{"id":807,"date":"2015-10-05T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T11:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.art-of-bjj.com\/en\/?p=807"},"modified":"2016-09-04T15:10:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T14:10:30","slug":"swiss-getaway-to-discover-bjj-team-basel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.art-of-bjj.com\/en\/swiss-getaway-to-discover-bjj-team-basel\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss getaway to discover BJJ Team Basel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately I started to do local BJJ globetrotting<\/strong> (once you have tried it, you can\u2019t stop!). Up early, I went for a one day getaway to Basel to discover BJJ Team Basel <\/a><\/strong>directed by black belt Claude J\u00e4ger.<\/p>\n

Claude J\u00e4ger: Brazilian jiu-jitsu promoter in Basel<\/h2>\n

Claude is a martial art enthusiast since his earliest childhood (judo, karate, Thai boxing) so he naturally followed Royce Gracie\u2019s victories at UFC and so discovered Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Impressed by his performance, he looked for a BJJ academy in Switzerland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He found the closest one in Zurich<\/strong> (Vacirca Jiu-jitsu) and trained for the first time during a camp 1998. He immediately enjoyed the atmosphere, the mix of effectiveness, restraint and no violence. From then on Claude started in collaboration with Franco and Demetrio Vacirca to create a section in Basel. Each week he trained several times in Zurich (1 hour drive going there!) and taught the techniques he learned on the Friday evening class in Basel.<\/p>\n

The academy: a second family<\/h2>\n

BJJ Team Basel is now a independent academy, has its own gym and around 80 students. It focuses on sportive jiu-jitsu<\/strong> and students often represent the academy in competition. However strong values unit the team: respect, surpassing oneself and mutual aid on and off the mat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The academy is constantly available to meet people and train<\/strong> (a dream for most of us!). In addition to the classes, students can spontaneously meet each other there to train: a good solution for those who work out of hours or have a busy professional and\/or personal schedule. Many open-mat sessions also assure to have training partners outside the classes. This way of working is very important for Claude who wishes to offer to everyone the best tools to develop their own potential!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why he also often organizes seminars<\/strong>. He invites high ranked belts with various jiu-jitsu styles so his students can be inspired, find new techniques to enrich their game according to their preferences and size. Indeed Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a fascinating game<\/strong> for Claude, always developing and with multiple aspects!<\/strong> It\u2019s also a way to get the BJJ family closer and make it bigger with new friendships.<\/p>\n

\"Diogo<\/p>\n

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