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In the month of July, Professor Erik and a group of Level Up Coaches and Students traveled to São Paulo, Brazil for the 2022 non-profit mission through the International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund (IJEF). The Level Up crew spent ten days in São Paulo, going throughout various neighbors of the city to multiple IJEF sponsored […]

Every month at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a new ‘Lifeskill’ is presented to the students of our Youth Programs. From Tiny Champs (Ages 3-5), to Kids (Ages 6-8) and Teens (Ages 9-12) the Lifeskill of that month is discussed each class. For April 2022, the youth students will be discussing the Lifeskill of Listening. […]

Empowering Women through the knowledge of Martial Arts has always been an integral goal of Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, be it through Fundamentals classes for beginners, Personal Introductory Lessons, or annual Women’s Self Defense Seminars hosted at all the Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academies in Los Angeles (Studio City, Woodland Hills, Culver City) […]

Please help us to help IJEF in it’s effort to spread Jiu Jitsu to underprivileged children around the world as Professor Erik Klinger leads a team traveling to India in November to set up the first ever IJEF project for kids there Join us in West L.A. at 7:30pm at India’s Oven as we will […]

FREE for all kids. Our annual Kids Halloween Party is here! An evening full of games, prizes, costume & carved pumpkin contest, plus much more! Wear your scariest costume, bring your carved pumpkin and join us for a scary good time. RSVP @ (818)854-5527

Everyone at Level Up had an amazing time learning some awesome techniques from Bianca! The whole Level Up Family thanks Bianca Basilio, Caio Almeida, and Leonardo Lara for such an incredible seminar! Can’t wait to see you all again!

Join the Level Up Family for our grand opening of the Woodland Hills location of Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! There will be an open mat super training with all of our friends from Jiu Jitsu Connection starting at 11am on Saturday, September 29th! The Woodland Hills academy is located at 19952 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, […]

Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is offering Back-to-School specials for the fall season! Need an awesome extracurricular activity for your child that will instill discipline, provide positivity, and add a fun form of fitness to their day? Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is what you’re looking for! Contact the closest Level Up to you in either, West […]

Grandmaster Francisco Mansor returns to Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on Tuesday, August 14th at 7:00pm! Grandmaster Mansor holds a 9th degree red belt in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and was student to the late Grandmaster Helio Gracie, who awarded him his instructor’s degree in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Following the seminar will be […]

This week at Level Up we are very excited to be hosting Private Jiu Jitsu Lessons at our West Los Angeles location with 4x IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation) Gold Medalist Coach Felipe Makoto Ono of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Coach Felipe is currently in the United States for the IBJJF Pan American Championship in […]

Congratulations Khayri on your first stripe in Jiu Jitsu!!! Khayri recently turned 16 and has been training hard at Level Up West L.A. and Studio City supported by www.i-jef.org and @levelupjiujitsu .. He is using Jiu Jitsu to escape the violence in his neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles and at school, at Crenshaw High […]

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Studio City is OPEN 7 Days A Week! Looking for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Toluca Lake, Valley Village or Los Angeles area? You’ve found it! Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Studio City will be open seven days a week starting September 1st, 2017!! We are now open […]

Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles Santa Monica Looking for a great Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class in West Los Angeles Santa Monica area? We recommend you check out all the martial arts schools in West Los Angeles Santa Monica area and be sure to find the right fit for your child and for you. […]

Congratulations Coach Murilo Para and Level Up Jiu Jitsu Project Sao Paulo Brazil, Marinique! We are very proud to announce our newest project in Sao Paulo, Brazil headed by Coach Murilo Para. Coach Murilo is a brown belt and has been doing amazing things on the outskirts of Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo. Coach Murilo […]

Jiu Jitsu Connection Benefit Tournament is coming up April 22nd! Registration is now open for this nonprofit benefit tournament with all proceeds going to IJEF, the International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund ( www.i-jef.org ). The Jiu Jitsu Connection Tournament will be open to all academies invited. Jiu Jitsu Connection is a movement and philosophy created […]

Was an awesome Super Training with Professor Renan Vital this weekend !! Great drills, techniques and open mat training with this world champion! Thank you so much Professor Renan for being here at Level Up Jiu Jitsu in West Los Angeles. It is always a pleasure when you are able to stop by. Professor Renan Vital is […]

Jiu Jitsu Connection In-House Tournament coming soon in April! Mark the date and be ready for some fun amongst friends! This tournament will be geared towards new competitors both kids and adults wanting to test their Jiu Jitsu skills in a friendly and safe environment. Registration fees will go towards supporting IJEF, the International Jiu Jitsu Education […]

We are very excited for the Super Training this Friday night with Professor Renan Vital!! Don’t miss out on a very special two hour open mat. Professor Renan will be here along with some other guests. Come enjoy this open mat training open to all Jiu Jitsu Connection academies. Great training every Friday night with […]

Rise up against domestic violence in our community. Help support Professor Beto Vilanova and Vilanova Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Camarillo to raise money for families who have been recent victims of terrible violence and crimes. This event is an Art auction which will attempt to help the families of the Camarillo community. We highly recommend […]

Thank you Ichiro san for the great class today and for training with the Level Up Jiu Jitsu West L.A. students this week! Ichiro san is a friend and former training partner of Professor Erik Klinger from when he lived in Okinwa, Japan over 15 years ago training at Mugen Pancrase Gym there. Ichiro Kuniyoshi […]

Be humble in victory.. We are so proud of this family and the humility that they show in victory. Congratulations Andrew gold medal, and Kamron(his son, 7 years old) silver medal, and all of the competitors at the San Diego Open this weekend from all teams!! This was the first ever Sand Diego Open International […]

Happy Birthday Coach Alex Karimzad!! We hope your day and your new year are filled with wonderful gifts and experiences!! We appreciate the gift of having you on the mat with us and in our lives!! Happy Birthday!! Enjoy!!

“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” ~ Plato, The Republic Grandmaster Francisco Mansor was at Level Up Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles this weekend where he taught a Kids seminar and Adults seminar. There were students and teachers from many different academies there […]

Grandmaster Francisco Mansor will be here this weekend in Los Angeles! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to train with a 9th degree red belt, living legend right here in Los Angeles, California! Grandmaster Mansor will be coming to Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in West Los Angeles this Saturday to teach both children and […]

We are so proud of Coach Alex Wahl!! After over 100 hours of teaching and assisting, an 8 hour classroom course, 5 day practical teaching exam, and 4 page written exam, you have done it! You are now officially a Level 1 Kids Jiu Jitsu Coach! Congratulations Coach Alex Wahl !!! Now a Level 1 […]

Level Up Brazil competitors getting ready for 2017 season..tough physical preparation going on both on and off the mats. Congratulations Coach Felipe Makoto on all your hard work in your own training and in training the kids. Coach Felipe volunteers his time to teach children from the local slum (“Favela”) where he lives. He teaches […]

Check out our new gear at the Level Up West Los Angeles pro shop! Here, some of our teens are rocking the new Level Up Jiu Jitsu hoodies!! Now in Kids, Teens, and Adults sizes! Get yours while supplies last. This new classic style is selling quick.

Special class with Prof. Talita “Treta” Nogueira this Wednesday November 16th, at 7:00pm!! Prof. Talita is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world black belt champion and an undefeated MMA fighter recently signed with Bellator MMA as well as being eyed by the UFC. She is a Brazilian super star in the world of Jiu Jitsu and […]

Indroducing, World Jiu Jitsu silver medalist Kamron!!! 7 years old. We are beyond proud of you Kamron! Kamron has been training at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in West Los Angeles since February of this year and he has been working so hard towards this goal. We are so proud of all your hard work […]

Professor Erik Klinger , Coach Alex Karimzad continue the tradition of the Level Up Volunteers today by giving out candy to the residents of downtown Los Angeles and the Skid Row area. The great people of Los Angeles enjoyed the treat and were very happy to have something sweet to look forward to in the night. […]

Happy Halloween from Frankie and all of us here at Level Up Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles! Enjoy and be safe!  

Spider-Man and Frankie brought some fun to the kids from PATH on Monday. PATH stands for People Assisting The Homeless and is a community based action organization which assist homeless families and previously homeless families with finding housing, work, and care for their children. Level Up helps in volunteering and also sponsorship of PATH kids […]

New Rash guards!! Just in!! Get yours while they last. These rash guards are inspired by Jiu Jitsu’s beginning in Japan and also Professor Erik Klinger’s 3 years of training, competing and teaching in Japan in the early 2000’s. We hope you like the new style. Represent! #JapanStyle #LevelUp

Thank you Professor JP and Pacific Top Team Corona for hosting such a great #JiuJitsuConnection event yesterday! It was great to see everyone and the training was incredible. Seven black belts training and tons of great students enjoying the fun. Thanks and see you at the next one at Vilanova Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Camarillo next […]

Was an awesome time last night with Professor JP and his guest Emily from Canada, a Pan American and World Jiu Jitsu Champion! Emily is getting ready for a few big tournaments and so Professor JP brought her by to enjoy some Jiu Jitsu in West L.A. before the big matches. Thanks for being here!! […]

Kids Halloween Party coming soon! Looking for a great Kids Halloween Party in Los Angeles? Level Up’s Kids Halloween Party is one of the best! We have a pumpkin contest, costume contest, games, prizes and more! See you there!

He’s certainly right! The Level Up Jiu Jitsu Kids learn to perfect themselves through constant practice and effort. They work on improving their Life Skills every month through the practice of presentations and writing. They also look forward to belt promotions and testing after months of hard work in both their Jiu Jitsu class technique […]

Help us bring uniforms and Jiu Jitsu to the children of Ecuador! Many of whom were devastated by the recent earthquake there. We will be doing a fundraiser event on two dates to raise funds to support our Ecuador Jiu Jitsu Mission sponsored by IJEF, Pacific Top Team, and Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We […]

Kids Jiu Jitsu belt promotions were this week! These kids have been working so hard towards their new belts. They have been working on Life Skills, technique, and building their character through their daily practice and through the Level Up character development system. We’re so proud of all of you and all of your hard […]

Jiu Jitsu Connection coming soon! Jiu Jitsu Connection is an event held every month at different academies where friends come together to train and enjoy. This month Jiu Jitsu Connection will be held at Pacific Top Team Corona. Most Jiu Jitsu Connections are open mat and are a great way to learn from different people, […]

Nickelodeon and Emmy nominated star, Aidan Miner from the show School Of Rock stopped by to do some training at Level Up Jiu Jitsu in West L.A. and also to pick up his custom photo by Stephanie Worley Drews photography! Aidan won the photo at the Jiu Jitsu vs Cancer event held earlier this year […]

“Tell the world what you intend to do. But first show it”. ~ Napoleon Hill The Level Up Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Project is growing! The academy now has almost 20 children training every week. After the successful Jiu Jitsu Mission lead by Professor Erik Klinger and the IJEF (International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund) team, these […]

New Mission.. Are you interested in helping children in need? If so, purchase a Break Point Elite Level Up Uniform and we will donate one Kids uniform to a child in need. Level Up West Los Angeles supports the International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund, which brings uniforms, Jiu Jitsu, mats, and supplies to children around […]

Was an incredible class tonight with Professor JP Garcia from Pacific Top Team focused on #XGuard !! Professor JP showed some very cool sweeps and important positioning concepts regarding this advanced guard. The Level Up students really enjoyed the special class, thank you Professor JP for coming by and showing some of your Jiu Jitsu […]

Coach Alex Karimzad shown here teaching the kids some very important bully prevention tactics. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a great way to help kids feel confident and also to have concrete Anti Bully skills that can help them to get away quickly if needed and even control a bigger child who may want to harm […]

Nice training this weekend with Spanish Judo team member and European Judo Champion Klary!! Klary is a Jiu Jitsu and Judo practitioner and police officer in Spain and came to Level Up to enjoy and get her Jiu Jitsu training in this week! Thanks for visiting Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West L.A. !!

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” ~ Chinese Proverb The Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Mission was a huge success! The kids of the Level Up Jiu Jitsu school in Xela, Quetzaltenango Guatemala now have mats, uniforms, and a real Jiu Jitsu curriculum and system. Also […]

Level Up sponsored Coach Felipe Makoto teaches children for free, who live in one of São Paulo’s biggest slums known as a favela. Through donated uniforms and support from the International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund (IJEF) and through the support of Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, these children have a bright future in Jiu Jitsu […]

“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.” ~ Zig Ziglar Congratulations to all the Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West LA kids on your belt promotions! These kids have been working very hard to achieve this new belt rank. They have been improving on […]

The Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Mission was a huge success when Professor Erik Klinger and the IJEF (International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund) team arrived at Level Up Jiu Jitsu Guatemala with uniforms and mats for the kids who have been training there. The kids and Coach Oswaldo Vasquez, their teacher, were so happy to see the […]

Amazing training and Jiu Jitsu seminar at Castillo Team Guatemala, with Professor Erik Klinger. What an incredible experience! Coach Oswaldo Vasquez was there from the Level Up Jiu Jitsu academy in Xela Quetzaltenango Mario Barrios from www.GuateBJJ.com Guatemala Jiu Jitsu blog, and many of the Castillo Team Jiu Jitsu students. Professor Erik focused on passing and […]

Thank you Castillo Team Guatemala and Sensei Jorge Castillo for hosting this Thursday Jiu Jitsu seminar with Professor Erik during the IJEF sponsored Guatemala mission. The seminar will be held at Castillo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Guatemala in Guatemala City. Professor Erik Klinger will be traveling to Guatemala this week in order to set up the […]

Level Up just received this in the mail from the president of the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Thank you for this certificate and award! We were honored to help! Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu raised over one thousand dollars during our Grand Opening celebration titled Jiu Jitsu vs Cancer, at our West Los Angeles Jiu […]

Professor Erik Klinger and UFC legend and pioneer Marco Ruas at the Ruas Vale Tudo MMA instructor course in Costa Mesa. Marco Ruas is credited with bringing all aspects of martial arts to the fight game and to the UFC when he racked up a series of wins in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting […]

We are very excited to have Professor Renan Vital teaching classes this week at Level Up Jiu Jitsu in West L.A., Thursday at 12noon, Thursday evening at 6:30pm and Friday at 7:00pm.. Don’t miss this special opportunity!! Professor Renan will be teaching a series of special techniques during these classes and you won’t want to […]

Three generations… Grand Master Francisco Mansur, Master Joe Moreira, and Professor Erik Klinger. This photo was taken at the two day Instructor Certification Course lead by Master Joe Moreira and his teacher, 9th degree red belt and original Helio Gracie student, Grandmaster Mansur. Grandmaster Mansur spends part of the year in his home Brazil, and […]

Words cannot describe how proud we are of this guy… Coach Alex Karimzad!! After over 100 hours of teaching and assisting, a 20 hour instructor course, a two day 4 page written exam… He has now earned the official title of “Coach”. Coach Alex is the first licensed Level Up Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor […]

Thanks Pacific Top Team Corona Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Professor JP for having us at the PTT Corona Summer Pool Party!! Was a great time!! Always great to train and enjoy some fun with Jiu Jitsu friends. Thanks for all the fun!

Thank you Coach Zack Block, Professor Beto Vilanova, and all of Vilanova Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Camarillo for this donation of uniforms for the IJEF (International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund) sponsored upcoming Level Up Jiu Jitsu Mission to Guatemala. The students there will greatly appreciate your donation! These children have no uniforms, mats or training material. This donation […]

Thank you Blick Art Materials West Los Angeles for this donation of Art supplies for our upcoming Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Mission in August.. @haleh.davoudi and @blossomcreativestudio will be teaching art classes to the kids there on our Jiu Jitsu mission set up to bring uniforms and Jiu Jitsu to children there in a remote town, and these […]

Our Level Up Brazil Project is now up and running and sponsored coach and international Jiu Jitsu star, Coach Felipe Makoto Ono is heading the project. Coach Felipe is a Brazilian National, Pan American, Sao Paulo State, and World Jiu Jitsu champion. He has been training Jiu Jitsu for over 8 years and has dominated […]

We are now announcing the long awaited Master Joe Moreira Jiu Jitsu Seminar in September at Level Up West Los Angeles! Mark your calendars! Don’t miss this chance to train with an 8th degree red and black coral belt, UFC veteran, and Jiu Jitsu legend! Master Joe Moreira is known around the world for his unique set […]

One of our first Life Skills papers on Leadership for this month..way to go Justin!! Every month the Level Up Kids Jiu Jitsu in West Los Angeles study Life Skills in order to get closer to their next belt promotion. This month we have been studying about Leadership and Justin’s paper was a great example […]

It was another amazing #JIUJITSUCONNECTION event this weekend at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Santa Monica Blvd West L.A.! Thank you everyone for participating  in the event! All the academies showed up and were represented, Vilanova Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Camarillo, Overall Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Agoura Hills, Pacific Top Team Jiu Jitsu in Corona and Level Up […]

New Jiu Jitsu Connection shirts are here! #JIUJITSUCONNECTION #friendship #jiujitsu #amizade #4ever get yours at the JIUJITSUCONNECTION event Saturday, July 16th 5pm at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Santa Monica Blvd. West L.A. Jiu Jitsu Connection is a joint training event amongst friends between the academies Pacific Top Team Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Corona, Vilanova BJJ […]

This Saturday July 16th 5pm to 7pm #JiuJitsuConnection at Level Up West L.A.! Jiu Jitsu Connection is a collaboration of several academies including Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Santa Monica Blvd, Overall Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Agoura Hills, Vilanova Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Camarillo and Pacific Top Team Jiu Jitsu Corona. Getting together for training, […]

“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 […]

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 […]

Professor Caio Almeida from Ryan Gracie Team Sao Paulo, Brazil gave an amazing seminar yesterday! Professor Caio also brought his entire team for a great training the week before the IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships coming up in Long Beach. Professor Caio showed some great details and positions and everyone enjoyed! Thanks so much Professor Caio […]

USA/India actress and model Pooja Kumar Miss India USA had fun today at her first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class at @levelupjiujitsu !! Great job today Pooja! #girlstraintoo #jiujitsugirls #selfdefenseforwomen #discoverLA #LAstory #santamonicaBLVD #tryit #LevelUp @frankienoelfuggedaboutit @erikklinger @bjjgirlsmag @girlsingis @jiujitsuforgirls @tatamegirls @bjjchicks @martialartsgymgirls @unlokt_la @happeninginsantamonica

Coming soon in June! Our Guatemala Jiu Jitsu Mission Fundraiser! Our sister school in a remote village in Guatemala are training Jiu Jitsu diligently but without the standard necessities of a healthy academy. These necessities include uniforms, rash guards, standard curriculum, access to black belts instruction, etc. We are putting together a fundraiser in order […]

We are very excited to have Professor Caio Almeida leader of one of the most accomplished Jiu Jitsu teams in Brazil! Professor Caio Almeida is from Almeida Jiu Jitsu Ryan Gracie Team Sao Paulo. He is a world champion and has trained some of the best competitors in the world competing today. We are very […]

2 1/2 year old Charlotte from the Level Up Tiny Champs program received her technique stripe. She is doing so good in her Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and martial arts for kids class here at West L.A. location of Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Here kids are taught confidence, focus, coordination, and self defense. Through Life […]

We did it! We passed our goal of $1,000 in donations!! Thank you everyone for your support in the Jiu Jitsu vs Cancer Charity event and Level Up West L.A. Grand Opening celebration! We were so excited to raise over $1K for fighting against breast cancer! Thank you to all of our sponsors, to all […]

When you break it all down… Jiu Jitsu is really all about friendship. Thank you to all of the Professors for visiting Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and for supporting the Jiu Jitsu vs Cancer movement!

 Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles Grand Opening! Huge turn out for our Level Up West L.A. Grand Opening Celebration and our Jiu Jitsu vs Cancer event Sunday 4/24/16. Thank you everyone for the support, we raised over $1,000 to fight against breast cancer! Professor Erik Klinger received his 2nd stripe on his […]

It was an awesome class Friday with Jiu Jitsu kids world champion @audreydiaz_bjj and @eliengleson!! both these young champions helped with the Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Kids class in showing some of there specialties. Great Jiu Jitsu Kids Seminar with Audrey and Eli!! Thanks you guys for sharing your Jiu Jitsu with the kids […]

Jiu Jitsu vs Cancer patches just arrived! Pick up your JIU JITSU vs CANCER patches this weekend at the event at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles on Santa Monica Blvd! ‪#‎jiujitsuVScancer‬ ‪#‎charityevent‬

Thanks for the huge support Blick Art Materials West Los Angeles! Thank you Blick Art Materials in West LA for the donation! Kids will have an amazing time at Blossom Creative Studio next to Level Up creating art and enjoying themselves during the JIU JITSU vs CANCER event Sunday April 24th. Hope to see you […]

Big thank you to our sponsors who have been a huge support of the upcoming JIU JITSU vs CANCER Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles Grand Opening Sunday, April 24th! These sponsors have donated time, money and effort towards the cause of fighting breast cancer as well as in support of Brazilian Jiu […]

World Summit Dance Champions visit Level Up to train! World Summit Dance champions Javier @javierdancerla and Erica @ericareynadance here at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles today! Javier and Erica usually train and teach dance in Brentwood but they will be at Level Up to train sometimes when time permits or before big competitions. […]

Check out the new Jiu Jitsu Rash Guard from Roll Addiction and Level Up! Great collaboration for this limited edition rash guard.. Get yours while the collection lasts! Roll Addiction is a premier Jiu Jitsu brand to find out more about them check them out online at www.rolladdiction.com

Great training for the last few weeks with Brazilian National Champion, World Champion, and Pan American Champion, Coach Felipe Makoto visiting us from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Coach Felipe is an international champion and has been sharing his techniques with the kids Jiu Jitsu and adults classes. Thanks for being here Coach Felipe and sharing your […]

Thank you Cacao Coffee House in West Los Angeles for sponsoring the Jiu Jitsu vs Cancer event coming up Sunday April 24th. Cacao Coffee House will be donating coffee to the event in order to support the fight against breast cancer. Thank you to the best pour over coffee house in all of West Los […]

Know your Jiu Jitsu history? Find out about the Grandmasters of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu here as internet vlogger Cristobal Hernandez interviews Professor Erik Klinger about the who these great martial artists were. SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW… Thanks www.youtube.com/plantbasedcristobal

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Our photos are up! Thank you to Stephanie Drews Photography for the unique and truly amazing photos now up at Level Up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu West Los Angeles. Stephanie Drews is a local photographer specializing in MMA photogrpahy, Jiu Jitsu photography, and Combat Sports photography in general. Her photography skills have taken her around the […]