Valor Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Welcome to Valor Brazilian Jiu Jitsu located within Snap Fitness at 8158 Navarre Parkway, Navarre Florida. The only academy of its kind here in Navarre that offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which is the most efficient martial art style proven to date. It has been perfected and passed down by the legendary Gracie Family. In Japanese, Jiu-Jitsu’s translation means the “gentle art”. The principle is to use leverage and proper technique so that even the smallest, weakest person can defend them self against a larger and stronger assailant.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a workout unlike any other and it needs to be experienced to be believed. After just a few weeks of training, you are going to find yourself losing weight and gaining lean muscle as you increase your stamina, endurance, flexibility and strength.

The school is open 5 days a week and offers a convenient schedule of classes for adults and children. Classes include Beginner Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kid’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Intermediate / Advanced BJJ, and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).

Tim Thurman, owner and head coach of Valor Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, has more than 20 years experience and training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA. His Martial Arts Career includes many competitions too numerous to name, taking home First Place, Double Gold’s, and Single Gold’s.

Tim’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training includes a Blue Belt under Chris Hauter, a Purple Belt under John Lewis, a Brown Belt under Sergio Penha, and his Black Belt from Danny Ruiz (Ricardo De La Riva).
His Humble spirit and willingness to always learn makes Tim a great instructor and powerful Martial Artist.




Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport and a self-defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. The art was derived from the Japanese martial art of Kodokan judo in the early 20th century, which was itself developed from a number of schools (or Ryu) of Japanese jujutsu in the 19th century. It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themself against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique, most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is often trained for sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition or self-defense. Sparring (commonly referred to as 'rolling') and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition.


7:00 - 8:00 Class will be specifically for people new to the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.


8:00 - 9:00 Class will be catered for advanced and experienced Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters