The instructing team at Kimura BJJ Watertown includes highly experienced coaches: Marbnys Andrade (1st-degree black belt, head instructor), David Keefe (3rd-degree black belt with nearly 20 years of experience), Joe Bell (3rd-degree black belt with over 20 years and head instructor since 2008), Cormac Bride (1st-degree black belt, teaching since 2018), Nick Moraes (1st-degree black belt and No-Gi instructor), Andrea Muccini (black belt in BJJ and 3rd Dan in Judo, World Master Champion 2019), Nicoletta Hoctor (brown belt, women's class instructor), Lyle Del Vecchio (brown belt), Patrick "Coach Pat" Adams (brown belt), and Bryan Ueda (brown belt, morning Gi instructor). Master Jean's wife is a brown belt and two-time Pan-Am champion, and their children Mayah and Zyon have trained since age three, truly living the Kimura way of life.
Head Instructors
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Class Schedule
Monday (7 classes)
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
No-Gi
Grappling without the gi, focusing on wrestling-based techniques.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Open Mat
Open mat time for free training and sparring.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Kids 7-9
Fun and educational BJJ program for children, teaching discipline and self-defense.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Tuesday (3 classes)
No-Gi
Grappling without the gi, focusing on wrestling-based techniques.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Kids 4-6
Fun and educational BJJ program for children, teaching discipline and self-defense.
Wednesday (5 classes)
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Kids 7-9
Fun and educational BJJ program for children, teaching discipline and self-defense.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Thursday (3 classes)
No-Gi
Grappling without the gi, focusing on wrestling-based techniques.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Kids 4-6
Fun and educational BJJ program for children, teaching discipline and self-defense.
Friday (5 classes)
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
No-Gi
Grappling without the gi, focusing on wrestling-based techniques.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
No-Gi Kids
Fun and educational BJJ program for children, teaching discipline and self-defense.
Saturday (3 classes)
BJJ Fundamentals
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
Women's Class
Beginner-friendly BJJ program focusing on core techniques and fundamentals.
No-Gi Open Mat
Open mat time for free training and sparring.
Sunday (1 class)
Open Mat
Open mat time for free training and sparring.
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Jean Kleber de Freitas
Black Belt Head Instructor
Marbnys Andrade
Black Belt Head Instructor
David Keefe
Black Belt Instructor
Joe Bell
Black Belt Instructor
Cormac Bride
Black Belt Instructor
Nick Moraes
Black Belt Instructor
Andrea Muccini
Black Belt Instructor
Nicoletta Hoctor
Brown Belt Instructor
Lyle Del Vecchio
Brown Belt Instructor
Patrick Adams
Brown Belt Assistant
Bryan Ueda
Brown Belt Instructor