Jason Gregoriades
Jason Gregoriades leads Maximillian in Cape Town, with a teaching model built around weekly themes, practical sparring and reflective training.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Maximillian Jiu Jitsu, What makes training at Maximillian Jiu Jitsu a truly unique experience(opens in a new tab)
Maximillian’s account places Jason and his brother Nicholas Gregoriades among the people developing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling in South Africa in the early2000s.
Where in the source: Section1, opening paragraph naming Jason and Nicholas and the early2000s.
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The academy describes Gregoriades as leading and developing its coaching team, and says competitors are encouraged and prepared without being required to enter tournaments.
Where in the source: Section1, coaching-team paragraph; section4, preparation and students who choose not to compete.
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Maximillian Jiu Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Table View, Meet the Head Instructor and coaching approach(opens in a new tab)
Gregoriades received his gradings through brown belt from Roger Gracie in the United Kingdom.
Where in the source: Meet the Head Instructor, paragraph about Roger Gracie and theU.K.
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After returning to South Africa he received his black belt from his brother Nicholas.
Where in the source: Meet the Head Instructor, sentence following brown-belt training in theU.K.
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Gregoriades heads Maximillian Jiu Jitsu in Table View, Cape Town.
Where in the source: Page title/location and Meet the Head Instructor opening.
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Its published class structure moves from a movement warm-up to focused technique, positional sparring and then live rounds, with partners and intensity adjusted for experience.
Where in the source: Class format and safety section.
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Beginners work on posture, frames, escapes, position and a small set of attacks, returning to the week’s theme to develop understanding.
Where in the source: Getting started section immediately before Class format and safety.
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The school’s coaching focus connects common guards, passing, side control, mount and back control, and includes standing up from guard and basic takedown entries.
Where in the source: Our coaching focus paragraph.
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Maximillian Jiu Jitsu, Five tips from Head Coach Jason to maximise training(opens in a new tab)
In advice published in his name, Gregoriades encourages students to plan their training week around work, study and family commitments.
Where in the source: Section1, weeklyplanning paragraphs and current phase of life.
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He advises concentrating on one skill until it becomes usable, then moving on, and treating improvement in difficult techniques as a more useful aim than winning every round.
Where in the source: Section3, attributed Jason quotation and surrounding prose; section4, improvement before winning.
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The same guidance recommends a training journal recording goals, what was learned, difficult moments and successful areas, followed by regular review.
Where in the source: Section5, practicejournal paragraphs and weekly/monthlyreview.
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Submission Grappling Academy, The Coach: Stewart Dzvimbu(opens in a new tab)
Submission Grappling Academy lists its coach Stewart Dzvimbu as a brown belt under Jason and Nicholas Gregoriades and Brent Burniston.
Where in the source: The Coach, StewartDzvimbu, General biography.
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Maximillian Jiu Jitsu, Testimonials, named member accounts(opens in a new tab)
In a testimonial published by Maximillian, Gareth Symons describes the classes as technical and understandable, and credits Jason, Gareth Lombard and Juan Roux with the school’s coaching.
Where in the source: Featured Reviews, long academyaccount immediately followed by GarethSymons.
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