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A warm-up that's already Jiu-Jitsu.
A knee-tag game that builds base and becomes the first takedown defense.
Watch Master Leão Teixeira run a real class from start to finish and explain every coaching decision as it happens.
Portuguese audio · full English subtitles
You know the positions, the passes, the submissions. But an hour with a room full of kids takes a different skill. That's where the questions start:
How do I open class without losing them in the first few minutes?
What do I teach first, and why?
How do I move from one drill to the next without chaos?
What do I do when the room gets loud and the class stalls?
Most instructors wing it. Class turns into either a playdate or an adult practice. Either way, kids don't progress, parents don't see results, and a month later the membership is canceled. And every kid who quits takes a monthly tuition with them, plus the sibling who was about to start and the parent who would have referred your gym. As Master Leão Teixeira puts it: a good instructor is the one who makes kids want to come back.
A kids class isn't a random sequence of drills. There's a logic of progression: prepare the student, introduce the technique, repeat with a purpose, test it in a real situation and watch how they respond.
In The Full Class, you follow that build-up from start to finish — while the Master explains what he's doing, why he chose that sequence and what he's watching for at every moment in the room.
The start of class works on base, balance, movement and reaction, setting up the conditions for the technique that comes next.
The double-leg defense comes before the counter. The order isn't random: students first understand how to respond to the situation, then build the offensive action.
Knees, hips and shoulders organize the student's thinking on the ground. From those references, the Master builds control, movement and the finish. “The simpler, the better.”
Students practice inside a controlled situation, with a clear task. Repetition brings the technique closer to the reaction they'll need when they're actually fighting. “Jiu-Jitsu is a conditioned reflex.”
When the rolling starts, the instructor's job keeps going. He walks the room, watches the students, re-pairs partners and spots who needs more attention. The class itself captures the Master's rule that an instructor should never stand still.
By the end, students need to recognize situations, react and apply what was developed during the class.
“Should teaching be playful? It must be. But in the end, our students have to be able to fight.”
Master Leão Teixeira
We filmed a real class of about one hour at Master Leão Teixeira's academy in Rio de Janeiro. For The Full Class, we condensed 47 minutes of the essential moments with his commentary — Portuguese audio, full English subtitles.
As the class unfolds, Master Leão Teixeira explains what he is doing, why he does it in that order, and what he is reading in the room.
“A good instructor can't stand still in class. He has to walk the room and watch every student.”
Master Leão Teixeira · 31:12
00:00A knee-tag game that builds base and becomes the first takedown defense.
04:13The double-leg defense and the counter, at exactly the right moment.
08:22The new kid, the group that won't stop talking, and the pause that brings focus back.
11:22Repetition, turning to all fours, and control through knees, hips and shoulders.
24:50Where technique becomes reflex, safely, even for beginners.
28:00How to match pairs, and what “ending the year fighting” really means.
33:43Drilled it all class, then grabbed the neck when it counted. Why it happens.
36:07Slap hands, take down, armlock. And the five fundamentals: standing, guard, side, mount, back.
IBJJF 8th Degree Red-and-White Belt
Founder of the Leão Teixeira Jiu-Jitsu School in Rio de Janeiro and a physical education teacher. Since 1992, he has dedicated himself to developing how Jiu-Jitsu is taught to kids.
Over that journey, he built a method to develop students and prepare instructors, now used by coaches in Brazil and abroad. In this class, two graduates of the Instructor Program help the Master run the room.
These validate the Program and the methodology — they are not reviews of the $29 Full Class. Translated from Portuguese.
“The course is excellent and truly different for anyone who teaches kids. I'm already applying the method.”
“A very complete course. It helped me turn a lot of abstract ideas into something concrete.”
“I feel much more confident delivering Jiu-Jitsu built on quality teaching and real pedagogy.”
“I'm already using your system in both of my kids classes, ages 3–6 and 7–9.”
“Praise for the whole method, especially with the 3-to-5-year-olds.”
“It will add a lot to my path as a black belt, a teacher and a person.”
You're an instructor starting with kids classes and want to see, start to finish, how a class is run.
You're a black belt, but your kids aren't progressing the way you want, and you want to see the reasoning an 8th degree uses at every step.
You own an academy or lead a team and want a kids class standard your coaches can repeat and that keeps students enrolled.
Not for you if you want a full curriculum, age-specific lesson plans or a certification. That's the Instructor Program. This class is step one.
Unconditional 7-day guarantee. Watch the whole class. If it isn't worth every cent, you get 100% back.
A simple template to organize your class with clarity, intent and progression.
Technique and teaching for ages 3–6 and 7–9, including kids self-defense, sport Jiu-Jitsu and group games.
Micro, meso and macro cycles: the same eight-classes-in-two-months system you see in this class.
Ready-made classes, support material and a certificate of completion.
The Full Class is the first step to see the method in practice.
If you then decide to move on to the Instructor Program, you'll get an exclusive offer for 7 days, with what you paid for this class credited toward your enrollment.
Watch the class first. Then decide whether you want to take the next step.
About 47 minutes, with Master Leão Teixeira's commentary throughout.
Portuguese audio with full English subtitles, including all of Master Leão Teixeira's commentary.
Yes. The kids in this class are 8 to 12, but what you'll see (how the class is sequenced, when to stop the room, how to re-pair) applies to any kids group. The Instructor Program breaks down each age band.
It's a real kids class. The coaching principles apply to any kids group; the Instructor Program covers each age band in detail.
Yes. The class shows the reasoning behind every choice, and that's where experienced instructors find what to adjust.
No. It's for anyone who teaches, or is about to teach, kids.
The technique shown is Jiu-Jitsu, but the class management (sequencing, attention, pairing) applies to any grappling art.
Access is individual. For teams, the Instructor Program has special pricing for 3 or more coaches, with individual enrollment and certificates. Email us for team pricing.
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No. It's one full class, narrated by Master Leão Teixeira. Certification is part of the Instructor Program.
For 7 days after purchase, you get an exclusive offer to join the Instructor Program, with what you paid for this class credited toward your enrollment. After that, the offer expires.
How Master Leão Teixeira opens class without losing the room: the warm-up game, the first pause and the move into technique. Sent straight to your inbox.
Teaching kids takes more than knowing Jiu-Jitsu.
An instructor needs to know what they want to teach, read the room and understand when to explain, when to stop, when to correct and when to let the student figure it out.
In The Full Class, I show you a real class from start to finish. You'll see how I organize the class, how I handle the transitions and what I'm watching for at every moment.
The idea isn't to copy exactly what I do. It's to understand the logic behind the class and bring that thinking to your own mat.
Watch closely for the details. That's where the difference is.
Master Leão Teixeira
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