Kraken Jiu Jitsu - BJJ & Self-Defense

Kraken Jiu Jitsu - BJJ & Self-Defense operates at 2355 Belmont Center Dr NE, Suite 105 in Belmont, Michigan. The modern martial arts academy provides Brazilian jiu-jitsu instruction, ground self-defense education, and combat conditioning for youth, adult, and competitive practitioners. Instruction at the Belmont academy is directed by head instructor Tony Erard, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Professor Erard has mentored and coached competitors across regional and major tournaments, including Pan American, National, and World Championship stages. Mat instruction emphasizes technical leverage, positional transitions, defensive recovery, and joint control, maintaining a supportive training atmosphere centered on practitioner safety and steady development. The academy organizes its timetable into dedicated training divisions accommodating diverse experience levels. Course offerings encompass youth martial arts programs, adult fundamental instruction, advanced grappling classes, and specialized first responder sessions. Students combine structured partner drilling with controlled sparring rounds to develop functional fitness and practical martial arts capabilities, with introductory trial classes offered for newcomers.