Marcus Soares BJJ Academy Maple Ridge

🥋 Honouring Grand Master Marcus Soares 🥋

Celebrating 70 Years
and Over 50 Years on the Mats

We invite our extended Marcus Soares BJJ family to join us on Sunday, August 2nd, as we celebrate Grand Master Marcus Soares' 70th birthday.

Whether you are a current or former student, a friend, family member, or someone whose life has been touched by Marcus over the years, we hope you can join us. Even if it has been years since you last trained, we'd love for you to stop by, reconnect with old teammates, and help us celebrate this special milestone.

The afternoon will feature a charity seminar led by two of Marcus's longtime black belts, Denis Kang and Hank Panek, followed by birthday cake and a potluck BBQ.

This year, we're also proud to support Professor Hiro Amano's One More Mile (OMM) Cancer Research Fundraiser, with 100% of seminar donations going directly to the BC Cancer Foundation.

📅 Sunday, August 2
Langley MSBJJ Academy
103-20691 Langley Bypass, Langley, BC

🕐 1:00–3:00 PM – Charity Seminar
📸 3:00 PM – Team Photo
🎂 3:10 PM – Birthday Celebration
🌭 3:30 PM – Potluck BBQ

💛 Suggested Seminar Donation: $100

Every contribution, no matter the amount, is appreciated and will support cancer research. Most importantly, we'd love for you to join us in the celebration.

We hope you'll join us in celebrating Grand Master Marcus Soares, reconnecting with old friends and teammates, and sharing a memorable afternoon together.

Thursday nights at Maple Ridge are a strong example of what makes good coaching matter.

Coach Jon, a 3rd Degree Black Belt under Marcus Soares, brings decades of experience, technical depth, and a high-level understanding of the art.

Alongside him is Coach Zeke, a 4-stripe blue belt in BJJ and brown belt in Judo, bringing strong fundamentals, detail, and another layer of technical insight.

Together they create an environment where beginners can build a solid foundation and experienced students can continue to sharpen their game.

Strong coaching. Strong training. Strong team.

Class starts at 7pm... See you on the mats.

We’re excited to launch our new Strength & Conditioning Bootcamp classes at Marcus Soares BJJ Maple Ridge.

Whether you’ve never stepped on the mats or you’re training to compete — this bootcamp was built for you!

Led by Coach Katrina, this 60-minute conditioning class is designed to build the strength, endurance, flexibility, mobility, and functional movement that makes you better in every area of life — on the mats and off.

What to expect:
🔥 Movement prep & mobility
🔥 Strength stations
🔥 Jiu-Jitsu inspired conditioning
🔥 Guided recovery

Women’s Only Classes
Co-Ed Classes
All levels welcome
No experience needed

Women’s Only
Tues / Thurs
10:45 – 11:45 AM

Saturday
8–9 AM (Women’s Only)
9–10 AM (Co-Ed)

🔥10 Class Pass — $199

No ego. No experience needed. Just show up and work.

Women's Only Classes start July 14
Co-Ed Classes start July 18

Spots are limited — message us for more info or to reserve your spot!

Confidence starts young.

It’s amazing to watch these little ones step onto the mats, learn something new, and grow a little more each class.

At Marcus Sores BJJ Maple Ridge, our BJJ Tots program is about more than just technique — it’s about building confidence, focus, discipline, and having fun along the way.

The journey starts with one step… and sometimes very little feet! 👣

Only 5 spots left for ages 3-5.
3 trial classes for only $29
Email [email protected]
to register for our tots program.

More than just a gym. More than just training.

At Marcus Sores BJJ Maple Ridge, we’re building a strong team rooted in discipline, respect, hard work, and community.

From kids to adults, every person on these mats plays a part in pushing each other to grow, improve, and become better — on and off the mats. 💯