Field Note 001 · Goffstown, New Hampshire

Build Confidence. Develop Skill. Become Your Best Through Jiu-Jitsu.

Arete Jiu Jitsu Collective is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy focused on technical excellence, personal growth, and building a community where anyone can learn, improve, and challenge themselves.

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PLATE AArete Jiu Jitsu Collective · Goffstown, NH
ἀρετή
Excellence is not a finish line. It is a practice—repeated with discipline, humility, and intention.
Our standard

Five entries in every training ledger

What happens on the mat shapes what happens beyond it.

01

Excellence

Constant improvement through deliberate practice and attention to detail.

02

Discipline

Show up. Embrace the challenge. Commit to the process.

03

Community

Training partners who take responsibility for each other’s growth.

04

Humility

Remain open to learning, regardless of experience or rank.

05

Adaptability

Learn to solve changing problems on and off the mats.

Coaching philosophy

Train the decision, not just the move.

Our constraints-led approach creates realistic problems. Students learn to recognize information, make decisions, and adapt—not simply recite techniques.

See the problem

Learn which details matter in a live position.

Explore the options

Work within purposeful constraints and find sound answers.

Adapt under pressure

Build skill that holds up when the situation changes.

Adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

A curriculum with room to explore.

Built for complete beginners, experienced practitioners, self-defense, fitness, and competition. Serious practice in a room without ego.

  • Gi Jiu-Jitsu
  • No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
  • Wrestling & takedowns
  • Positional development
  • Live training
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Founder & head instructor

Ian Joubert

A U.S. Army veteran with 16+ years across Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, Judo, and MMA. Ian helped run the Modern Army Combatives Program before spending ten years as a Quality Engineer at BAE Systems.

That background shapes a calm, systems-based approach to coaching: structured learning, measurable improvement, and adaptable martial artists.

16+ years
grappling
Army
veteran
10 years
quality engineering
Membership

Choose your training rhythm.

Clear options. No performance or posturing required.

Unlimited
$170/mo

Train as often as you want.

2× Weekly
$140/mo

Two sessions each week.

Annual
$1,700

A full year of training.

Drop-in
$25

Visiting for one session.

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The academy

A professional room built for good work.

Clean, capable, and welcoming. Everything needed to practice with purpose.

  • New competition-quality mats
  • Structured curriculum
  • Experienced black-belt instruction
  • A welcoming training community
  • A clean, professional space
Goffstown, New Hampshire

Put the first session on the calendar.

You do not need to be in shape. You do not need experience. You only need a place to begin.

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