Serving Indian Harbour Beach
Brazilian Jiu Jitsunear Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
Pure Life Martial Arts teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Indialantic, Florida under Professor Felipe “Balboa” Portela, a third degree black belt and veteran of the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter and Strikeforce.
Gi and no-gi classes cover the full curriculum: guard, passing, escapes, submissions and positional sparring, taught in a structured progression rather than a different technique every night.
Beginners train alongside experienced students from their first week. You do not need to be fit, flexible or experienced to start — those are results of training, not prerequisites for it.
Getting here from Indian Harbour Beach
Indian Harbour Beach is just up the barrier island from Indialantic. Getting to Pure Life is a short run south on A1A, about 8 minutes, with no causeway and no mainland traffic.
The academy is on North Miramar Avenue (A1A) in the Indialantic Shopping Center, so you stay on the same road from start to finish.
That makes the early-morning and after-school classes easy to fit in. The leave-by times further down are worked out from the class schedule.
- Distance
- About 4 miles in a straight line
- Drive
- Roughly 8 minutes, south on A1A
- Side
- Beachside, on the same barrier island as the academy
- after work
- 6:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — leave Indian Harbour Beach by about 6:10 PM
- early morning
- 6 AM on Wednesday — leave Indian Harbour Beach by about 5:40 AM
- Next door
- Satellite Beach and Indialantic
Leave-by times allow for the drive and about ten minutes to park and change. Traffic varies, so give yourself longer for a first visit.
When Brazilian Jiu Jitsu trains
- Monday
- 6:30 AM–7:30 AM · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu6:30 PM–7:30 PM · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Tuesday
- 10:30 AM–11:30 AM · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu6:30 PM–7:30 PM · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Wednesday
- 6 AM–7 AM · BJJ No-Gi6:30 PM–7:30 PM · BJJ No-Gi
- Thursday
- 10:30 AM–11:30 AM · BJJ No-Gi6:30 PM–7:30 PM · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Questions from Indian Harbour Beach
- Is Pure Life in Indian Harbour Beach?
- No, it's a little further south, at 800 N Miramar Ave in Indialantic. From Indian Harbour Beach it's roughly 8 minutes by car down A1A.
- Do I need to go over to the mainland?
- No. Indian Harbour Beach and Indialantic are both on the barrier island. Stay on A1A heading south.
- Is it close enough for a before-work class?
- Yes. At about 8 minutes, the early-morning sessions work for most people in Indian Harbour Beach. This page lists the times and when to leave.