25 years and still hitting the mats with the passion and love that I started with at age 5! Here at Grand Rapids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy we have a total of 7 blackbelts, AND 4 are active instructors. What you see is what you get. At GRBJJ we pride ourselves in having you instructed by the BEST.
Over 25 years ago GRBJJ was started on the premise of "Nothing Given, Only Earned" At Grand Rapids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu YOU will train hard, but under a constant watching eye pushing you to become 1% better each time you are on the mat. Nothing will be given to you, much will be expected, and you will know you've earned every promotion.
Over 25 years ago GRBJJ was started on the premise of "Nothing Given, Only Earned" At Grand Rapids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu YOU will train hard, but under a constant watching eye pushing you to become 1% better each time you are on the mat. Nothing will be given to you, much will be expected, and you will know you've earned every promotion.
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Noe Villasenor
Aug 16, 2020
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The coach , and the kind of people you’ll find at this gym are the most welcoming and encouraging you’ll ever find. BJJ is already a hard hobby to maintain, bruises, scratches occasional black eyes, aching joints, and yet through all of that it is the best sport I’ve ever experienced. If there is a place to train, it’s at Grbjj. Ben , Doc , Coach Clint, Kyle, they are absolutely amazing. The ambiance in this gym is just great, everyone is trying to improve themselves and each other. Again it’s the best place to train !
Can’t wait to go back !!! If I could give this place 6 stars I
Can’t wait to go back !!! If I could give this place 6 stars I
Doug Winstanley
Jan 27, 2020
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My son and I train at GRBJJ. I have been nothing but impressed with the quality of the instruction, but even more so with the quality of the people. There are several black belts who instruct, and many advanced belts to train with. Professor Crabtree is excellent and has a strong commitment to all of his students, as well as a commitment to our armed services veterans. I wouldn’t want to train anywhere else.
Noell NoellTheDev
Dec 25, 2019
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Couldn't ask for a better gym. I've never done martial arts and was super nervous and intimidated by the idea of going into a gym. I have anxiety and was worried about toxicity, but my expectation was SO wrong. I've never seen a community of individuals that have been so supportive of each other in their goals. Can't do 10 push ups? No problem, everyone will support you until you can. There's no condescending attitudes here, everyone is extremely friendly, willing to help you out, and we LOVE new students. I'm almost to my 10th beginner class and have to say I've never had this much fun in ANY
Jenna Karel
Nov 25, 2019
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This company makes disrespectful accusations about people leaving reviews as being dishonest and misleading, and associates reviewers based on their own biased perspective of how people actually feel about the business. Regardless if a friend leaves a review in regards to the atmosphere or quality of a business, there is a valid reason for the review. This gym did not respect my brothers, Elmirs, wishes to cancel his membership and continued to charge him months past cancellation. He was told he would be cleared from the membership, yet now he is being charged. This is not only inappropriate, but
Tyler Dempsey
Nov 24, 2019
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The one star reviews are only from individuals that might not know or understand what signing up for a membership means. It is made very clear when you sign up that you will be billed continually unless you cancel the membership (exactly like Netflix).
Fantastic gym! Has the most classes offered compared to the other gyms in the area giving no gi and gi options essentially everyday but Sunday.
Fantastic gym! Has the most classes offered compared to the other gyms in the area giving no gi and gi options essentially everyday but Sunday.
Kirk Luca
Nov 14, 2019
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No matter what skill level you are or what your training/fitness goals are, this is the gym for you. There are tons of people at all skill levels willing to work with you to make sure you become the best BJJ practitioner you can become. Every instructor is excellent and all the students who regularly attend the classes are very welcoming to new students. This will become a place where you can develop great friendships while learning a very useful set of skills and get a great workout. GRBJJ is the best place to train on the West side of the state!
Nick B.
Oct 29, 2019
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Very knowledgeable professors. The No Gi class is an amazing ground fighting class, the teacher has lots of teaching experience and actual competition experience. I never tried a combat sport but after one day of GRBJJ classes, I can safely say the jiu jitsu bug got me and I find myself working harder and harder every week!! I have always been treated with respect, from day one. Wouldn’t want to train anywhere else.
Thomas Becker
Oct 27, 2019
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I joined GRBJJ during the summer special as a complete beginner, no Jiu Jitsu, no wrestling experience..no formal training in any kind of grappling at all. Not to mention being a bit older than most white belts. From day one, the professors and most importantly the students have been nothing but helpful. I could have looked around or tried other schools but I didn't bother...that's because of the way I was treated from the very start. If there is any kind of question or issue outside of a BJJ technique I've always been able to ask Professor Crabtree, he has always listened and been understanding
Lmir
Jun 03, 2019
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Thank you for replying to my wife’s review. However if you charged me an extra month that I never agreed to pay that would be a locked in deal. I signed up for the buy one month get one which was your summer special, and you told me that once it’s up I get to decide if I would like to stay or continue to come. You never told me that I would have to email you 2 weeks in advance. I did not know that I would have to read the fine print because I trusted what you had told me. I want to make it clear that the instructors at your gym are great and I learned a lot and enjoyed coming there. I was planing
Tori Bright
Dec 18, 2017
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I visited this gym from out of town and had an excellent experience. They have a black belt professor who is hands-on in the instruction, rather than just delegating instruction to upper belts (who were also very helpful, by the way!) The overall environment is welcoming. The gym is also very cleanliness-oriented, making me feel comfortable training there. These guys are a prime example of Jiu-Jitsu brotherhood. Thank you for having me!
