Karma Jiu Jitsu

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Karma member and paramedic Kyle brought an ambulance to camp and gave our kids the opportunity to climb inside, explore the equipment, check out the stretcher and learn a little about what paramedics do.

Of course, the lights and sirens were a pretty big hit too.

What made today even better is that Kyle isn’t just someone who came to visit Karma. He, his wife and his son have been part of our community since the beginning.

One of our favorite parts of camp is being able to introduce kids to the interesting people, careers, skills and experiences that already exist within the Karma community.

Jiu Jitsu may be what brings us together, but there is a whole lot more we can learn from each other once we’re here.

A huge thank you to Kyle for taking the time to make today’s camp extra memorable. 🚑

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JIU JITSU IS NOT ABOUT JIU JITSU

☕ COMMUNITY APPRECIATION NIGHT ☕

On Monday, August 24th, we’d like to say thank you to the incredible community that makes Karma Jiu Jitsu what it is.

Our friend at The Dapper Baker will be at the gym serving FREE coffee, tea, and treats from 5:20 pm–9:30 pm.

This evening is open to EVERYONE.

Know someone who’s been curious about Jiu Jitsu? Bring them.

Have a friend who trains somewhere else? Bring them.

Have family in town? Bring them.

Or just stop by for a coffee, a treat, and a conversation.

If you’d like to train, jump into a class. If not, come hang out and meet some great people.

At Karma Jiu Jitsu, we’re not just building a great jiu jitsu gym, we’re building a great community.

We hope to see you on August 24th! ☕🥋

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There are only five belts in jiu jitsu.

So when you earn one, it’s a moment worth celebrating.

Congratulations to 17-year-old Pierce on earning his BLUE BELT. 🔵

Pierce has incredible Jiu Jitsu, and he demonstrates it both inside the gym and in competition.

In his last two competitions, Pierce chose to compete in the adult division. He walked away with 9 straight wins. All 9 by submission.

That alone says a lot about his Jiu Jitsu.

But getting a belt at Karma Jiu Jitsu isn’t just about how good your Jiu Jitsu is.

It’s also about what you do for the people around you.

We constantly hear from other members of the Karma community about how Pierce has helped them with their Jiu Jitsu. He shares what he knows. He makes his training partners better. He brings others up with him.

And he makes us better coaches.

Pierce is creative, inquisitive and never afraid to question what we teach. He wants to understand why something works, then experiments with how he can make it fit his own Jiu Jitsu.

Those questions challenge us to think deeper about what we teach and why we teach it.

That is exactly the kind of student we want to promote.

And a moment like this deserved more than simply tying a new belt around his waist.

Pierce’s mom, aunts, uncles and grandmother joined us on the mats to celebrate with him. Members of the Karma community showed up to support him and, of course, to properly welcome him to blue belt with a shark tank.

One member even baked him a homemade BLUE cake. 🎂🔵

A blue belt represents a lot of hours on the mats.

But in Pierce’s case, it also represents the submissions, the questions, the creativity, the teammates he has helped, the coaches he has challenged, and the people who showed up because they wanted to be part of his moment.

Congratulations, Pierce.

Very well earned.

Now you just have to survive being a blue belt. 😂

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A huge shoutout and thank you to ROLL CLUB ©️ The Dojo Project Academia Brazilian JiuJitsu for putting together an incredible event and bringing multiple Jiu Jitsu communities together.

There are so many people practicing Jiu Jitsu and it is so nice having other like minded gyms trying to bring everyone up around them.

Summer Splash was an amazing event and we look forward to the next one.

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📸: by the one and only Raven Exposure

JIU JITSU IS NOT ABOUT JIU JITSU.

Let’s talk about INTEGRITY.

The word integrity comes from the Latin word integer, meaning whole or complete.

At Karma Jiu Jitsu, we think of integrity pretty simply:

Say what you’re going to do. Then do what you said you would do.

On Canada Day, we met some of the cast from CastBound Studios ’ Seussical the Musical.

We made a deal.

We would buy tickets and come see their show if they came out and tried a Jiu Jitsu class with us.

We bought the tickets.

Yesterday afternoon, the phone rang.

“Can we come to class tonight?”

Absolutely.

And they showed up.

These young women brought energy, creativity, laughter and a willingness to try something completely new. But more importantly, they brought something we really value at Karma:

They kept their word.

That matters to us.

Karma Jiu Jitsu isn’t just about building our own little community inside these four walls. We want to contribute to the bigger community around us. The Ajax community, the Jiu Jitsu community, and especially the community of kids and young adults who are learning what it means to become future leaders.

Because raising good humans isn’t something any of us do alone.

Coaches, teachers, parents, neighbours, teammates, friends - we all have a part to play.

A huge thank you to these young ladies for keeping your word, stepping onto our mats and coming to play with us.

Now it’s our turn to keep ours.

If you’re looking for something fun to do this week, go support these talented young performers and see Seussical the Musical! There are showing from Aug 13th-16th.

The link is in our stories and on our profile.

Integrity recognizes integrity.

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