Peak Performance Decatur is Wise County's premier martial arts school. We teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, and Self-Defense
to all ages and experience levels.
We are located at 3936 South Highway 287 Suite 4, Decatur, TX, 76234. Come train with us any time!
History:
The main focus we have at Peak Performance Decatur is on our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art primarily focused on grappling, especially on ground-fighting.
The name Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu denotes the art's roots, which are from Judo.
Judo was brought from Japan to Brazil by Mitsuyo Maeda, a student of Judo's founder, Jigaro Kano.
Kano had learned Japanese Jiu-Jitsu (usually spelled simply "Jujutsu") in Japan, and changed the rules and focuses of Jujutsu
in order to promote his own art - Judo - as a sport meant for public consumption. Before that, Jujutsu had been originally designed
by the Samurai as a backup plan for when they lost their katana on the battlefield.
Mitsuyo Maeda was one of Kano's students. He immigrated to Brazil in the early 20th century. He taught his Judo to Gastão Gracie, a
business partner of his, and Gracie's sons, who included Carlos and Helio Gracie (pictured above).
Helio, as a boy, had been very sickly and puny compared to his brothers. While he understood the Judo techniques taught to him,
he was rarely able to perform them on his more athletic brothers. Helio modified the techniques so that a very weak practitioner,
such as himself, would be able to defeat a larger, stronger, faster opponent. The principle of using the ground is like being in a swimming pool;
a small person can't lift a heavy one in normal circumstances, but they can in a pool. In the same way, a skilled Jiu-Jitsu practitioner,
on the ground, is easily able to control and defeat much larger opponents.
In the modern iterations, Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu remain very similar. They're both grappling martial arts; where Judo focuses on standing up throwing
techniques (called tachi-waza in Japanese), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu focuses on the ground and submissions (such as chokes and arm locks) which can be applied from there.
They both make use of "randori", called "rolling" in Jiu-Jitsu, where students are able to train against fully-resisting opponents in a way that wouldn't be
safe or feasible in the striking martial arts.
These striking martial arts were thought to be the only way to fight, especially in the golden age of kung fu movies, the 1970s and 1980s.
The benefits of Jiu-Jitsu are accessible to anyone, regardless of age, weight, physical shape, or previous experience! Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu serves multiple purposes:
- It is practical, and remains today an excellent method of self-defense. It empowers individuals to protect themselves, and those around them.
- It is fun and addicting. Our team is a friendly one with a welcoming, family atmosphere.
- It is an excellent workout. Several of our students have reported 40+ pounds of weight loss. Jiu-Jitsu will get you into excellent physical shape!
- It is a sport: if you'd like to challenge yourself, we participate regularly as a team in local Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. (Of course, if this isn't something you're interested in, there is no requirement to compete)
- It is an excellent stress reliever. At the end of a bad day at the office, or just a long one, nothing feels better than a good hour or two on the mats.
"I had this big kid picking on me during recess, he wouldn't leave me alone. I was trying to leave but he tried to punch me. So I took him down and held him down until the teacher came by and saw us." - Anonymous 7 year old student
Unfortunately, bullying has always been and still is a huge problem, especially for kids in school.
Our kids classes teach that the easiest way to win a fight is to never get into one, but that, if necessary, you must stand up for yourself and protect yourself.
Learning Jiu-Jitsu, which was specifically designed for the physically weak, will help kids accomplish that.
Physical bullying, while it still happens, is less and less common by high school. Unfortunately, it is phased out at that age, and continued on into adulthood, by emotional or psychological bullying.
Jiu-Jitsu helps kids, teens, and adults with this form of bullying by teaching self-reliance and self-confidence.
If you are interested in scheduling an anti-bullying seminar with us, please contact us!
"No human being deserves to be made to fear any other person, and nobody deserves to be hurt by any other person. Unfortunately, we live in a world where
the physically strong will take advantage of and impose their will on the physically weak.
It is a personal passion and goal of mine to combat sexual abuse and predation, and to protect everyone I can from the animals who would do harm to them.
It's a cause very near and dear to my heart, and it is the greatest part of my job to be able to empower everyone, especially women and children,
to protect themselves from anyone who would do harm to them."- Lukeus Peterson
Peak Performance features a thriving community of women, at all of our locations and at all levels on the Jiu-Jitsu spectrum, who have embraced the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle and,
consequently, have an added measure of security in their everyday lives. Bullying, sexual abuse, and rape cease to be a problem when you are able to stand up for and protect yourself.
We at Peak Performance Decatur are dedicated to doing what we can to eliminate the problem of rape and abuse. It is our belief and hope that Jiu-Jitsu can help accomplish this.
If you are interested in scheduling a women's self-defense seminar with us, please contact us!
"Police forces, in my opinion, have been vilified in the last several years by the media with regards to their use of physical force. What people sometimes fail to remember
is that, every day, police officers put their lives on the line to protect the community and uphold the law. Of course police corruption occurs and of course there
have been tragic instances where the police have misused physical force. For the vast majority of the time though, the police still are 'the good guys', with wives, children,
and families that they deserve to go home to at the end of the day." - Lukeus Peterson
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was created and tested by the Gracie Family on the streets of Rio De Janeiro. Today it is the basis of the US Army Combatives program.
When they started training Jiu-Jitsu, the Gracies needed it as a martial art - not to win medals or cagefights, but to protect themselves against people who didn't necessarily want to beat them up; sometimes, they wanted to kill them.
Peak Performance Decatur proudly stands by the United States Armed Forces, as well as our law enforcement agencies.
Armed Forces:
We offer membership discounts and seminars to any former or active servicemen and servicewomen in any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
We are proud to teach our Jiu-Jitsu to you in the hopes that it will keep you safe in the line of duty and will help return you safely home to us. Thank you for your service!
Law Enforcement:
We offer membership discounts and seminars to any active members of Texas law enforcement! Jiu-Jitsu has been further modified from its original conception for police to include weapon retention, suspect restraint,
and other techniques which will keep you safe in the line of duty. Not only that, but we stay up-to-date on the legal restrictions necessary to keep law enforcement officers out of "police brutality" lawsuits, while staying safe.
We would like to thank our Texas law enforcement and security personnel for their service!
We have trained children and adults with various physical and mental disabilities. It is our belief that Jiu-Jitsu provides physically and mentally challenged individuals of all ages with confidence, as well
as being an outlet and means of self-expression. We've helped our students to overcome and combat many disabilities and difficulties, including:
- Amputees
- Autism
- ADHD
- Bipolar Disorder
- Claustrophobia
- Clinical Depression
- Obesity
- Social Anxiety Disorder
We promise to maintain discretion and confidentiality between our instructors and our students. If you have any questions regarding training with physical or mental disabilities,
in either our kids or adult classes, please feel free to contact us. If necessary, we are also sometimes available for private lessons for those who wouldn't be able to attend our regular classes.
If you're interested in fighting in Mixed Martial Arts and live near Decatur, this is your place to start! Our students train with us, and with our affiliates, in order to better themselves
as mixed martial artists and take their skills to the cage. Our focus is on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which is usually at least 50% of the modern MMA fighter's training. Our affiliate schools
contain many experienced fighters, some with time in the actual UFC itself. If you're looking to fight in MMA, get started with us!
Coach Lukeus Peterson has been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since April 2007, when he was sixteen.
He acheived his blue belt in July 2008. Around this time he became an assistant coach at Peak Performance Decatur.
He acheived his purple belt in September 2010. In 2011 he became the head coach at Peak Performance Decatur,
and in 2012 he purchased it from his coach, Paul Halme. In January 2014, Lukeus acheived his brown belt. He achieved his black belt in December 2018.
Coach Lukeus has been teaching or helping to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for over a decade. He has trained with or gone to seminars with
the likes of Royce Gracie, Rafael Lovato Jr., Robert Drysdale, Bruno Bastos, Ryron Gracie, and Rener Gracie.
In addition to his experience, there is an awesome culture in place in our school; every experienced student wants to help the newer ones learn and succeed.
Pricing:
Our monthly rate depends on a number of factors, such as which classes you're interested in and how many times a week you will be able to train.
It's our goal to balance offering competitive rates that our students can afford, and paying the gym bills so we can all continue to have a place to train.
We offer discounts to active police, active or former members of the Armed Forces, and group/family discounts.
We reserve the right to refuse training to anyone.
Free Trial:
If you're interested in joining us or checking us out, visit us any time! We offer a one-week free trial to anyone who'd like to try class out.
If you or your child are nervous about actually trying it out, you're also welcome to watch.
Any of the classes on our schedule are eligible. Just drop by! If you plan on trying class out, typically you'll want to wear a t-shirt and pair of shorts.
For your free trial it isn't necessary to wear a Gi during Gi classes.
Kids Class:
For the most part, our kids classes are meant for kids between ages 4 and 12. There are exceptions both ways: a 3 year old might occasionally be able to train if they're mature for their age.
Kids might move into the adult class earlier than 12 if they're big for their age, and 13 year olds might be in the kids classes if they're small for their age.
Adult Class:
Our adult classes are for ages 13 and up! You're never too old to start Jiu-Jitsu.
The schedule below does not typically include any cancellations we have due to weather, tournaments, holidays, or coach illness or absence.
Any time we cancel a class, we post notice ahead of time on our Facebook page.
Even if you do not have a Facebook account, you can bookmark it to keep updated with us!
We make exceptions to the kids' age groups in some cases; including siblings in different age groups, kids who are big or little for their age, or parents' schedule conflicts.
We have moved! We are now at the Decatur Business Park, suite #5 at 3882 US-287, Decatur, TX, 76234.
If you would like more information or have any questions about training with us, feel free to contact us!
Phone:940-226-1600
Email:Lukeus@PeakDecatur.com
Facebook:www.Facebook.com/PeakDecatur
Peak Performance Decatur
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Fitness, and Self-Defense in Decatur, TX
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Royce Gracie and Lukeus Peterson, at a seminar
