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RIPTIDEMARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY
Close-up of a Riptide practitioner tying a brown Jiu-Jitsu belt

RIPTIDE / BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

It starts
with showing up.

Build skill. Train with purpose.
Discover what the work can bring out in you.

FIND YOUR TIME
01 Prepare02 Practice03 Together

01 / WHEN WE’RE DOING IT

Start with
your week.

“I don’t have time.”
Let’s start there.

Before choosing a program, see where training could fit. Look through the current schedule, find an opening in your week, then explore what happens in class.

View the schedule

02 / WHAT WE’RE DOING

Find your practice.

Different practices.
The same intention to improve.

01

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Learn the details. Build your game.

Grappling, control and technique through gi and no-gi practice. A place to begin, and room to keep developing.

Explore the curriculum
02

Muay Thai

Put purpose behind every movement.

Work on punches, kicks, footwork and timing through focused striking instruction.

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03

Kids’ martial arts

A first step of their own.

Explore Little Dragons and junior programs. The team will help you find the right starting point for your child.

Explore the curriculum
04

Rock Steady Boxing

Keep moving. Stay connected.

Boxing-based exercise for people living with Parkinson’s. Ask the academy what a session involves.

Explore the curriculum

See what you’ll practice.
Get a feel for the path ahead.

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Riptide students gathered across the blue training floor beneath the academy’s wave logoON THE MAT, TOGETHER.

03 / HOW WE’RE DOING IT

Learn it.
Practice it.
Make it yours.

A closer look at the details. Space to ask questions. The chance to try again with someone alongside you.

That is the rhythm of learning martial arts. Whether you’re starting fresh or returning to training, the next step begins on the mat.

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MORE THAN TIME ON THE MAT

The small details.
The shared effort.
The next step.

Some days, progress is a cleaner technique. Some days, it’s simply making it to class.

At Riptide, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and kids’ martial arts give that effort a direction—with instruction, training partners and a reason to come back.

04 / WHO WE’RE DOING IT WITH

Different people.
Shared purpose.

Adults learning together.
Young students finding their feet.

Adult Jiu-Jitsu students and coaches gathered on Riptide’s blue mats
YOUR PRACTICE. YOUR PACE.
A coach guiding two young students through a technique on the mat
THE NEXT GENERATION STARTS HERE.

THE MOMENTS ALONG THE WAY

Progress is personal.
It’s worth sharing.

Jiu-Jitsu students kneeling together on the blue mats at Riptide

There is the everyday practice. And there are the moments when you pause to recognize how far you’ve come.

See a belt-promotion moment from the academy.

Watch the promotion reel

YOUR NEXT STEP / FIRST CLASS

Make room
for your next step.

You don’t have to have it all figured out before you walk in.

  1. 01

    Tell us what brings you here.

    Training for yourself, a class for your child, or a new challenge.

  2. 02

    Find a class that fits.

    Ask the team about the program, schedule and what to bring.

  3. 03

    Take it one class at a time.

    Meet your coach, learn the basics and find your rhythm.

YOUR LOCAL ACADEMY

See you on
the mat.

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

36 Persimmons St, Suite 303
Bluffton, SC 29910
843.422.6641 Get directions

On the mat at Riptide.

The academy’s original Jiu-Jitsu film. Use the player controls for sound.