Common Ground Jiu Jitsu

Common Ground Jiu Jitsu is situated at 464 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The academy teaches modern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grounded in the technical lineages, high standards, and championship concepts of Renzo Gracie and Shawn Williams. Head instructor Alex Aung is a black belt under Shawn Williams and brings professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in youth and family development. Programs are organized into distinct age-specific classes, including toddler martial arts, kids jiu-jitsu, beginner fundamentals, and advanced adult training sessions. Instruction emphasizes partner safety, conceptual understanding, structured positional control, and collaborative training on the mats for all skill levels. Students, teens, and families throughout Pasadena can contact Common Ground to tour the facility, meet the instructors, and attend introductory trial classes.