TRA - Jiu Jitsu

TRA Jiu Jitsu, known as The Relentless Art Jiu Jitsu Academy, operates a training facility at 372 9th Street, Unit B in Jersey City, NJ. The academy offers structured martial arts instruction for children, teens, and adults, creating a family-friendly training environment for first-time students. Head instructor Thiago Rela, born in Itatiba, Brazil, received his black belt from Juliano Belgine and Leo Vieira of Team Checkmat and his first degree from Renzo Gracie in 2017; he is a two-time state BJJ champion in Brazil and a national gi and no-gi champion. Classes accommodate beginners without prior experience and progressing practitioners advancing through belt ranks. Programs include a fundamentals-first introductory track, an intermediate level for students with 60 or more classes or a blue belt, youth jiu-jitsu classes, and integrated all-levels sessions for students from two-stripe white belt onward. The academy also operates locations in Bayonne and Bloomfield, NJ.