“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” ~ Benjamin Mays Congratulations to all of these Level Up Jiu Jitsu kids Los Angeles who worked so hard in achieving their goal!!! We are so proud of you!! This has been a long time […]
These kids are amazing…check out this paper on Commitment by Marcus, 6 years old, from the Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Kids class in West Los Angeles. Marcus has been working hard to earn his next Life Skills stripe and today he earned it for his presentation on Commitment. Every month Level Up Kids in […]
After the second day of competition Coach Felipe Makoto finished with 4 gold medals! 15 fights, all wins and 2 days of hard competition! We are so proud of you Coach Felipe for dominating the Los Angeles Open Jiu Jitsu Championships in all categories! Congratulations! #LAOpen #SJJIF #NABJJF #15fights #4goldmedals #LevelUpProjeto#BrasilandUSA #JiuJitsuExchange #JiuJitsuFriendship #porradatb
The Level Up crew.. Today after Felipe Makoto’s double gold in his weight category and open weight at the LA Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships! The SJJIF along with the NABJJF is famous for their once a year Los Angeles Jiu Jitsu Open Championships and there are over 1000 competitors signed up for the event. […]
This Saturday morning 6/18 Level Up and Vilanova Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Camarillo, joint trainingthis time in Camarillo! See you there! 10am technique. 11am Open mat. These #JiuJitsuConnection trainings are common at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles where we train at other academies and where we have other academies train here in order […]
Thank you everyone for making the Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Mission Fundraiser 2016 an amazing success!! We had great classes with the Kids and Parents Family class, Adults Technique Seminar and Open Mat rolls at the end. We also have raised almost $1K total to bring Jiu Jitsu and uniforms to the students in Guatemala. Thank […]
We are so humbled and thrilled to have this one of a kind Jiu Jitsu Photography Art piece by Stephanie Worley Drews being donated for silent auction at our Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Mission Fundraiser Sunday, June 12th. Thank you so much for this donation Stephanie!! The print measures 13” by 19” and is one of […]
Thanks David Blaine, the “street magician”, for stopping by Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in West L.A. to film for your new show on ABC! The kids loved all the tricks and having you here was a real treat! We hope the show goes great and the episode comes out soon. #DavidBlaine #Magician #StreetMagic #LAmagic #DiscoverLA #LAstory#ArtLA […]
We have already collected a ton of Jiu Jitsu uniforms, rash guards and supplies for our Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Mission! We are now looking forward to Sunday’s event and growing the financial help to bring these uniforms to the kids in our sister school located remotely 4 hours from Guatemala City. If you would like […]
Do you have a child affected by autism? Are you in the Los Angeles area? Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Kids specializes in helping children with autism to use there intelligence and current ability to grow to even greater states of understanding, and connection with the world around them. Just look at what Azzie has […]
Help us to bring Jiu Jitsu and more to children who need it in a remote city in Guatemala. Be a part of this cause and watch them grow. You can help by donating to our GoFundMe page which will help to get Professor Erik Klinger to Guatemala along with Level Up Students to bring […]
Fankie standing guard.. photo by Stephanie Worley Drews photography. Stephanie is the premier Jiu Jitsu, MMA and grappling photographer in the Los Angeles area and is considered by many to be one o the best combat sports photographers in the country. Her photography and prints are available through commissioned pieces and on order through limited quantity exclusively […]