In Anglet, between the ocean and the inland Basque Country, Moka Team 64 is one of those clubs still writing its first chapter. Opened in August 2023 and affiliated with Moka Team 443 in Nantes, it now has 18 members and three classes a week. A small club, then. And that is exactly what its president stands by.
It is also one of the clubs running their daily operations on OSS Academy: attendance, payments, memberships and competitions all live on a single platform.
A young club, and a deliberate choice
Moka Team 64 was founded in August 2023 as the Basque branch of Moka Team 443, the Nantes club it is affiliated with. At its head is Alex Renault, president and head instructor, a brown belt who has been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu since 2016 and runs the club as a volunteer.
Eighteen members, three classes a week: gi on Mondays and Thursdays, nogi on Wednesdays, from 7pm to 8:30pm. On paper, it is a club in its early days. In practice, it is a chosen format. With a group this size, Alex has time to correct every student individually, in every class. No blanket correction shouted across the mats hoping everyone recognises themselves: one correction per person, tailored to their level and their build.
The vibe and the mindset before performance
The club’s stated priority is not its medal count. It is the vibe and the mindset, so that performance can follow. In practice, that means mats where competitors and recreational students train side by side, without either group driving the other away.
Competitors pull the group up with their intensity, and recreational students keep the club a place people are glad to walk into. Everyone finds their balance, and newcomers are welcomed by the group rather than by the instructor alone. That unifying instinct is what makes a club this size grow.
Four competitors, a medal in 9 out of 10 competitions
Out of 18 members, four compete mainly on the CFJJB circuit, with the occasional IBJJF event. The results speak for themselves: at national level, the club’s students bring home a medal in 9 out of 10 competitions.
For a club that opened in 2023 and does not make competition its reason for being, that statistic says a great deal about the quality of the individual coaching. It is also proof of the original bet: take care of the mindset first, and let performance arrive on its own.
A club that covers its athletes’ travel
What sets Moka Team 64 apart is what it gives back to its students. Alex runs the club as a volunteer, with a clear goal: help competitors cover their travel, both transport and accommodation, and put on events through the year at the club’s expense.
In practice, that means gear packs through partner Fitness Boutique, a summer meal, and a Christmas event with a dinner and jiu-jitsu related gifts. A way of thanking students for their loyalty and for the atmosphere they keep alive, and of lifting part of the cost a competition season represents.
How the club uses OSS Academy
Running a club as a volunteer means every hour spent on admin is an hour off the mats. That is where OSS Academy comes in.
Day to day, Moka Team 64 relies on the app for:
- Attendance rates: seeing at a glance who shows up, how often, and who is starting to drift away
- Up to date payments: knowing who is settled without keeping a spreadsheet on the side
- The QR code kiosk: students check themselves in on arrival, and the roll call takes care of itself
- Competitions and admin: entries, competitor tracking and everyday management in one place
- Memberships and the club’s storefront: payments and the club’s public presentation for students
For Alex, the appeal is as practical as it is symbolic: the app was built by Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners who understand what a club actually needs. The result is time given back to teaching, and a president who can focus on what makes his gym strong: correcting his students one by one.
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Alex Renault
President and head instructor
Brown belt, training in BJJ since 2016
@alex_jjbmokateam64
