Essential Jiu Jitsu Online
Essential Jiu Jitsu Online

Essential Jiu Jitsu Online

To become your best, you must learn from the best. With Essential Jiu Jitsu Online, get the experience and expertise of 2x ADCC World Champion JT Torres at your fingertips, no matter where you are.

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Learn better, faster, and more efficiently with Essential Jiu Jitsu Online.

Whether you are a beginner white belt with little to no experience, a long-time practitioner simply wishing to improve his or her game, or a competitive athlete looking for that next championship win, Essential Jiu Jitsu Online will help you obtain a deeper understanding of the art of jiu-jitsu.

These classes focus on the most fundamental positions and techniques in jiu-jitsu.

All Levels

These classes introduce techniques that build upon foundational knowledge.

Blue Belt and Up

These classes explore and expand upon more advanced techniques and sequences in jiu-jitsu.

Purple Belt and Up

Watch JT Torres and his team in action! See how techniques are applied in live sparring.

All Levels

Drilling: the most critical tool for developing and solidifying your jiu-jitsu game.

All Levels

Exclusive tips, sneak peeks, camp training and competition footage from Essential HQ.

All Subscribers

Because at Essential HQ, we keep it real. Check out our behind-the-scenes footage and bloopers!

Keeping It Real

Curated Content for All Levels

Our comprehensive library has 1,000+ videos featuring 2x ADCC World Champion JT Torres and his team, curated into easy to browse categories.


Classes highlight the universal principals and concepts that transcend individual techniques, helping you to build a solid foundation of knowledge, while also providing you the tools to explore your individual game and expand your conception of what's possible.

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Cutting Edge Techniques

More than 1,000 videos, with techniques proven successful at the highest level of competition.

Curriculum Focused Courses

Cohesive flow of classes, so that you can build upon skillsets and learn how techniques connect together.

Classes in Gi and No-Gi

Classes and fresh content - for both Gi and No-Gi - uploaded every week, with filters that allow for easy navigation.

Access to Exclusive Content

Essential HQ exclusives, including: behind the scenes, sparring, vlogs and courses unavailable to the public.

Jiu Jitsu On The Go

Our website is amazing, but we also have a fully functioning, intuitively-designed IOS app to make your learning experience as seamless as possible, no matter where you are. Pick up right where you left off from one device to the next!

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Simple, Easy Billing Options

We are here to give you the best online jiu-jitsu experience possible... not to nickel-and-dime you. We offer three simple, easy billing options. There's absolutely no required contract, no cancellation fee, and no other hidden fees.

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Access to high-level jiu jitsu instruction has never been more accessible... and we know you have options. But we're so confident that you'll love Essential Jiu Jitsu Online that we're giving you a free 7-day trial.


Improve your jiu jitsu - anytime, anywhere - with 24/7 access to the knowledge and techniques that made JT Torres one of the best pound-for-pound BJJ athletes in the world.

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We believe in Essential Jiu Jitsu Online so much that we're giving you access one of our most popular courses, "Professor JT's Front Head Lock Attack Series"...

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