Plainville Martial Arts
860-386-8326
Get Fit With Great People. 
Learn Self-Defense & 
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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Martial Arts Classes For Adults
Because...

• You have been interested to try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
• You want to get in shape
• You get tired of losing interest in exercise programs
• You are a female who is dating, or who travels or works alone frequently
• You are looking for a hobby
• You want to learn some simple, practical self-defense techniques
• You used to do martial arts
• You'd like your own fun activity away from the kids
• You and your spouse are seeking shared (or separate) interests
• You want to burn some stress
• You need to replace a bad habit with a good one
• Exercise at a gym is less compelling to you than something more sportive or competitive
• You miss the camaraderie of team athletics in your younger days
Martial Arts Classes For Kids
Do any of these sound like your child?

• Trouble sitting still
• Listening and focus are hard to wrangle
• Resistant to authority
• Sometimes talks back
• Needing many reminders to follow through with duties
• Lack of self-discipline or self-control
• Doesn't finish homework
• Messy room
• Over-eats junk food
• Bad temper, sometimes disrespectful
• Lacking self-confidence
• Habit of quitting new hobbies

... or DOING GREAT, and you simply want to further foster these good habits: 

• Focus
• Discipline
• Follow-through
• Hard work
• Self-care
• Confidence
Martial Arts Classes For Teens
Teens are ready for:

• Skills and knowledge that will keep them safe when they get to increasingly dangerous college campuses
• Rapid reflexive responses to violent attack that ensure survival and escape
• Techniques that use leverage to defeat the size and strength advantage of a potentially larger, stronger assailant
• An environment of support and camaraderie with friendly classmates and instructors
• The confidence to avoid conflict situations entirely

Our Martial Arts Classes For Teens are NOT:
• Games and kids stuff 
• Karate chops and solo forms
• A watered down tournament sport
• Boring or easy
• Social hour
• Just for guys

These classes ARE: 
• Absolutely realistic, usable self-defense
• A full-body workout
• Safe and professionally monitored
• A great place to develop self-discipline, goal setting, fitness, and personal habitsUpdate

Our Staff

Greg Wood
Pedro Sauer Black Belt
Owner, Head Instructor

In 1997 Greg Wood was the first student in the first school for Gracie Jiu Jitsu in New England. 

 Greg’s advancements through the ranks come directly from “Godfather of MMA” Royce Gracie, his father Helio Gracie, and award-winning instructor Master Pedro Sauer, under whom Greg has earned his black belt, as well as the highest level teaching certificate.

Weighing only 150 pounds, Greg’s philosophy on jiu jitsu emphasizes jiu jitsu as a complete self-defense martial art, and the smartest, simplest, and most effective choice for anyone, any size or ability, who wants to prepare to defend themselves or loved ones against a potentially larger, stronger attacker. He also strongly espouses the path of learning the art of jiu jitsu as a powerful means of personal development for kids and adults.

Greg’s passion for teaching is lifelong, having taught music (as a certified CT K-12 music teacher), guitar, art, entrepreneurship, personal development, as well as leadership and team building for kids. Greg has taught jiu jitsu to police and SWAT team members, and he has started a number of self-defense programs for women. He is proud and happy to teach alongside wife, and fellow instructor, Lisa, herself an accomplished practitioner.

Plainville Martial Arts is the culmination of half a lifetime of training, and learning from the best instructors in jiu jitsu, and is a synthesis of Greg’s loves for jiu jitsu, teaching, entrepreneurship, and people of all ages.

Lisa Wood
4-Stripe Blue Belt
Head Coach

Beginning her training in 2011, Lisa Wood is currently a 4-stripe blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. 

Lisa shares her husband's emphasis on the self-defense aspects of jiu jitsu, and, at 5'3", frequently in classes with all larger partners, mastering the concepts that allow for defeating a larger opponent are her primary focus.  

Lisa began a women's self-defense program in North-Central CT, that she has led since 2014. During her tenure, she has taught classes with students ranging from under 10 to 60-something, and become a beloved mentor to her female students because of her cheery, easy demeanor, and her step-by-step approach to instruction. 

Notable Jiu Jitsu practitioners with whom Lisa has personally trained:

- Kyra Gracie, Royce Gracie, Rolker Gracie, Roger Gracie, Pedro Sauer, Carlos Machado, Marcio Stambowsky, Saulo Ribeiro, Xande Ribeiro, Marcelo Garcia, Emily Kwok, Dean Lister, Jeff Glover, Rob Kahn, Jon Burke, Keith Owen, Henry Akins
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Class Schedule
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MON
TUE
WED
THU
SAT
10:00a
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
11:00a
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
12:00p
Q&A,
Open Mat
5:30p
Women's Self-Defense
6:00p
Kids' BJJ
(Gi)
Kids' BJJ
(No-Gi)
6:45p
Teen/Adult
Self-Defense
Teen/Adult
Self-Defense
Teen/Adult
Self-Defense
Teen/Adult
Self-Defense
7:30p
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
Jiu Jitsu
(No-Gi)
8:15p
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
Jiu Jitsu
(Gi)
Jiu Jitsu
(No-Gi)
9:00p
Q&A,
Open Mat
Q&A,
Open Mat
Q&A,
Open Mat
Q&A,
Open Mat
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