The Kimura King · Temecula & North County

Learn jiu jitsuwithout the crowd.

One-on-one coaching in gi and no-gi. No lineup, no waiting your turn, no getting folded up by a stranger with something to prove. Just the mat, the thing you're actually stuck on, and somebody watching every single rep.

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60 minutes · gi or no-gi · beginners through competitors

Matt McAlexander in a navy gi and purple belt, controlling a training partner from top position during a roll
Rank Purple belt
Read this if you're nervous

Day one, you
will not:

  • Roll with a 220-pound blue belt who's been waiting all week for a new person.
  • Get shown nine techniques and remember exactly none of them.
  • Do a single burpee. Not one.
  • Be the only person in the room who doesn't know what's happening.
  • Need a gi, a mouthguard, or two hundred dollars of gear you haven't decided you want yet.

You'll learn how to move, how to fall, and two positions you'll actually use. That's it. That's the whole first hour.

Who books privates

The four people
who book me

Never trained before

You want to start, but walking into a full class as the only person who doesn't know anything is a hard no. Learn the basics privately, then join a class already knowing how to move.

Stuck at a plateau

Blue or purple belt, been at it a while, keep hitting the same wall from the same position. We isolate the leak and drill it until it's gone.

Competing soon

You have a tournament on the calendar. We build a game plan around what you already do well, then pressure-test it before you step on.

Want it for the self-defense

Not interested in medals. You want to know what to do if someone grabs you or takes you down. That's a real curriculum and we can train it directly.

No mystery, no filler

How a session runs

Same shape every time so you always know what you're walking into. The content changes, the structure doesn't.

01

Warm up and check in

Ten minutes of movement, then we talk about what happened since last time — what worked in rounds, what fell apart, what you want out of today.

02

One position, taken apart

We work a single position or problem instead of five. Concept first, then the mechanics, then the details that make it work on someone who's resisting.

03

Drill it, then pressure it

Reps at low resistance until the movement is yours, then progressive resistance so you find out where it actually breaks. That's the part that transfers to live rounds.

04

Homework that isn't homework

You leave with two or three specific things to hunt for in class this week. Everything gets picked back up at the start of the next session.

Matt McAlexander, private jiu jitsu coach
The coach

Three systems,
one game

I'm a three-stripe purple belt and an active competitor. Most of what I know came from training in three very different rooms, and I teach from all three rather than pretending one of them is the whole art.

  • Carlson Gracie Carlson GracieOld-school pressure and top game. Hard rooms, honest feedback, positions held until the other person gives them up.
  • Gracie Barra Gracie BarraStructure and fundamentals. A real curriculum, taught in order, with the details that make a beginner's first six months not feel like guesswork.
  • 10th Planet 10th PlanetNo-gi and the modern guard. Rubber guard, leg entanglements, and the parts of grappling that don't care what you're wearing.

Being a purple belt is a feature for what I do, not a caveat. I'm close enough to the problems you're having to remember exactly how I solved them — and I'm not charging black-belt rates to teach you how to keep your hips off the mat.

3
Systems trained
under
3
Stripes on the
purple belt
60
Minutes, one
on one
$60
Your first
session
Not just talk

Still on the mat,
every week

I don't just teach it. I still compete and I still roll hard, gi and no-gi. What I show you is what I'm using against resisting people right now.

Matt getting his hand raised after a tournament win
Hand raised · CompNet, Gracie Barra
Matt training no-gi on the mats
No-gi · live rounds
Matt winning another match
Another one · in the books
Matt with his Gracie Barra training team
The room · train in real rooms, teach from all of them
Straight pricing

What it costs

No contracts, no membership, no sign-up fee. Pay per session or buy a block and save. First session is $60 so you can find out if we work well together before committing to anything.

Single session

$95
60 minutes · 1-on-1
  • Gi or no-gi, your call
  • Session plan built around your goal
  • Video of key reps on your phone
  • First session is $60
Book one

Five-session block

$425
$85 per session · save $50
  • Everything in a single session
  • A plan that builds across all five
  • Between-session questions by text
  • Good for 90 days
Book the block

Competition prep

$360
4 sessions over 4 weeks
  • Game plan built for your division
  • Ruleset and strategy work
  • Live rounds at competition pace
  • Cornering available, ask me
Start prep

Training with a partner? Semi-private for two is $130 total, and a small group of three or four is $180 total. Bring a friend or your training partner and it gets cheaper per person than training alone.

What students say

Straight from
the mat

★★★★★

REPLACE — a real student, 2 to 3 sentences, naming the specific thing that changed. Ask for it right after a good session.

First name L. · Temecula
★★★★★

REPLACE — ideally a beginner who was nervous about starting. That's the objection most visitors are carrying.

First name M. · Murrieta
★★★★★

REPLACE — a competitor or a higher belt who broke a plateau. That one sells the $425 block.

First name R. · Escondido

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Before you book

Fair questions,
straight answers

I've never done any martial art. Am I going to be fine?
Yes, and that's most of my first-timers. Session one is movement, posture and two or three basic positions. Nobody is trying to submit you. You will not be thrown into a live round on day one unless you specifically ask for it.
You're a purple belt, not a black belt. Why should I train with you?
Straight answer: for private coaching at the beginner-to-intermediate level, the belt matters less than the teaching and the attention. I've trained under Carlson Gracie, Gracie Barra and 10th Planet systems and I compete actively, so what I teach is what I'm currently using against resisting people. I also charge accordingly — a black belt in this area will run you $130 to $200 an hour. If you get to the point where you need something I can't give you, I'll tell you and point you at the right person.
Do I need a gi?
No. Shorts and a rash guard or a plain t-shirt is fine to start. If we go the gi route later I'll tell you what to buy and where — you don't need to spend $200 to find out if you like this.
Where do we train?
Privates are mobile, so we train wherever works for you: a home or garage mat setup you have, a space you already have access to, or my spot here in Temecula. If your place does not have mats, I can bring them. I am also working on dedicated academy mat time and will let you know the moment it is set. Tell me your area when you book and I will confirm the closest option.
Do you teach kids?
Yes, ages 4 and up. A parent or guardian stays on-site and in the room for the entire session, every session, no exceptions. Kids' sessions run 45 minutes because that's honestly where the attention span lands.
Do you train women one-on-one?
Yes. If you'd rather bring a friend or family member for the first session, or do a semi-private with someone you know, that's completely normal and I'd encourage it. Say so when you book.
What if I need to cancel?
Give me 24 hours and we reschedule at no cost. Under 24 hours or a no-show and the session counts. Life happens — text me and we'll sort it out.
Can I keep training at my regular gym?
Please do. Privates are a supplement, not a replacement. Everything we work on is designed to be tested in your normal class rounds that same week. If you're at an academy already, let your professor know you're doing privates — it's the respectful move and most coaches are supportive of it.
Get on the mat

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first session

Fill this out or just text me. I answer fast, usually within the hour. Tell me where you're at and what you want out of it and I'll tell you honestly whether privates are the right call.

  • Text or call(858) 231-3714
  • Instagram@kimuraking84
  • AreaTemecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Fallbrook, Escondido, San Marcos, Poway
  • Typical timesWeekday evenings and Saturday mornings

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