Kropyvnytskyi
This is where the club and a team ready for the long haul emerged.
BORETS (Borets Sports Club) · Kropyvnytskyi · Ukraine · worldwide
From Kropyvnytskyi to the world stage.
An academy that develops children through BJJ and wrestling, from age 4.
We have competed and won at tournaments in Brazil, the United States, and beyond. Today, the BORETS team passes that experience on to children from age four — in the academy, at training camps, and at residential camps.
4 locations in Kropyvnytskyi · camps for children from across Ukraine
Train with BORETS in Ukraine
- 01Discipline Without Harshness
- 02The Person Is More Important Than the Medal
- 03The Team Is There For You
From Club to Academy
International experience that works daily in Kropyvnytskyi.
We started as a sports club with a clear goal: to build the strongest team in Ukraine. We sought the best methodology, worked with strong opponents, and tested ourselves in competitions.
Tournaments and victories in Brazil, the USA, and other countries gave us practical international experience. Today that experience shapes the Academy program, our coaches' work, camps, training camps, and opportunities for children.
Ukraine
We set the highest sports standard and built a system to match it.
World
Performances and victories in Brazil, the USA, and other international tournaments.
Academy
We pass on accumulated experience to children, coaches, and the next generation.
A child starts close to home — and sees before them competitions, camps, education, professional sports, and an international audience.
See the Entire BORETS SystemWhat a Child Masters
BJJ on the ground. Freestyle wrestling and sport sambo on the feet.
These are not three separate disciplines. One program combines entries, throws, takedowns, control, and a strong ground game. Children develop coordination, strength, endurance, mobility, and body awareness in a complete way.
System Foundation
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Positions, control, transitions, and groundwork technique. BJJ develops strong ground work and teaches body control in close contact.
Movement and Takedowns
Freestyle Wrestling
Standing positions, leg takedowns, balance, tempo, and opponent control. These elements teach how to confidently initiate action and manage distance.
Throwing School
Sport Sambo
Throws, standing transitions, and control entry. Sambo complements BJJ groundwork with diverse standing work.
Head of the Academy
Yaroslav Blazhko heads BORETS Academy.
Yaroslav joined BORETS as an athlete, became a coach, and today is responsible for the Academy's daily operations, the team of mentors, and gym development.
This is an important part of the BORETS system: children see a person next to them who grew up in this team themselves and now makes decisions about its future.
Meet the TeamFounder and visionary of BORETS
Ievgen Skyrda founded the club. Today, the team is building its future together.
Ievgen’s greatest pride as a founder is that the Academy’s future and BORETS’ new directions are no longer decided by one person, but by a strong team.
His personal focus is on professional athletes, international relationships, and new areas of development. Ievgen brings knowledge, experience, partnerships, and opportunities from professional sport into the shared system.
BORETS Ecosystem
Academy, base, education, and professional sports — a unified system.
A child can start in a regular group in Kropyvnytskyi, attend a camp, choose a competitive path, gain specialized education, or eventually work in sports.
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BORETS Academy
Regular groups for children aged 4 and up, teenagers, and adults at four locations in Kropyvnytskyi.
About the Academy 02Camps and Base
Sessions and training camps for children from Kropyvnytskyi and other Ukrainian cities: training, accommodation, and team life.
Dates and Session Format 03Education with KSAEU
Official cooperation with the university: sports education, management, practical experience, and opportunities for continued development after school.
How the Cooperation Works 04Professional Track and BORETS LAB
Working with professional athletes, international competitions, and media watched by millions in various countries.
Watch BORETS LAB
It all starts in Kropyvnytskyi. Opportunities extend far beyond a single gym.
Real BORETS Students
Years of training — in one frame.
In these photos, our boys and girls hold pictures of their younger selves. Between the two shots are years of training, tournaments, camps, victories, defeats, and teamwork.
We don't promise to replicate someone else's results for every child. We show real people who grew up within BORETS and stayed in the system for years.
No stock photos. Our students and their real stories.
BORETS Camps and Base · @bazaborec
BORETS Camps for children from all over Ukraine.
Separate sessions combine training, accommodation, meals, recovery, and team activities. Children from Kropyvnytskyi and other cities join the programs.
For each session, the team individually confirms participants' age, dates, program, accommodation, meals, safety rules, and availability of spots.
KSAEU × BORETS
After school, sports can become an education and a profession.
BORETS collaborates with Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University, temporarily relocated to Kropyvnytskyi. An official agreement combines sports education, practical training at the Academy, internships, and the preparation of future coaches and organizers.
Sports Education and Management
Program A7 "Physical Culture and Sport" combines coaching preparation with sports management, marketing, law, and project management.
Learning combined with real-world practice.
Ievgen Skyrda is part of the working group that develops the educational program. BORETS coaches and students already combine practical training at the Academy with university studies.
BORETS LAB · the Academy’s media project
Filmed in our gyms. Watched around the world.
BORETS professional athletes test BJJ, sambo and wrestling in real matches. Below are YouTube data, viewing geography and verbatim public comments, each linked to its original.
6,822,168video viewsPublic YouTube data · updated 09/02/2026
25videos in the sample
10countries with a share of 2% or more
Public comment · original language
Watch the video
“Absolute inspiration! I’m a university professor and I’ve worked with the Gracie family for 30yrs. I also lead several Microsoft education programs, and the one thing that limits most students is perseverance under pressure. I’ll be showing this vid in all of my upcoming Microsoft DIVE sessions.”@cesarewr · the author describes his own professional background · view the originalWatch the video
1.5MBJJ vs SAMBO — one sambo fighter against every BJJ belt
1.2MBJJ vs wrestling — a national-team wrestler against every belt
767KCombat sambo against three BJJ belts
Where viewers are watching from
A geography of attention—not decoration.
Share of views, 4–31 August 2026 · YouTube Studio · countries with a share of 2% or more are shown.
USUnited States17.05%
BRBrazil11.15%
DEGermany6.01%
GBUnited Kingdom3.95%
FRFrance3.31%
PLPoland2.74%
“Congratulations from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. BJJ Black Belt from Gracie Barra here!”@minotaur-alz · open original“I'm watching this video from Mexico. I'm only a second-degree white belt, and your videos motivate me a lot. I wish I could travel and have the opportunity to learn with you.”@babazoul38 · open original“I went to my first bjj lesson this week after watching your videos.”@pj8uch · open originalThe same people. The same mat.
A child starts close to home—and grows within a system the world can see.
The athletes and coaches seen by BORETS LAB’s international audience work within this same Academy—in daily classes, professional training, camps and team preparation.
The BORETS teamJiu-Jitsu and Wrestling in Kropyvnytskyi
Choose a program by age.
Four age-based programs: 4–7, 8–11, 12–15 years, and 16+ groups. Choose an age — you'll see the lesson content and available options in the schedule.
014–7Junior Group
First Introduction to Grappling
Dynamic tasks, coordination, basic positions, rules for working with a partner, and gradual integration into the group. Discipline without rigidity.
Group Program028–11Intermediate Group
Fundamentals, Team, Regularity
A strong BJJ ground game, stand-up, takedowns and throws from freestyle wrestling and sport sambo. The child develops coordination, strength and endurance.
Group Program
0312–15Advanced Kids' Group
Strong Environment and Personal Choice
BJJ ground game, stand-up and throwing techniques, physical conditioning, and a team of peers. Competitions — by desire, readiness, and coach's recommendation.
Group Program
0416+Older Teens and Adults
BJJ for Beginners and Athletes
Positions, control, ground work, physical exertion, and an adult community. For beginners and athletes.
Group ProgramKropyvnytskyi
Choose a gym. Current times are in a single schedule.
Four physical locations in Kropyvnytskyi. The unified schedule for each address specifies the gym, coach, age, and class times.
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Main Gym
Viktor Chmilenka St., 24B, 2nd floor
Three Gyms for Children's Groups 4–15 years old
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Gym at "Portal" Shopping Mall
Soborna St., 1A, 5th floor
Groups for Children from 4 years old
03
"Depot" Gym
Preobrazhenska St., 5, 3rd floor
Groups 4–7, 8–11, and 12–15 years old
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Gym in Mykolaivka
Korolenka St., 59
Experienced Children's Groups and Adults
Before you join
Five minutes — and everything is clear.
Age, experience, competitions, attire, and what happens after applying.
In Kropyvnytskyi, BORETS offers groups for children aged 4+, teenagers, and adults. The team assigns a specific group based on age, experience, and the current schedule.
Yes. BORETS offers groups for beginners. At the start, it's not about "knowing how to fight," but being ready to gradually get acquainted with the gym's rules, the instructor, and partner work.
No. Training for personal development is a perfectly valid path. Participation in competitions depends on the child's desire, readiness, and the coach's recommendation.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu provides the foundation for a strong ground game. Freestyle wrestling and sport sambo add stand-up work, entries, takedowns and throwing technique. Together, they support well-rounded physical development.
Gradually. The junior program features more dynamic tasks, simple rules, and game-based learning. The instructor helps them adapt to the space, partners, and the group's rhythm.
Join BORETS
Apply and we’ll find the right group.
Tell us the athlete’s age, experience, and preferred location. A coordinator will check the current schedule, answer your questions, and recommend a specific group.
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