Mechanics With Purpose
Connect structure, leverage, alignment, and pressure to a clearer understanding of how your body works.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Seminar With Alan Baker, Athens, GA
March 27, 2027 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Athens, GALiving Mechanics Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu With Alan Baker
Explore the self defense approach of Living Mechanics Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Alan Baker. Three hours of purposeful training at Gracie Jiu Jitsu Athens.
DateSaturday, March 27, 2027
Time9 AM to Noon
LocationGracie Jiu Jitsu Athens, Athens, GA
The Seminar Focus
Jiu Jitsu Through A Self Defense Lens
Explore how the Living Mechanics approach connects sound body mechanics and positional understanding with awareness, control, movement, and escape.
The question is not simply whether a technique works on the mat. It is whether your position still serves your objective when the situation changes.
Awareness And Position
Consider how space, surfaces, and other people affect the value of a position and the choices available to you.
Control, Movement, And Escape
Study grappling fundamentals with useful options in mind. Connect physical skill with observation and judgment as conditions change.
Meet Your Host Academy
Gracie Jiu Jitsu Athens
Practical self defense. Personal growth. A community to keep training with.
Gracie Jiu Jitsu Athens at American Black Belt Academy connects self defense training with personal development. Its structured curriculum and family training environment help students build confidence, discipline, and practical skills they can carry beyond the mat.
Serving the Athens area from its Bogart academy, the school offers adult and youth Jiu Jitsu, women’s self defense, and private instruction. This seminar is also an opportunity to meet the people behind the academy and explore a place to continue your training.
Academy Leadership
Randy McElwee
Founder and Director
Ryan McElwee
General Manager and Academy Chief Instructor
A shared commitment to organized instruction, personal attention, and a welcoming place to learn.
Event Logistics
Train In Athens, GA
Gracie Jiu Jitsu Athens
165 Ben Burton Rd, Suite D
Bogart, GA 30622
Saturday, March 27, 2027
9 AM to Noon, Eastern Time
Tuition and registration: Coming soon.
Attendance requirements, capacity, gi and equipment guidance, and event specific cancellation details will be provided with registration.
Grappling Instructor Credentials
Four Decades Of Training And Teaching
4th Degree Black Belt
Under Master Pedro Sauer
Full Instructor
Under Master Erik Paulson
Full Instructor
Under Dan Inosanto
C Tac, Protection Response Tactics, And Warrior’s Path
Registration Coming Soon
Plan Your Training Day
Pricing and registration details are coming soon. For seminar questions, contact Gracie Jiu Jitsu Athens using the links below.
Continue Beyond The Event
Continue Your Training Online
The seminar can be the beginning of a longer training path. The Living Mechanics Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Online Academy gives you ongoing access to structured lessons focused on sound mechanics, technical understanding, and continued practice. Return to the material between training sessions and keep building on what you learn in person.
Host A Seminar
Bring Alan Baker To Your Academy
Alan Baker is currently scheduling seminars for 2027 and 2028. Schools, academies, associations, and training communities interested in hosting a seminar may contact Jennifer Wood to discuss dates, location, training focus, and availability.
Seminar CoordinationJennifer WoodOperations Director
