• Afternoon BJJ Mon / Wed / Fri, Killer Bee No-Gi Tuesday night
• Live rolling, live grappling and Saturday open mat

Who teaches it

Every class runs under Coach Brent Mason, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 3rd-degree black belt under Master Israel Gomes and a former professional MMA welterweight. Read his background.