Bellingham BJJ

Do you want to look really good, get amazing prices and support the academy? THE REST OF MAY IS A HECKUVA TIME TO DO JUST THAT.

The new rashguards (Dogs of BBJJ, and ‘s guillotine rashie) are coming in soon, which means it’s crazy sale price time. For the month of May, kindly enjoy these special prices on all the gear in the academy: 

All Adult rashguards (Godzilla, Kong, Bobby Hill, Campfire / Sasquatch):  $25. We have limited sizes available so make sure the size you want is there! These are usually $50. 
Kids Rashguards (Godzilla!): $20. Tons of sizes left.

Zip-up Hoodies. $30. (We don’t skimp on the hoodies, folks: These are the softest and coolest hoodies on the market. We’ve got some with the standard logo, and some with the hound dog logo.) These are usually $60.

Crew neck sweaters: $30. These were super-popular, and we have a few left. Don’t miss out! These are usually $60.

Godzilla T-shirts: $20
BBJJ logo t-shirts: $20
Tank Tops: $15

Hats & Beanies: $20
Sweatpants: $20
Spats: $20
Gloves & shinpads for striking classes (7 ounce fingerless gloves and 16 ounce boxing gloves): $35.

You can order in the academy by grabbing Jeff, Pat or Jesse, or you can self-pay by Venmo. You can also send us an email asking to charge your card. 

Thanks for reading this novel/catalog/travelogue. See y’all in the academy soon!

BACK AGAIN for Gi To Sea: the one and only of is coming from June 4-7! If you want to learn spectacular technique while having a great time, you want to train with Seph. If you don’t want those things, what are you even doing? Can’t wait for Seph’s latest trim to Bellingham.

So proud of the whole team today! Whatever the results, everybody displayed great jiujitsu — and the results were impressive. LJ won 🥇 🥇 in gi and nogi, and also took 🥈 in nogi absolute. Herbert earned 🥇 in gi and 🥈 nogi, and Griffin took one 🥈 and one 🥉— and by the way, this was Griffin’s first tournament and blue belt and LJ’s first competition at purple belt. Riley performed well in his two matches, fighting up in weight and belt level, and Michal made his return to the competition mats as well. Huge congratulations to everyone who competed — it always yields valuable insights for improvement — and huge thanks to Tony, Pat and Kelsey for coaching. It’s gratifying for all the instructors to see everyone improve, and watching folks’ hard work pay off on the mats fills everyone with pride.

Seven years of Bellingham BJJ downtown.

Seven is a number that human cultures have ascribed magical properties to for a long time. The Mesopotamians gave it mystical significance in 22nd century BCE. The Pythagoreans thought it had spiritual properties. It’s still the most likely number to be called people’s favorite number throughout western culture.

Know what’s magic to me? That we get to wake up every day and train. That almost 2,000 people have started their journey with us. And that almost everyone in this photo — which is of our very first class in the downtown space, May 1, 2019 — is still training, either here or the other places in the world they moved.

Whether you’re a day one person that’s still here, like .thompson .odonovan Matt or Derek; whether you got your start here but train elsewhere; whether you moved around the world to train and teach at other spots like Sean, Neto, or Tony; whether you tried it and are taking a break, or whether you just gave it a shot, thank you for sharing these mats with us.

We’ve got covers on them now 😜.

Here’s to the next seven years. Come celebrate.

Every time Niamh from visits, we learn great new technique. This time, Jeff and Niamh team-taught a class about omoplata in the 🥋 when your partner stands to pass. Whether you were a first time omoplatist or a practiced shoulder and wristlocker, hopefully you had as much fun as we did.

Guard week rolls on tonight in nogi!