50/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

What is Fifty/50 BJJ?

Founded in 2008 by Ryan Hall and Seph Smith, Fifty/50 BJJ is the premier Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in the Washington, DC area and is home to the most competition tested instructors for over a hundred miles in any direction. Ryan and Seph compete actively on the professional level, giving them a unique perspective on training methods and tactics that they pass on to all the students of the gym.

Fifty/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was formed with the intention of providing Arlington, Virginia with a progressive, top-level training ground for students of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts that can meet the needs of professionals and hobbyists alike.

Fifty/50 is committed to the reality of experience and the power of science. We train with the best and we compete with the best in a constant effort to take the knowledge and skills of both the students and the instructors to levels not yet seen in our sport. Anyone who wants to train hard while learning in an intense, but safe environment need look no further.

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Fifty/50 BJJ is based on the following ideals:

The Top Competitors: With a Competition Team including local, national, international, and world champions as well as the only Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships (ADCC) Medalist in the state of Virginia and a veritable “Who’s Who” of top-level BJJ and MMA competitors visiting the gym to train, you know that you are working alongside some of the best training partners you could ask for.

The Best Instruction: Focusing on the “how” and “why” of the martial arts rather than just handing a student a list of techniques and asking them to wing it (as is the norm in most BJJ schools), Fifty/50 BJJ has shown time and again that it is an accelerated learning environment where anyone with the proper drive and dedication can dramatically increase their abilities in a staggeringly short period of time. Scientific approach, not blind adherence to tradition, is the order of the day. Advanced students transferring or visiting from other gyms often comment on the unique instruction that makes an immediate positive impact on their game.

The Finest Facilities: Fifty/50 is proud to have opened it’s new location complete with customized construction in October 2009.

In short, Fifty/50 is an environment unlike any other Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in the Washington, DC area. Does your training measure up?