The Stronghold

Amazing No-Gi class with ! Thanks for filling for while he’s in Hawaii!! 🤙🏽

Monday Classes will be with Coach ! See you there, bring a friend!!

Join us in congratulating and ! Huge thanks to Professor and !

“In my country…” 😂😂

Throwback from September 2018 Belt Promotions

☀️ Wednesday Schedule ☀️

10AM-12PM • Kids Gameschooling Meetup
12PM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu
4PM • Kids/Teens Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6-12 and 13+)
4:45PM • Tots Jiu Jitsu (Ages 3-5)
5:30PM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu on Mat A
5:30PM • Kids Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6-11 on Mat 😎

New Students: Text INTRO to 858.722.0942 to try out a class!

Save the Date! Old photo but a goodie, join us for a fun, laidback tournament with friends and teammates! Divisions start at Age 3 and up. DM for questions or to register!

Sunday Schedule

10AM • Adults + Teens
2PM • Ladies Self-Defense

3:30-5PM • Come support our Jiu Jitsu kids at their Rookies Baseball Game at Cleator Field

See you on the mats, bring a friend!

We Remember. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Today was a bittersweet game. Our Rookies team (also all our Jiu Jitsu students) donned their Marino Camo jerseys for the first time and we ended up playing a team who had the Navy Camo. It was an honor and a privilege to play in these uniforms, in a country where so many sacrifice to protect our freedom.

We remember and honor our first responders, our military and those who lost their lives on 9.11. We are grateful for you all.

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For the next few weeks we will be posting Throwback Photos in honor of our 15th Birthday on October 1! We are so grateful for all the students who have called us home over the years. We are also thankful for all the countless businesses and organizations who have supported us through our community projects. This is a throwback from September 10, 2017 at our Fundraiser for our Stronghold Kids Scholarship Program. Thank you for donating the awesome eats and for eating multiple burgers. 😂

Stronghold Hoodie Season is coming! ❄️ Heatwave, go away! 😂

Happy Thursday, Stronghold Fam! We know that with this recent heatwave, we can’t wait for it to be “San Diego Winter” again! We are now taking pre-orders/pre-payments for a new batch of Stronghold Hoodies. They take about 2 weeks to arrive and hopefully just in time for the temperature drops. All hoodies can be printed in dark colors (so if you have a color preference besides Black, let us know)!

Smallest Kids size is 6T.

Take advantage of our Buy 3, Get 1 Free Offer!

$58 Adult Hoodies
$38 Adult Crewneck Sweaters (No Hood)

$38 Kids Hoodies
$28 Kids Crewneck Sweaters (No Hood)

Please reply to this email or text: 858.722.0942 if you’d like to order! Deadline to order for first batch is Saturday, September 10.

For those who would like to see other color options (we can print on most dark colors, cotton/polyester styles only), you can DM us for additional options.

Happy Labor Day! We ARE open today with a modified schedule. We will only be hosting morning classes but will be having Open Mat all day. New to our Stronghold Community? We will be hosting Free Intro to Jiu Jitsu Private Lessons from 8AM-5PM.

Monday Schedule:

Mat 2
10:30AM • Tots (Ages 3-5)
11AM • Kids (Ages 6-12)

Mat 1:
11AM • Adults/Teens (Ages 13+)

Tag a friend and come by to train today!

“Oldie but a Goodie” Photo! Students: if you do not have a back patch yet, we’ll be sewing on patches all week. Be sure to reach out if you need one. Check out below for this weekend’s schedule! 🙌🏽

And miss you ! 😭

🏰 Saturday + Sunday Schedule 🥋

Sat • 10:30AM • Tots Jiu Jitsu (Ages 3-5)
Sat • 11AM • Kids Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6+)
Sun • 10AM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu

First class is free! Bring a friend, come train with us! Visitor Drop-Ins Welcome (please inquire about drop in fee)

😎 Our 1- Year-Package special is increasing September 1! 😎 Since our Re-Opening in 2021, our year package was drastically reduced (about 6 months free for adults, 5 months free for kids) in order to grow our student base from shutdown. Spread the word as we will be increasing the year package to our normal rates on September 1. Currently it’s $1128 for a year, Gi, Rashguard and shirt. September 1 it will go to our normal price of $1828 (Adults/Teens) and $1428 (Kids). Reach out if yourself or a family member would also like to upgrade!

Still have room tonight!! Text for more info! 858.722.0942

🏰 Saturday + Sunday Schedule 🥋

Sat • 10:30AM • Tots Jiu Jitsu (Ages 3-5)
Sat • 11AM • Kids Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6+)
Sun • 10AM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu

First class is free! Bring a friend, come train with us! Visitor Drop-Ins Welcome (please inquire about drop in fee)

😎 Our 1- Year-Package special is increasing September 1! 😎 Since our Re-Opening in 2021, our year package was drastically reduced (about 6 months free for adults, 5 months free for kids) in order to grow our student base from shutdown. Spread the word as we will be increasing the year package to our normal rates on September 1. Currently it’s $1128 for a year, Gi, Rashguard and shirt. September 1 it will go to our normal price of $1828 (Adults/Teens) and $1428 (Kids). Reach out if yourself or a family member would also like to upgrade!

🥋 Back Patches 🏰

If you have bought a gi from us and still don’t have a back patch on it, bring your Gi’s in this weekend to get it patched up! We’re sorry for the hold up but gi patch is sewing is included in the gi purchase! 🙌🏽 If you have other Gi’s with no patch love, be sure to grab a few patches today. Adults are $30 with sewing and Kids are $20 with sewing. 😄

We still have a handful of spots for Jiu Jitsu Summer Camp (August 8-12) next week! 1 Day Drop ins also available. Text CAMP to 858.722.0942 for more info!

We have openings for private intro lessons all day today! Sign up at thestrongholdsd.com or text “INTRO” to 858.722.0942.

Happy Monday! Can you believe it’s August? 😱 Grab a friend and come train with us this week. All of our classes are beginner-friendly!

Monday Schedule
10:30AM • Tots Jiu Jitsu (Ages 3-5)
11AM • Kids Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6-12)
12PM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu (Ages 13+)
3PM • Girls’ Self-Defense (Ages 6-12)
4PM • Kids/Teens Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6-18 • 2 mats)
5:30PM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu (Ages 13+)

Text INTRO to 858.722.0942 to jump in on a class today!

Excited to have Professor back after a month of traveling! Thanks again to and for filling in. We’re already half way in to 2022 and growing steadily again, thank you to all of our students for your hard work and dedication!

Join us for 5:30PM Adults/Teens class tonight and 4PM + 5:30PM Kids Jiu Jitsu. All are welcome, each class is beginner-friendly!

Curious to know if Jiu Jitsu can be your new hobby or passion? We will be hosting a Jiu Jitsu Open House from 5:30-6:30PM! Join us for a Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu Class or Kids Jiu Jitsu Obstacle course, check out our academy, meet our coaches and new friends. No RSVP required, bring a friend and the whole family!

We love seeing our students train as a family! We have brought back our concurrent Adults/Teens (Main Mat) and Kids (Front Mat) classes at 5:30PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Come try out a class next week! Click the link in bio to schedule a free group class or intro private lesson.

☀️ NEW ADDITIONAL KIDS CLASS TIME ☀️

We are excited to announce we will be bringing back a 5:30PM class time for Ages 6-11 on Wednesdays and Thursdays! This is IN ADDITION to our existing 4PM Kids Class. Adults/Teens class will be on the main mat, so this is a great time for parents and kids to train simultaneously. Spread the word and bring a friend!

Come visit us at our booth! Coloring and Photo Activities, and prize packs for the kids!

We’re just ONE WEEK AWAY from the 42nd Annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on June 25! ☀️ Enjoy tasty food, 3 stages of continuous music, art, shopping, a kid zone, and more!

https://oceanbeachsandiego.com/attractions/annual-events/ob-street-fair-chili-cook

It will be 15 years in October owning a Jiu Jitsu academy. Less than half of that time was I actually teaching. The last 2 years I basically had to build a Kids Program from scratch, with a couple dozen of our faithful students helping us along the way. I hate to admit that I was scared during shutdown not realizing if we would still be open. Behind the scenes I was insanely nauseous/pregnant but puttered through because I knew this all would work out. Back to 200+ kids in our Jiu Jitsu program and a small group rising back up for our Competition Team. We took 4 students up yesterday to GRAPPLING X and came home with 2 Silvers and a Bronze.

So overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you to the GX Family for supporting us since Day 1. One day we’ll reclaim that Top Team Title again. 😂😂 For now, rebuilding has been fun!

Also huge thanks to our coaches, parents and students for their dedication!!

Thursday Schedule • New students, come try a free class!

11AM • Kids Jiu Jitsu**
12PM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu
3PM • Ladies Jiu Jitsu
4PM • Kids Jiu Jitsu
4:45PM • Girls Self-Defense
5:30PM • Adults/Teens Jiu Jitsu

**denotes one-time class addition, as this is part of our Kids Camp.

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Sending all the good vibes and well wishes at Worlds today. We’re so proud of you, Professor ! His first match is at 12:52PM! Be sure to head up to the Pyramid or catch the match on Flo.

We have half day summer camps at The Stronghold! Jiu Jitsu, Nerf, Laser Tag, Board Games, LEGO, and Arts/Crafts are just some of the activities we do. ☺️ thestrongholdsd.com/summer-camps We have half day summer camps at The Stronghold! Jiu Jitsu, Nerf, Laser Tag, Board Games, LEGO, and Arts/Crafts are just some of the activities we do. ☺️ Our camps kick off next week, June 6. Sign up today: thestrongholdsd.com/summer-camps

Morning everyone! Hope you had an amazing Mother’s Day. Quick announcement, just a reminder today we have Teens, Kids + Tots Belt and Stripe Promotions! We will have just a short class with drills, but this is an amazing opportunity to see our Promotions Ceremony and the future of your kids’ Jiu Jitsu journeys. We will be starting at 4:30PM, but still plan to come at 4PM for classes and drills and good parking. Tots are welcome to come early today as well.

If you happen to have some extra photo space or a camera 😂, we’d love you to snap as many photos as possible as we haven’t had a Belt Promotion like this in almost 2 years! Thanks so much for your support and we can’t wait to see you.

We’re excited to be having our first Teens/Kids/Tots Belt + Stripe Promotion of the year! Join us with Professor , Professor and Coach Raquel/ on Monday, May 9 at 5PM. Don’t miss it, this one is going to be amazing! We are so proud of our students and are grateful for their support as we rebuild our program. Spread the word, bring a friend!



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We’re excited to be having our first Teens/Kids/Tots Belt + Stripe Promotion of the year! Join us with Professor , Professor and Coach Raquel/ on Monday, May 9 at 5PM. Don’t miss it, this one is going to be amazing! We are so proud of our students and are grateful for their support as we rebuild our program. Spread the word, bring a friend!

Build it, they will come. 🏰

Our Teens and Kids program has grown immensely since late last year. Missing 20 of our other teens from this photo. Grateful is an understatement!

Reminder that we have no kids or teens classes Thursday-Saturday. Normal schedule (with new classes!) will be resumed next week.

5:30PM Wednesdays with Professor . 🙌🏽

Spring Season Opening Day for ! We are happy to be sponsoring 3 teams this year: Juniors, Rookies and T-Ball. Proud to be part of this community and love seeing a lot of our Jiu Jitsu students running around these fields. Looking forward to an amazing season! Come hang out with us every Saturday.

The wins hit just a bit different after some hard losses. 🙌🏽 Tap Cancer Out is a sentimental tournament for us, and we typically do it all together as a family. Sadly though it was just Jacob today. He was able to jump in last minute and I'm so grateful to Jon and the whole TCO team for putting on another great event. I actually didn’t tell anyone he was doing this tournament until 2 days ago. I mention this a lot, but I can’t imagine the pressure he has when he competes. I accommodated his request to fly solo on his 3 matches and to only give him the time left. He did pretty well:

Won by points for first match
Got collar choked by the Orange Belt in the last minute of the Final (oof when the heck did collar chokes come back around and with kids? 😂)
Arm barred an orange/black belt, one weight class above him for an exhibition match.

Grateful for no injuries and grateful he’s bounced back.

JJWL next month. Let’s go!!

Yay! It's Friday! Join us for classes today! 🙌🏽

10:30AM - Tots Jiu Jitsu (Ages 3-5)
11AM - Kids Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6+)
11AM - Adults Flowfitness
12PM - Adults Open Mat + Drills
3PM - Ladies Jiu Jitsu
4PM - Kids Jiu Jitsu (Ages 6+)
5:30PM - Parents Night Out (spots still available)!

New students: Text INTRO to 858.722.0942 to sign up for your first free class!

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