DS Team Jiujitsu School – Brazilian Jiujitsu – BJJ – Auckland
School of Excellence
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Welcome to
DS TEAM Jiu Jitsu School
Welcome to our School of Excellence. We are here to help you improve, build your confidence, and help you understand that you can! It will be life-changing once you commit and dedicate yourself; our rule is simple: get better by 1% daily.
WELCOME TO DS TEAM, SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
We are a School of Jiu-Jitsu – we are not a club or a gym.
We have a system and structure in place that are very specific to teaching, guiding and helping individuals to achieve their goals such as becoming a World Champion or a better version of ourselves.
Our School has world recognition for outstanding and undeniable professionalism.
Douglas Santos, also known as a respected Sensei in the jiu-jitsu level of mastery, lives and breathe Jiu-Jitsu every day, training 6 days a week and competes at a high-level, world recognised competition.
Sensei has multiple Oceania titles – run up and multiple double Gold on Oceania, under his belt.
He has always aimed for major achievements that bring bigger challenges and achievements to the team.
Being an active competitor while nurturing and inspiring a new generation of competitors and practitioners, sensei believes the best way to teach is by leading and providing a great example to others.
Our School has a very friendly and family orientated environment.
There are many father and son/daughter, couples, siblings and friends that train together on the same mat.
We are all part of a chosen family here that we cherish, care and support each other towards our goals.
IDEOLOGY
We have a strong competition team that won World’s and Oceania titles, but our focus is not on competition.
The values and principles we carry, and how we approach learning to focus more on navigating and overcoming life struggles.
This has been sensei’s life reflection throughout his Jiu-Jitsu pathway and career.
As a pioneer and the pushing force of this art form in Aotearoa, Sensei Douglas has been in New Zealand for 21 years.
There are ups and downs along the pathway, difficult and complex moments that he had to overcome but he never gives up.
As a pioneer and the pushing force of this art form in Aotearoa, Sensei Douglas has been in New Zealand for 21 years.
There are ups and downs along the pathway, difficult and complex moments that he had to overcome but he never gives up.
We stand for a simple rule – To Be Better 1% Everyday.
Life sometimes, and very often, pushed you around, make you feel impossible.
There are days you just want to give in or give up. But when you arrive at a clean and positive environment, full of welcomeness and familiar faces, these burdens and negative emotions will be taken off.
Together, training with a large group of people that aims to share the same goals, we shall shed away a bad day. Jiu-Jitsu empowers individual and brings the joy of learning back to your daily routes.
It is easy to teach someone how to fight and anyone can do or learn from one.
But it is more significant and valuable to learn how to be confident but not arrogant, strong but not rude, and fearless but not disrespectful.
This is something you can only gain through experience.
Come and have a Jiu-Jitsu experience with us, feel it yourself!
We are proud to be affiliated with SIXBLADES JIU JITSU under the esteemed guidance of the living legend, Sensei XANDE RIBEIRO .
Come and have a Jiu-Jitsu experience with us; feel it yourself!
Meet Our Instructors
Douglas Santos
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Sensei 5th Degree Black Belt
Sensei Douglas Santos has 36 years of experience teaching and mentoring kids and adults at all levels, from ordinary practician to World champions. Sensei Douglas Santos training often with the best of the best athletes of this sport including Saulo Ribeiro, Xande Ribeiro, Paulo Guillobel, Lovato Jr, Marcos Buchecha, Gutemberg Pereira, Felipe Pena and the list goes on.
Patricia Rodrigues
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Professor Black Belt
Patricia Rodrigues is one of the most accomplished athletes in New Zealand has ever produced, with 4 World Titles under her belts she has never lost in competitions in the colour belts and has an extensive experience teaching and also competing in highest level of the sport without have ever lost is an extraordinary achievement.
Alex Serge (Wolf)
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Professor Black Belt
Alex is one of the seniors student of DS TEAM , training over 10 years with Sensei Douglas Santos , Alex has a very large experience accumulate over the years learning directly from he source . With countless courses under his belt he is the responsible for the NO Gi session and the Takedowns at the school.
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(Auckland Residents Only)
With our HQ located in Auckland Central, very close to the heart of the city, DS Team BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) is a great and friendly place to learn and train BJJ.