About the Club

Gavran—raven in Serbian—embodies intelligence and ingenuity while also being a distinctly Slavic symbol. The project started as my own training journal and now hosts a small, inquisitive group who like to dismantle technique and stress-test under honest resistance.

We're making use of multiple modern training methodologies, ecological jiu-jitsu, as well as games-based jiu-jitsu. I've incorporated my 14 years as a teacher (especially gifted youngsters) and my passion for physics into our curriculum. I find that a relaxed mindset, where everyone is allowed to play and explore, leads to best learning outcomes. Of course, all of my training methodology is based on the most recent advances in sports science and the science of learning. All our games and exercises are designed around effective learning: proper feedback loops, timely corrections, exploration, and deliberate practice. Most importantly – we have fun while doing it.

Training Ethos

My curriculum leans on Rob Biernacki’s conceptual framework – I’m a long-time student of his online academy – levers, wedges, frames, and kuzushi before memorizing chains. We base most of our curriculum on kinesiology fundamentals and what Rob calls alignment: base, posture and structure. I do my best to deconstruct all motions and techniques into their fundamental components and present them in this way so that my students can generalize to other situations.

Warm-ups are short and movement-centric: MovNat, Ido Portal drills, light parkour flow, natural locomotion. No high-rep burpee purgatory; we prime joints and nervous systems, not leaderboards.

Sparring rotates between laboratory rounds (constraint-based games) and full-pressure rolls. Expect Biernacki’s FYJJ games , situational mini-matches, mini-games and rapid feedback loops.

Lineage & Affiliation

I’m a blue belt under Professor Đorđe Vasić (Fenix Academy, Novi Sad). Đorđe places a high bar on both ranks and technical proficiency, which is something I obviously value greatly. I delayed formally affiliating for a long time to be able to work with someone from the local community who has an adult attitude towards teaching and training. We formally affiliated and established rank only in 2024, due to multiple, mostly geographic, reasons.

Cross-Training & Other Pursuits

When I’m not strangling friends in cotton pyjamas, you’ll find me running parkour lines, hiking peaks, climbing, swimming laps, ice-skating, skiing, lifting heavy things, or taking MMA rounds. Those modalities feed back into the gym as balance, grip endurance, and spatial IQ.

Schedule & Fees

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