Congratulations to the Solarte BJJ Competition Team!!! Four Solarte team members competed at the April 6th Revolution BJJ Tournament. The Rev is one of the biggest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournaments in our region, with competitors coming from as far away as Alaska and Montana. Our coaching staff decided that, since it was everyone’s first time competing Read more about Solarte BJJ Competition Team Earns Medals![…]
Solarte Brazilian Jiu-jitsu provides Sequim kids martial arts training because we recognize the importance of “rough and tumble play” for childhood development. Through this type of full contact play, kids learn what is too much and too little. Children need to learn this early to develop impulse control and empathy. We offer these classes year-round Read more about Sequim Kids Martial Arts Training at Solarte BJJ[…]
Solarte BJJ now offers more class times for adult Brazilian Jiu-jitsu students. If you’re completely new to the sport, don’t worry. All lessons welcome beginners since we tailor the instruction to suit students of all levels. You can choose among four morning classes and five evening classes to suit your schedule: Morning Adult Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Read more about More Class Times for Adult Brazilian Jiu-jitsu[…]
Every fall and spring, the kids BJJ students who are age 8 or older can get an evaluation. For youth who opt in, they’re eligible to receive stripes and/or a belt promotion. We’ve just wrapped up evaluations for this fall. Congratulations to all of our youth students who received stripes and belt promotions! Quite a Read more about Congrats to Our Kids BJJ Students Who Have Leveled Up![…]
Since we’ve switched to mostly games-based training, students have been really excited about their progress AND the workout they’re getting. I hear it over and over again: “That was so fun! What a great workout!” (Often said as they mop off the sweat and chug down some water.) I almost feel like I’m tricking some Read more about A different kind of fitness training in Sequim[…]
At Solarte Brazilian Jiu-jitsu kids of all ages develop confidence and important skills that will last a lifetime. The training is challenging, but VERY fun. A supportive, friendly environment inspires children to work hard and help each other get better. BJJ is also a great way to get them away from electronic devices and into Read more about Play-Based Learning for Kids Martial Arts[…]
There’s always been something special about the morning crew…these are people who want to start the day RIGHT! We have three class times to suit every type of morning person: Mon 9am for the “kinda morning” person. Fri 5am for the “crazy early” types and Sat 10:30am for people who are dipping their toes into Read more about Get your morning workout on: morning Adult BJJ![…]
We have a small team, but a ton of heart! Solarte’s BJJ competitors did very well at the Revolution 48 Tournament. Chip and Alex both had dominant performances, winning gold medals in their intermediate no gi divisions—the result of years of hard work and perseverance. Chris took silver, demonstrating strong defense and continued progress. And Read more about Solarte’s BJJ Competitors Take Gold Medals![…]
Every Saturday morning at 10:30am, we have BJJ Skills Development Training. [NOTE: We now have another session on Monday evenings at 6:30pm.] But what is BJJ Skills Development? It’s an opportunity to work on whatever you want at the pace you want! There’s always an instructor on hand to direct even the newest of newbies. Read more about BJJ Skills Development Training at Solarte[…]
Snow-jitsu BJJ…is it a thing? Maybe not. But these two goofballs, Alex and Cooper, were willing to give it a go. We don’t usually get a lot of snow in Sequim, so the guys were celebrating the snowfall and cooling off after a good BJJ training session indoors. No, we don’t do a ton of Read more about Snow-jitsu BJJ at Solarte[…]