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 earning two stripes on their Read more about Solarte martial arts students have leveled up![…]
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 NAGA. Ben did well in Read more about Solarte BJJ Competition Team Update[…]
In 2025, we have a full schedule of martial arts for kids and adults, including a competition focus for the adult classes and a new Family Open Play Time session on Sundays. This means we’re now open 7 days a week! We have classes for little ones, youth and adults during the afternoons, evenings and Read more about 2025 Winter Schedule of Martial Arts for Kids and Adults[…]
Solarte’s Li’l Ones program offers martial arts for kids age 4-8* every Tuesday and Wednesday 3:30–4pm. For children younger than 4, the animal walks at the end of class (about 3:55pm) and Open Play time afterwards from 4–4:20pm is FREE. *Depending on attention span, level of interest and size, the instructor may recommend children age Read more about Martial Arts for Kids: Li’l Ones BJJ[…]
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![…]