On Saturday June 20, 2026, Solarte’s head instructor, Jenn Lozada, received her black belt from Rob Biernacki and Joey Lopez. Over 50 people squeezed into our small training space to take part for the ceremony and the rolling session afterwards. Thanks to everyone who made it as well as well-wishers Read more
In the last few weeks, a number of Solarte martial arts students have leveled up. Phil got some long overdue stripes on his white belt and Jon received the first stripe on his blue belt. The kids have also been working hard: Carma and Wes had their first-ever evaluations, each Read more
Solarte’s BJJ Competition Team has had a busy last few weeks. On March 21st, Coach Alex had a good run at the CS/R Invitational in Portland. He finished with some of the gnarliest submissions of the night—a lot of fun to watch! The following weekend, Kyle and Ben competed at Read more
We recently finished an eight-week Sequim Women’s Self-Defense series. Congratulations to everyone who completed the entire course!!! Most of the participants were bravely stepping out of their comfort zones to experience more in-depth training than the typical 1.5- or 3-hour seminar. We worked scenario training, escapes, violence prevention concepts, and Read more
Yes, we’re open for the holidays, both adult and kids classes! During the Sequim Schools Winter Break, there will be a limited schedule: MONDAY 12/22 & 12/29: 5am ADULT BJJ Open Mat/Skills Development | Noon ADULT BJJ Open Mat/Skills Development 6:30pm ADULT Gi BJJTUESDAY 12/23 & 12/30: 3:30pm LI’L ONES Read more
We don’t hand out BJJ belt promotions very often at our small town club. But last weekend’s promotions were extra special because Alex, Chip and David are our first home-grown BJJ brown belts! ❤️ Alex was our first regular when the club opened in 2017 (in a small town club, Read more
Last weekend, I took the Shivworks ECQC (Extreme Close Quarters Concepts) course at Firearms Academy of Seattle–24 hours of outstanding training! Anyone who carries and is serious about self-defense should take this class. It was incredible to have a chance to work self-defense scenarios in a weapon-based environment at VERY Read more
We’ve just completed our BJJ belt promotions and evaluations! Every spring and fall, we officially recognize the progress of our adult and youth students. For the adults, Coaches Brian and Jenn discuss where everyone’s at in their journey. For the youth, students schedule an evaluation which is a short series Read more
Head Instructor Jenn Lozada regularly teaches Women’s Self-Defense classes. Click here for updated information on our women-only martial arts classes and self-defense workshops. Contact us if you would like to participate in this or future self defense classes. WEEKLY CLASS: There is a Women-Only beginning martial arts class combining grappling Read more
The Solarte BJJ Competition Team has spent the last several weeks preparing for ADCC Open – Portland. We’re a small team in a small town, so this was a big deal for us. Everyone at the club supported the competitors as they got ready, and it paid off. In the Read more