Gentle Arts Academy

Gentle Arts Academy Empower individuals & families, unlocking their full potential through Martial Arts, Yoga & Breath.

11/11/2025

๐ŸŒฑ More Than Just Jiu-Jitsu โœจ๐Ÿฅ‹

At Gentle Arts Academy, we believe that every class is more than learning how to roll, sweep, or defend.
Itโ€™s about building confidence, focus, and respect โ€” on the mat and in life.

When your child steps onto the mat, they begin a journey of

๐Ÿง˜ Calm minds
๐Ÿค Kind hearts
๐Ÿ’ช Strength and coordination
๐Ÿง˜ Calmness through yoga and breathwork
๐Ÿค Friendship and teamwork
๐Ÿ’ซ Respect for themselves, their families, and others

Here, we grow strong bodies, peaceful minds, and kind hearts.
Because Jiu-Jitsu is just the beginning โ€” the Gentle Arts are for life.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Families welcome. Beginners welcome. Everyone belongs.
๏ฟผ

05/11/2025

๐ŸŒธ Step Out of Your Comfort Zone, Step Onto the Mat

Every Monday from 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM, our womenโ€™s class is a sacred hour of movement, resilience, and joy.
A space where mothers, daughters, and Friends share the same mat โ€” growing together through the gentle power of Jiu-Jitsu, Yoga, and Breathwork.

You donโ€™t need experience โ€” just courage and an open heart.
Itโ€™s your time to breathe, move, and reconnect with your strength.

๐Ÿงก Join us at Gentle Arts Academy โ€” where harmony meets empowerment.

โœจ Confidence begins with a white belt.

Friday mornings at Gentle Arts Academy โœจ Daniโ€™s classes are a fusion of her teachers both traditional yoga from the anci...
30/10/2025

Friday mornings at Gentle Arts Academy โœจ Daniโ€™s classes are a fusion of her teachers both traditional yoga from the ancient scriptures, modern adaptations of Buddhist practices such a vipassana meditation and new age science based and backed Fucntional Breathwork .

Three of the Danis biggest influences for her classes are :

and the teachers before him, Desikachar and his father T.Krishnamacharya. Classical Hatha yoga as taught in the lineage of Heart of Yoga.

Goenka and his practices of Vipassana mediation derived from the Buddhist practices of awareness of respiration. Purification of the mind.

Campbell Will at and his innovative modern approach to health with utilisation of the breath. Deep and thorough science backed research on how the breath and awareness of the breath dictates overall body health.

Come and join in Friday morning and start cultivating your own personal practice!

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ˜Ž Join us at 5:15pm for womenโ€™s only or 6:15pm for Adult Gi
27/10/2025

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ˜Ž Join us at 5:15pm for womenโ€™s only or 6:15pm for Adult Gi

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ก๐š๐ง๐š โœจ From our biggest to our smallest and everyone who missed celebrating the day. We are so grateful fo...
26/10/2025

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ก๐š๐ง๐š โœจ From our biggest to our smallest and everyone who missed celebrating the day. We are so grateful for your spirit, community and dedication to the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

We wouldnโ€™t be who we are without each and every one of you!

Keep striving to be better than you were yesterday.

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๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ - ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ž Why did Bruce Lee say this? In traditional martial arts, colored belts...
26/10/2025

๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ - ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ž

Why did Bruce Lee say this?

In traditional martial arts, colored belts symbolize progression and hierarchy. But Bruce Lee believed that too many practitioners got attached to those symbols seeking validation through external rank instead of internal skill, freedom, and understanding.

Sometimes we focus on checking off the list, attending the right amount of classes to get closer to the belt. When in true essence the colour of the belt means a different story, a different journey of every single person.

Some have kids, some have jobs, some donโ€™t and some have ailments no one can see.

At the end of the day, the belt and its stripes signifies to you - that the version of you using it to hold those pants up is better then you were yesterday.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.

25/10/2025

๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž! Just a snippet of the community and connection shared today for our end of year belt promotion and celebrations.

๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž โœจcome join our womenโ€™s only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Self defence class! Mondays 5:15pmSee you there! ...
20/10/2025

๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž โœจcome join our womenโ€™s only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Self defence class!

Mondays 5:15pm

See you there!

๐Ÿ“– P is for PRACTICEPractice is the secret ingredient that transforms effort into mastery. Every time we step on the mat,...
16/10/2025

๐Ÿ“– P is for PRACTICE

Practice is the secret ingredient that transforms effort into mastery. Every time we step on the mat, we grow stronger โ€” not just in our Jiu-Jitsu, but in our discipline, focus, and confidence. ๐ŸŒฑโœจ

At Gentle Arts Academy, we remind our students:
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ โ€œThe more we repeat, the stronger we become โ€” on the mat and in life.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ We practice with joy, patience, and purpose.

Whether itโ€™s a technique, a breath, a movement, or a moment of kindness โ€” keep practicing. Because practice builds the future. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅ‹

โธป

๐Ÿ“ฃ NEXT UPโ€ฆ the letter Q!

Our Gentle Arts alphabet journey continues ๐Ÿ“šโœจ
Weโ€™ve learned that practice makes us stronger every day โ€” on the mat and in life. ๐Ÿฅ‹๐Ÿ”ฅ

โœจ๐Ÿ“š O is for Obedience โœจ๐Ÿฅ‹At Gentle Arts Academy, obedience is much more than just following instructions โ€” itโ€™s the found...
14/10/2025

โœจ๐Ÿ“š O is for Obedience โœจ๐Ÿฅ‹

At Gentle Arts Academy, obedience is much more than just following instructions โ€” itโ€™s the foundation that helps our children grow wise, stay focused, and learn with heart.

๐Ÿ’ก When we step on the mat, we show obedience by:
โœ… Listening carefully to our teachers and friends.
โœ… Learning patiently from every lesson and every mistake.
โœ… Respecting deeply โ€” bowing before we begin, following the rules, and treating everyone with kindness.

With ears open wide and respectful eyes, our children discover that obedience isnโ€™t about being told what to do โ€” itโ€™s about choosing to grow with discipline, humility, and love. ๐ŸŒฑโœจ

๐Ÿ’ญ And stay tunedโ€ฆ the next chapter of our Gentle Arts journey is coming soon with the letter โ€œPโ€ ๐Ÿฅ‹๐Ÿ“– โ€” and itโ€™s going to be powerful!

Most train the body.Few train the system that fuels it.Your breath is the first thing to go when you panic and the last ...
10/10/2025

Most train the body.
Few train the system that fuels it.

Your breath is the first thing to go when you panic and the last thing keeping you steady when you donโ€™t.

Fast, shallow breathing makes you gas out sooner, think slower, and lose precision under pressure.
Slow, steady breathing keeps your nervous system calm, your focus sharp, and your endurance higher.

Train your breath like your guard:
โ†’ Nasal-breathe through rolls and drills
โ†’ Build COโ‚‚ tolerance
โ†’ Practice long, controlled exhales when your body wants to rush

Your breath is your hidden edge.
The more efficient it becomes, the longer you last and the clearer your mind stays in chaos.

๐ŸŒ€ Learn how to train your breath for BJJ + performance at Gentle Arts Academy!

Workshop coming soon !!!!

๐Ÿ“– N is for Nature ๐ŸŒฑIn the Gentle Arts, we learn that nature is our first teacher.Every breath of fresh air, every step o...
09/10/2025

๐Ÿ“– N is for Nature ๐ŸŒฑ

In the Gentle Arts, we learn that nature is our first teacher.
Every breath of fresh air, every step on the grass, and every sunset reminds us that we are part of something bigger.
When we train outside, we connect deeply โ€” not only with the earth beneath us but with our own roots. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฅ‹

โœจ We grow stronger like trees.
โœจ We move with the flow of the wind.
โœจ We learn patience from the rhythm of the seasons.

Let your children explore movement under the sky, feel the ground with their bare feet, and discover that martial arts isnโ€™t just about the mat โ€” itโ€™s about life itself. ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ“š And stay tuned โ€” the next chapter of our journey is the letter O, and itโ€™s one you wonโ€™t want to miss ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ”ฅ

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