Striking Classes at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Scottsdale: What to Know Before You Start

If your jiu-jitsu game stops the second you're on your feet, you're leaving half the fight unaddressed. That's the gap 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Scottsdale's Adult Striking program is built to close - and it's one of the most overlooked ways to round out your training here in Scottsdale. It's also exactly what people mean when they search for striking classes in Scottsdale.

10th Planet was built on no-gi grappling and the system Eddie Bravo made famous, but grappling alone doesn't answer every question a real confrontation or a serious competitor will ask. Striking rounds that out. Here's what the program actually adds, who it's for, and what it costs.

Why Grapplers Add Striking to Their Training

Jiu-jitsu answers "what happens when this fight hits the ground." Striking answers everything that happens before that: closing distance, defending strikes on the feet, and understanding what your hands and hips are doing before you ever change levels for a takedown.

For competitors, this matters directly if you compete in disciplines that allow open-hand strikes on the ground, like Combat Jiu-Jitsu, the striking-plus-grappling format 10th Planet's founder helped pioneer. Even if you never plan to compete, adding a striking component builds better takedown timing, sharper reactions, and more realistic self-defense instincts than grappling training alone.

For newer students, striking work is also just a different kind of hard. It conditions you differently, it forces different footwork, and it's a good gut-check for whether you actually want a stand-up component in your training long-term.

What a Striking Class at 10th Planet Scottsdale Looks Like

Expect fundamentals-first instruction: stance, footwork, guard, and the core strikes, built the same way our jiu-jitsu curriculum is built, drilled in progression, not thrown at you all at once. [VERIFY: confirm current striking class schedule/days and whether kids' striking classes are offered separately from adult striking]

No prior striking or combat sports background is required. If you can show up, follow instruction, and put in reps, you can start here.

Who Should Try It

• Current 10th Planet students who want a more complete, well-rounded game, especially anyone with an eye on Combat Jiu-Jitsu or MMA-style competition down the road.

• Beginners with no grappling background who are more interested in stand-up training first, or who want both eventually and want to start building the stand-up half now.

• Anyone training for real-world self-defense, since most confrontations start standing up, not on the ground.

Membership & Pricing

10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Scottsdale keeps membership simple: no contracts, no registration fees, and no cancellation fees. Everything is month-to-month.

• Adult Striking Membership: $150/month (auto-pay)

• Adult Unlimited Membership (jiu-jitsu, includes on-site sauna and cold plunge recovery suite access): $185/month (auto-pay)

• Youth Unlimited Membership: $150/month (auto-pay)

• 10-Class Punch Card: $200 flat (no auto-renewal)

If you're not sure whether striking, jiu-jitsu, or both make sense for your goals, that's a conversation worth having before you sign up for anything, not after.

Try a Class Before You Decide

You don't have to pick a membership tier to find out if striking is for you. Come try it. 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Scottsdale offers a free trial class, no gi and no prior experience needed, just show up ready to move. Call (480) 356-5068 to set up your free trial class or ask any questions about how the striking program fits alongside our jiu-jitsu curriculum.