Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy

06/22/2026

Bullyproof kids classes starting in August! Free demo classes for parents and kiddos July 27, 28, 29, 30th. Contact us through the website to register for the free classes in July! www.lakewoodjiujitsuacademy.com

06/22/2026

Gracie Bullyproof starting classes in August! Register for the free demonstration classes July 27, 28, 29, 30th. Visit our website and email us from there! www.lakewoodjiujitsuacademy.com

04/17/2026

Choke Defense for Public safety Personnel - FREE Seminar for Jefferson county and Colorado State LEOs and detention/ correctional staff. Saturday, May 30, 2026 10:00am -Noon. Defenses will include early (body positional defenses), middle (arm positional defenses), and late (emergency) defenses. Chokes vs strangles are compared and defenses will be contrasted.

03/15/2026

Samurai Smoothie Grand Opening March 17-21, 2026! We are debuting our Breakfast Smoothie made with oatmeal, highlighting a cinnamon roll flavor profile – packing 30+g protein, 12g fiber, and clocking in at under 600 calories. All smoothies $2.00 off regular price during the brand opening. Our smoothies will feature natural ingredients with no processed syrups or added sugars. Smoothies and coffees will have optional protein or creatine supplementation. Samurai Smoothie will open each day at 7am. Located inside Lakewood Jiu-Jitsu Academy.

03/09/2026

LJJA presented some concepts supporting validation for jiu-jitsu-based police training. The focus was on the importance that any methods based on Brazilian jiu-jitsu be part of a standardized curriculum in order for any safety data to be externally valid for agency consideration.

02/19/2026

I have had some people reach out privately and ask, "What is SafeWrap?" Here is an overview video that summarizes it nicely.

SafeWrap is a proprietary restraint system originally developed to safely manage mental health crises in healthcare settings. Since its creation, it has expa...

02/16/2026

Jiu-jitsu can work for everyone!

02/16/2026

Congratulations to Denver's newest officers! All the best in field training!

WELCOMING 51 MORE OFFICERS 🎉👏🚔

This past Friday, your Denver Police Department welcomed 51 more officers to its ranks. These 51 members make up the Denver Police Class of 2025-2 and Lateral Class 2025-3. They have successfully completed the academy phase of their training and will now hit the streets for field training. Join us in congratulating these brand-new Denver Police officers on their academy graduation and wishing them luck in the next phase of this journey!

Officer N. Crudell
Officer J. Abeita
Officer C. Burciaga
Officer A. Piper
Officer H. Caraway
Officer S. Moyers
Officer I. Ramos
Officer D. Immell
Officer T. DeBoer
Officer D. Hays-Brown
Officer B. Cesarec
Officer A. De La Torre
Officer A. Santa Cruz
Officer W. Xyler
Officer M. Moore
Officer J. Lepyansky
Officer B. Roberts
Officer H. Grothe
Officer S. Ordonez
Officer N. Case
Officer C. Phillips
Officer E. Arzola
Officer S. Neville
Officer N. Stanley
Officer Z. Everson
Officer P. Landet
Officer R. Rowan
Officer M. Butt
Officer A. Garza
Officer N. Gedeon
Officer K. Aguirre
Officer J. Santos
Officer L. Medrano
Officer H. Rojas
Officer M. Che
Officer M. Carpio
Officer A. Sanchez
Officer D. Alarcon
Officer B. Victor
Officer E. Mariscal
Officer C. Gonzalez
Officer T. Reaves
Officer N. Alatorre-Hernandez
Officer J. Franklin
Officer D. Reichardt
Officer M. Altaee
Officer S. Sanchez
Officer N. Garcia
Officer J. Locks
Officer J. Forsythe II
Officer G. Schaer

02/12/2026

Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy has been invited to present a lecture on use-of-force in police restraint and a demonstration of Gracie Jiu-jitsu's SafeWrap procedure at the 2026 Academy of Criminal Justice Science annual conference in Philadelphia, PA. This presentation will inform attendees about the benefits of jiu-jitsu based methods in police training with emphasis on the innovations of SafeWrap as an alternative to prone restraint. For those who are attending ACJS this year, the presentation will be on Thursday, March 5, at 8am in room 406.