Founder Rate, Locked For Life
Lock the lowest membership rate GFTEAM APEX will ever offer. It never goes up, for as long as you train. Every member who joins after launch pays more.
A New GFTEAM Academy
World-Class Jiu-Jitsu
Coming to Mt. Juliet, TN · July 2026
Only 50 Founding Memberships
The legendary GFTEAM system, forged in Rio de Janeiro and proven on the world's biggest stages. Claim your place on the mat before the doors open.
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World Champions In Lineage
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Beginner Friendly
The Arrival
A New Standard
Finds Its Home
GFTEAM — Grappling Fight Team — was built in Rio de Janeiro under Master Julio Cesar into one of the most decorated competition teams in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Now that system arrives in Mt. Juliet. GFTEAM APEX brings the exact curriculum and the exact standard, taught the way it was meant to be taught. This is not a franchise of convenience. It is a direct line to the source.
- Authentic GFTEAM curriculum and ranking
- Gi and No-Gi for every level
- Built for total beginners and competitors alike
Est. July 2026
The Founding Offer
Be One Of
The First 50
Founding membership is a one-time window. Three advantages, reserved only for the first 50 people who claim a spot before we open.
Only 50 Charter Spots
Founding membership is capped at fifty. When they are gone, they are gone, and the founding rate closes with them. No exceptions, no second round.
Pre-Launch Pricing
Reserve before the July doors open and claim pre-opening pricing held exclusively for founders. Get in early, train first, pay the least.
Spots are claimed in the order requests arrive.
The Programs
Train Your Way
One academy, every path onto the mat. From your very first class to the competition podium, taught through the proven GFTEAM curriculum.
Gi
No-Gi
Adult Jiu-Jitsu
The complete GFTEAM path, from your first day to black belt. Fundamentals, live training, and the small details that win.
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Ages 4–15
Kids & Teens
Confidence, discipline, and real skill for young athletes. The mat teaches focus and resilience that screens never will.
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No-Gi
Competition
No-Gi & Competition
Pace, scrambles, and relentless submission hunting. For anyone chasing the competitive edge under championship coaching.
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Beginners
Foundations Program
Never trained before? Start here. A focused, ego-free on-ramp into jiu-jitsu that gets you comfortable and capable, fast.
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A Standard You Can Feel
Authentic Lineage
Train the real GFTEAM system, direct from one of Rio's most accomplished competition teams. No watered-down, off-the-shelf curriculum.
Built For Beginners
Never trained? You are exactly who we built this for. Structured fundamentals, zero ego, and a room that genuinely wants you to stay.
Brand-New Facility
Fresh mats, clean space, a modern training floor. You are not inheriting someone else's gym. You are founding it from day one.
Gi & No-Gi•
All Levels•
Kids & Adults•
Competition Team•
Open Mat•
Beginner Program
The Lineage
A Direct Line To The Source
GFTEAM APEX is not inspired by the GFTEAM system. It is the GFTEAM system, carried by a black belt in the lineage, taught the same way it produced champions in Rio.
Who You'll Learn From
Real Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu
Black Belts
Every class at GFTEAM APEX is led by a genuine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt trained in the GFTEAM system. No part-timers, no shortcuts. You learn the art from people who have earned the right to teach it, the way it was meant to be taught.
- Authentic GFTEAM black belt instruction
- Decades of combined mat experience
- Specialists in developing complete beginners
World-Class Pedigree
GFTEAM has produced world and national champions across every belt and weight, from Rio de Janeiro to the global stage.
A Proven System
Decades of refinement in one of the most competitive jiu-jitsu environments on earth, delivered here without compromise.
Led By A Black Belt
Every class is guided by an experienced GFTEAM black belt, so you learn the art the way it was meant to be taught.
Questions
Before You Step On
Founding members lock the lowest rate GFTEAM APEX will ever offer for as long as they train, secure one of only 50 charter spots, and claim pre-launch pricing reserved exclusively for the first members. You also get first access to schedules and class times when we open in July.
We open our doors in July 2026 at 1003 Meb Court, Suite 400, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122. Founding member requests are being collected now, ahead of launch, so the first 50 members are set before day one.
More than okay. Our Foundations Program is built specifically for total beginners. You will start with structured fundamentals in a supportive, ego-free room. Most of our founding members are starting from zero, right alongside you.
Yes. As long as your membership stays active, your founding rate never increases, even as standard prices rise after launch. It is our thank-you for believing in the academy before the doors opened.
Exactly 50. When the charter fills, founding membership closes and the founder rate closes with it. Spots are reserved in the order requests arrive.
Yes. Our Kids & Teens program runs for ages 4 to 15, focused on confidence, discipline, coordination, and real jiu-jitsu skill in a safe, structured environment.
Just comfortable athletic clothing and a water bottle. No gi or equipment required to start. When you are ready to commit, we will get you outfitted in an official GFTEAM gi.
GFTEAM APEX is located at 1003 Meb Court, Suite 400, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122. Request founding member information and we will send you the schedule and founding details as we finalize them ahead of the July launch.
Founding Memberships Closing Soon
Secure Your Founding Spot
50 spots. One founding rate. Opening July 2026.
GFTEAM APEX · 1003 Meb Court, Suite 400, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122