Serving Melbourne Beach
Brazilian Jiu Jitsunear Melbourne 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 Melbourne Beach
Melbourne Beach is the next town south on the barrier island, so getting to Pure Life means a straight run north on A1A into Indialantic. No causeway, no mainland traffic: about 10 minutes from the town centre.
The academy is on North Miramar Avenue (A1A) in the Indialantic Shopping Center, on the same road you'd be driving.
If you live further south along A1A, past the town itself, add a few minutes for every stretch of beach you're coming from. The leave-by times below assume the town centre.
- Distance
- About 2 miles in a straight line
- Drive
- Roughly 10 minutes, north on A1A
- Side
- Beachside, on the same barrier island as the academy
- after work
- 6:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — leave Melbourne Beach by about 6:10 PM
- early morning
- 6 AM on Wednesday — leave Melbourne Beach by about 5:40 AM
- Next door
- Indialantic and Melbourne
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 Melbourne Beach
- Is Pure Life in Melbourne Beach?
- No, it's just north, at 800 N Miramar Ave in Indialantic. From Melbourne Beach it's roughly 10 minutes by car straight up A1A.
- Do I have to cross a causeway from Melbourne Beach?
- No. Melbourne Beach and Indialantic are on the same barrier island, so it's A1A the whole way.
- What if I live south of Melbourne Beach on A1A?
- Same route, just longer: keep heading north on A1A until you reach Indialantic. Give yourself extra time beyond the leave-by times on this page.