
UPCOMING EVENTS

Women/Femme Self Defense Workshop
Join us at Rough Hands BJJ on 3/22/25 at 1pm for a Women/Femme Self Defense Workshop. This event is open and encouraged for all skill levels! We will explore both the conceptual basics and more advanced details of Self Defense issues for Women/Femme.
This event is donation-based and is being held to support the Americana SOS Campaign
Recommended Donation: $50
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Master the Americana (and other shoulder locks)
Join us at Rough Hands BJJ on 3/22/25 at 10am for a No Gi workshop. This event is open and encouraged for all skill levels! We will explore both the conceptual basics and more advanced details of the Americana — as well as other shoulder locks.
This event is donation-based and is being held to support the Americana SOS Campaign
Recommended Donation: $50
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Chris Paines Seminar
Turning Defense into Offense
Chris Paines joins us once again at Rough Hands BJJ 2/12/25 from 6PM-8PM for a No Gi workshop. This event is open and encouraged for all skill levels! Chris is known worldwide for his increadible concepts and teaching methods. This is one not to miss for anyone looking to improve and deepen their understanding of jiu jitsu!
$80
Back in Black - A Krav Maga Seminar w Jesse Walker
Please join us in welcoming back Jesse Walker, original founder of FTF ATL for a 2-hour Krav Maga seminar.
The seminar is appropriate for all skill levels and is open to all arts and affiliations. The seminar will cover striking, grappling, and how to use both to set up and reinforce each other. You will walk away with a better understanding of the fundamentals of close range violence and be equipped with new strategies to help you get home safe.

Old Bastard Jiu Jitsu Seminar w. Mike Mahaffey
Want to get better at jiu jitsu? Want to have a base that makes your opponents think you were chiseled out of granite? Want to learn the secrets of Old Bastard Jiu Jitsu from the guy who brought you the tenets of OBJJ on the BJJ Mental Models podcast?
Grab your gi and join us as we welcome 2nd Degree Black belt Mike Mahaffey for an amazing seminar for old bastards and anyone else who wants to improve their grappling skills.
Seminar is open to all skill levels and affiliations.
All proceeds go to help Mike travel to Vegas in the fall to compete in the World Master IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Championships
Seminar is $49 and you can register by sending funds via Venmo to @Michael-Mahaffey-1 or paying at the door.

No Gi BJJ Seminar w. Rob Biernacki
Rough Hands BJJ is happy to welcome Rob Biernacki to Louisville for a no gi seminar. You will walk away from the seminar with a better understanding of how to improve your Jiu Jitsu game with a constraint-based approach that has been so successful at his own school.

USA Tour - Chris Paines & Charles Harriott
Charles Harriott & Chris Paines will share a conceptual approach to Jiu Jitsu. Chris will dive into a conceptual framework to change your approach to training and understanding. Charles will take those concepts and ground them into examples and applications.
All Levels and Affiliations Welcome!

BJJ Seminar with Chris Haueter
Join us for a game-changing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey at Rough Hands BJJ in Louisville, Kentucky, led by the renowned Chris Haueter.