Oceanside Jiu Jitsu

My son started going here last month. They were very welcoming and helped with all the questions I had. My son loves going! Plan on keeping him in for as long as possible!

World class instruction from a premier black belt. Professor Nat is an incredible teacher. He’s great with kids and can take anyone, regardless of skill or ability, and make you a technical Jiu jitsu artist. The rest of the folks here are perhaps the most level-​headed people I’ve ever met… just really great people that are very welcoming. There are no egos here, everyone is here to help each other along… a real team/​family environment.

This is an awesome Brazilian Jiu Jitsu studio. My son goes to class 3 days a week here and is learning quickly. The instructor is very knowledgeable and great with his class. He learned my son’s name the very first day and is dedicated to his students.

My son has been at Oceanside Jiu Jitsu for a little while now and he LOVES it! This is the first sport that he actually wants to stick with and I am so glad that we chose this place because they are great with the kids.

I went to this gym a few weeks ago while I was in town for a week, And all I can say is that it is nothing short of Amazing. The facility is super clean and the energy is awesome. Brendan and Nat are fantastic instructors. I highly recommend this gym if you are looking for a place to get great instruction in a welcoming atmosphere.

I’ve been training at this academy for about 6 months now and I love it! I love mixed martial arts and Jiu Jitsu has been something I’ve been interested in for a few years now. I’ve never walked into a Jiu Jitsu academy because it’s so intimidating. My husband was the one who found this school and he made me go with him, so I gave it a shot. At first I thought that Jiu Jitsu was a rough sport but it’s actually not, it’s a gentle art and at this school they will teach you that. I love how the instructors make it a point, to not hurt your training partner. Makes sense, right?! At this academy the environment and team are inviting and keeps you wanting to learn more. My instructors are both black belts in Jiu Jitsu. Professor Nat is a Black Belt under Saulo and Xande Ribeiro. Prof. Nat is a 4 time American National Jiu Jitsu Champion, 2 time Pan Jiu Jitsu Champion and an IBJJF Masters World Champion. Prof. Brendan received his Black Belt from Xande Ribeiro. And if you don’t know who Saulo Ribeiro is, you’re a poser haha. JK! He’s a 4^th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-​Jitsu. He also has black belt in Judo and he started BJJ in Rio De Janeiro under Royler Gracie, the son of Hélio Gracie, at the famous Gracie Humaitá. And if you don’t know who Helio Gracie is. again knowledge is power! Educate yourself. Haha really though. So. I’m very confident that I will learn the best from the instructors at this school! I encourage anybody to come join the academy. With Jiu Jitsu you learn self defense to control the situation without physically hurting someone. And it’s pretty amazing that I’m a 5 foot nothing Filipino woman and can control a 6 ft man just with what I learned at Oceanside Jiu Jitsu. I’ll will continue the BJJ life because there are only positives out of it!!! Best martial art I’ve done so far! LOVE IT!
Oh yeahhh and if you have kids… they have an awesome Little Samurai program!

Oceanside Jiu Jitsu is a great gym. There is a great team attitude here at the gym where everyone is looking to help each other. I have trained at some other gyms where the new guys get smashed. This is not the case here, it is more of a family here.
Nat is an excellent black belt instructor who has a great way to break down all of the little details of techniques. Technique is stressed over muscle/​power. Coach Jesse is also a great coach who also has a knack for breaking down techniques.
All this instruction is supplemented by frequent seminars from some of the best in the game including Xande Ribeiro and Rafeal Lovato Jr. I have learned many valuable techniques from the seminars I have attended at Oceanside Jiu Jitsu.
If you are thinking of training Jiu Jitsu I would definitely recommend you come here.

Oceanside jiu jitsu is a great place to train! I have been coming to this academy for 7 months now and I’m not going anywhere!
The instruction from professor Nat and coach Jesse is impeccable.
The instruction is the best I have ever had.
Everyone on the team is super friendly and good training partners.
I would definitely recommend anyone to come check out a class and see for yourself. Also, they host seminars
From top level black belts! In the short time I have been here they have had Xande Ribiero and Rafael Lovato Jr. (both multiple time black belt world champions). It doesn’t get any better than that!

Me and my wife train here and it’s the best Jiu-​Jitsu school in the area, hands down. The instructor is a Ribeiro Jiu-​Jitsu black belt (if you don’t know who Saulo or Xande Ribeiro is, look them up) which is as good as it gets. It’s definitely a team atmosphere where everyone knows everyone each others name and we all keep it technical and friendly on the mats (speakings of mats, it’s the largest mat space I’ve seen). There’s some places in Oceanside that are sketchy at best, do your research before training anywhere, check out instructor lineage, competition record, etc, otherwise you might end up at a place where you learn poor technique or get hurt. You’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t check this place out.

My boys, ages 6 and 10, absolutely love the Lil’ Samurai class! My original intention was to enroll only my 10 year old at a local tae kwon do studio since he had already been taking classes prior to our move to Oceanside. While looking for reviews on the different martial arts programs I came across the OJJ website. I hadn’t even considered Jiu Jitsu for my son since all the gyms I had seen were adult only. So after being pleasantly surprised that OJJ offered classes for children as young as 6, I decided to call.
My son is a little shy and was a bit nervous about coming in to watch a class. Brendan did an excellent job of putting him at ease and getting him into a uniform so he could participate. He also made sure that each student personally introduce themselves to my son prior to the start of class so he wouldn’t feel so new and out of place. So if you are at all apprehensive about bringing your child in due to shyness, DON’T BE! The instructors are fun but firm and will have your child out of his or her shell in no time.
My son thoroughly enjoyed his tae kwon do class, however, the techniques he learned were more form than function. If you’d like your child to learn PRACTICAL self defense skills, Jiu Jitsu is definitely the way to go! I haven’t witnessed too many fights, but the ones I have didn’t involve any spinning back kicks.
I was so impressed with the caring, positive attitude of the instructors, that I decided to sign my 6 year old up as well. The monthly dues are more than reasonable and (even though it might seem trivial to most people), the studio is conveniently located RIGHT off the freeway. This makes a huge difference for those of us who spend way too much time driving through town!
Oceanside Jiu Jitsu is a quality, affordable institution and I highly recommend it to anyone! So happy that I stumbled across the website :)

After visiting a few other jiu jitsu places in the area (and in Kentucky, strangely enough), Oceanside Jiu Jitsu is definitely the best place for me to train jiu jitsu. The atmosphere is a bit more laid back than other places, which tend to be filled with either overly macho grunts that want to throw you on your head at all costs or blue/​purple belts that think the Ezekiel choke is the holy grail of jiu jitsu.
Nat and Brendan are both very good instructors that clearly are teaching because they are passionate and have dedicated their lives to jiu jitsu.
This is not the place to train if you just want to tell your friends you are a black belt in something. If you want to do that, just learn tae kwon do, know that you will get your next belt every 3 months or however often it is, and be able to defend yourself from paraplegics and small children. If you want to be able to defend yourself and have more self-​confidence, this is simply the place to be. By the time you get your blue belt here, you will have no doubt in your mind that you have earned it, and I would put you up against a random Joe that has 40+ pounds on you no problem.
Don’t be intimidated to come in and learn. Nobody at Oceanside Jiu Jitsu is perfect and everyone is very accepting. There are people that weigh 140 lbs and there are people that weigh 225 lbs. I would at least recommend coming in and trying a free class or 2.

I have been coming to Oceanside Jiu Jitsu for about a year. Nat and Brendan are great instructors. They are very eager to teach. I have learned a new ideas about jiu jitsu since coming to this gym. My jiu jitsu is better now than if I stayed in the Bay Area for Jiu Jitsu. Numerous questions I have asked about jiu jitsu and Nat has answered very intelligently on the specific position.
The class starts off with warm ups i.e. light running, hip escapes, stretching. Then we may do some stand up techniques with the occasional grip break drill. We move on to the ground for a position that can branch of to positions as the class progresses. After 30 minutes or so we drill specific positions. Which helps us ingrain the position in our muscle memory better. Then the last 20 to 30 minutes is free sparing on the ground.
The gym is very clean. They have boxes for each student to put their belongings during class.
The location is off the 5.
My journey as a white belt was long and arduous so when I was awarded my blue belt I felt accomplished because Oceanside Jiu Jitsu has such a high standard and tradition with Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu.