https://ascendjj.net/testimonials daily 0.75 2026-08-11 https://ascendjj.net/testimonials/chase-mccaskill monthly 0.5 2026-08-11 https://ascendjj.net/testimonials/andysuarez monthly 0.5 2026-08-11 https://ascendjj.net/testimonials/alycerosa monthly 0.5 2026-08-11 https://ascendjj.net/home- daily 1.0 2026-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/691b641d-969d-486c-a248-5e38778200a6/pierrepires-50.jpg Home Man in a black Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi standing in a martial arts studio with medals and awards on the wall behind him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/135c641a-1c48-43dc-b2d3-41ff19dbafd5/Professor-Pierre-chicago-private-jiu-jitsu-training.jpg.jpeg Home A man wearing a black Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi with patches, standing in front of a white wall with framed medals. He is looking confidently at the camera with his hands clasped in front of him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/ff92869b-377f-49a9-8ef7-e37f9b79479e/f5267216-4492-4543-bb28-a3e3d0177ec5.jpg Home A man dressed in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi practicing a bowing meditation pose while holding a martial arts belt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/b35c7f04-06d4-49a3-8a37-7f058a89e14c/f5267216-4492-4543-bb28-a3e3d0177ec5.jpg Home A man dressed in a martial arts uniform kneeling on a mat, looking down, holding a martial arts belt in both hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/173c170f-7ac7-4a03-88f9-d7bea8684adf/Be-in-shape-at-ascend.jpg Home Black and white photo of a shirtless young man with defined abs and chest, standing against a plain background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/6ba559d7-3026-493e-b203-704a8d815b16/pierrepires-21.jpg Home Two men practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; one in a black gi executing a wrist lock on the other in a white gi who is bending forward with hands together in a prayer position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/eb1a9ffb-2543-4b91-9c4e-bcfa74c62e0d/pierrepires-22.jpg Home Two people practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; one in a black gi assisting the other in a white gi on a blue mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/76550737-36c6-4f91-9cf6-33bc1ee81aee/pierrepires-32.jpg Home A man in a black Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi sitting cross-legged on a blue mat, against a plain white wall, looking at the camera with a serious expression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/bded92e8-b0a7-4412-a7b4-08d30c3ac734/pierrepires-3.jpg Home Two martial artists practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on a blue mat, with one person in a black gi and the other in a white gi, engaged in a ground fighting position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/811e308b-1a98-4f8a-8096-7f0b268abdbd/pierrepires-17.jpg Home Two people practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on a blue mat, one in a black gi and the other in a white gi, involved in a grappling position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/8fc3965b-4392-4984-9064-5a7f7b7b2319/Ascend-professor-3rd-place-worlds.jpg Home A male jiu-jitsu athlete holding a gold medal and a trophy, standing on a podium at a 2021 BJJ championship event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/b612d245-9d28-4877-bc45-90c03dfb3415/gold-coast-self-defense-class.jpeg Home Group of seven people in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gis, three women and four men, posing in a martial arts studio with a black mat floor and large windows behind them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/4eb7ff42-e614-4be9-897a-11da001d584b/Streeterville-jiu-jitsu.jpeg Home Group of people in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu uniforms, some kneeling in front and others standing behind, smiling in a gym with a beige wall and red padding on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/b612d245-9d28-4877-bc45-90c03dfb3415/gold-coast-self-defense-class.jpeg Home Group of seven people in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu uniforms (gis) posing for a photo inside a martial arts gym, with a large window and a reflective ceiling in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/ff94cf76-9125-4aea-8d83-7521f78be6e0/Professor-Pierre-Pires.png Home Ascend Jiu-Jitsu black belt Pierre, with short dark hair, bending over a table, holding his belt. The background is plain black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/6ba559d7-3026-493e-b203-704a8d815b16/pierrepires-21.jpg Home Ascend Jiu-Jitsu self defense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/4eb7ff42-e614-4be9-897a-11da001d584b/Streeterville-jiu-jitsu.jpeg Home Group photo of men and women in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gis, some with purple belts, standing and kneeling on a mat in a gym. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/681b2ae6-c868-4e2c-945e-c6b6505d2fea/Ascend-jiu-jitsu-gi-class.jpeg Home Group photo of Ascend jiu-jitsu after class. some standing and some kneeling, inside a gym or dojo with a black mat floor and plain white walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/c78317ee-5a8c-4468-b7ad-a94af462c890/gold-coast-self-defense-class.jpeg Home Six people in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gis kneeling on the mat and smiling at the camera, with a white wall and black padded wall in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/ae1de17f-8a64-4a99-9ed2-30bddf5c48c2/image02.jpeg Home Ascend Jiu-Jitsu group picture of eight people, five men and three women, wearing martial arts uniforms with belts, posing in a gym or dojo with black mats and a black wall in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/869f8922-7c93-45b4-a96a-f25f5713d10f/ascend+brazilian+jiu-jitsu+model+3.jpeg Home A circular logo with a black eagle at the center, wings spread wide. The logo contains words "ASCEND" at the top, and "BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU" around the bottom edge. It also states "EST. 2023" at the bottom, with a small red and black belt below the eagle. https://ascendjj.net/assessment-class daily 0.75 2026-08-07 https://ascendjj.net/career-timeline daily 0.75 2026-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/135c641a-1c48-43dc-b2d3-41ff19dbafd5/Professor-Pierre-chicago-private-jiu-jitsu-training.jpg.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/a0523390-800d-4272-8e2f-e7f580bd5904/ranking.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/c12ffb32-0f87-4458-81ed-3605ecbc3c1d/American+Nationals+2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/5727534c-4380-42c3-ba9c-71e84ec25bc1/2016+purple+world.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/f5d6390f-2869-4f54-b098-61332f1bcf7d/brazil+021+purple.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/6a37f24d-405e-4788-a40a-d2961e6de1e4/pyramid.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/80f7e292-b890-4ec0-95d7-a2e29cce64b1/brown+belt+021.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/5f56cc85-dde4-41d6-9137-c4bc29eb3d4d/brown+belt+certificate.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/56687c02-3be7-4f62-9608-033732690c35/brown+belt+AmsNat.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/3b88e625-4f71-4867-9114-ca6510a8997e/brown+worlds.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/76afe8df-0077-435f-9781-eb375b240a02/IMG_20210710_161000_593.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/24d01e30-7638-4a67-9079-8723be1ccac4/black+belt+1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/dee79eb6-5516-4660-aec6-68eba43bc8f4/black+belt+3.jpg https://ascendjj.net/contact daily 0.75 2026-08-07 https://ascendjj.net/schedule-2 daily 0.75 2026-08-11 https://ascendjj.net/about-us daily 0.75 2026-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/c78317ee-5a8c-4468-b7ad-a94af462c890/gold-coast-self-defense-class.jpeg https://ascendjj.net/legacy daily 0.75 2026-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781616-ZEM8L209EABQAFI2ZOZ0/imgg-demo-qs29Y0Ih.jpg Ascend Legacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781619-EPI4TWEZ3AG1N10L9UIC/imgg-demo-nLRbokBp.jpg Ascend Legacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781623-DGTAO9NX3OTYBHTTBTMJ/imgg-demo-dr4UJ5bT.jpg Ascend Legacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781626-M1SKQ61NMXC540MDKFD4/imgg-demo-nD6Pzw4T.jpg Ascend Legacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/135c641a-1c48-43dc-b2d3-41ff19dbafd5/Professor-Pierre-chicago-private-jiu-jitsu-training.jpg.jpeg Ascend Legacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/369866c4-b653-49bb-9a0f-90bb000b09db/IMG_6989.png Ascend Legacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f7c3737058174b3be12cf5/6396e245-390f-4e3c-87d2-aee26a67a00f/FullSizeRender.jpg https://ascendjj.net/file-assets daily 0.75 2026-08-12