Serving Satellite Beach
Brazilian Jiu Jitsunear Satellite 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 Satellite Beach
Satellite Beach is on the same barrier island as Indialantic, a little further north. Getting to Pure Life means heading south on A1A through Indian Harbour Beach, about 12 minutes from the middle of town.
The academy is on North Miramar Avenue (A1A) in the Indialantic Shopping Center, so it's one road all the way, with no causeway to cross.
The leave-by times further down are worked out from the class schedule and allow about ten minutes to park and change.
- Distance
- About 6 miles in a straight line
- Drive
- Roughly 12 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 Satellite Beach by about 6:05 PM
- early morning
- 6 AM on Wednesday — leave Satellite Beach by about 5:35 AM
- Next door
- Indian Harbour 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 Satellite Beach
- Is Pure Life in Satellite Beach?
- No, it's south of you, at 800 N Miramar Ave in Indialantic. From Satellite Beach it's roughly 12 minutes by car down A1A.
- What's the route from Satellite Beach?
- South on A1A through Indian Harbour Beach into Indialantic. Everything stays on the barrier island.
- Can kids make an after-school class from Satellite Beach?
- Yes, with a little planning. This page lists the kids' start times and when to leave Satellite Beach to make them.