Renzo Gracie Snoqualmie

Renzo Gracie Snoqualmie Teaching Brazilian Jiu jitsu in beautiful Snoqualmie, WA
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Congratulations to our week 1 raffle winners!
09/09/2026

Congratulations to our week 1 raffle winners!

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a close contact sport. We are gripping hands, sharing space, sweating, and training with our face...
09/09/2026

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a close contact sport. We are gripping hands, sharing space, sweating, and training with our faces, arms, legs, and feet in contact with our partners and the mats. That is part of what makes our hygiene standards so important.

A few simple habits go a long way:
• Keep fingernails and toenails short and clean. Even a small scratch can break the skin and create an opportunity for infection.
• Arrive clean and wear a freshly washed gi or training clothes. Yes, wash your belt too.
• Keep long hair secured and remove jewelry and watches before training.
• Cover any cuts or open wounds securely before getting on the mat.
• Wear shoes everywhere off the blue mats, especially in restrooms. If you step off the mats barefoot, please sanitize your feet before returning.
•And one of the biggest ones: if you notice a rash, unusual spot, sore, or anything that could potentially be contagious, please stay off the mats and talk with your instructor.
Skin infections like ringworm, staph, and impetigo can spread through close contact.
Staying home when something looks suspicious is not letting your teammates down. It is protecting them.

The same goes for illnesses. If you are sick, give your body time to recover and come back when you are ready to train safely.
Parents, we appreciate your help checking nails, clean uniforms, hair, and general readiness before your kids arrive. Our class time is limited, and having students arrive ready to train helps us spend that time doing what they came here to do.

Clean mats matter. Clean gear matters. Clean bodies matter.

But most importantly, looking out for one another matters.

Thank you for helping us keep Renzo Gracie Snoqualmie a safe, healthy place to train.

09/06/2026

One of the things we are especially proud of in our academy is the trust our parents place in our coaches.

It can be surprisingly hard to sit on the sidelines while your child struggles. You may see the answer. You may think you know what they should do next. You may desperately want to help them avoid losing a position, getting frustrated, or making a mistake.

And yet, so many of our parents do something incredibly valuable instead.
They let them work through it.

During class, our students need to be listening to their coach, communicating with their training partner, and paying attention to what is happening on the mat. This is important for learning, but it is also important for safety. When a child is trying to process instructions coming from the mat while also looking toward the sidelines for another set of directions, their attention is being pulled away from the person directly in front of them.

There is another reason we value this so much.

Struggling is part of jiu jitsu.
Losing is part of jiu jitsu.
Being confused, getting stuck, trying the wrong thing, and eventually figuring it out is part of jiu jitsu.

As parents, it is natural to want to make those moments easier. But sometimes stepping in too quickly can unintentionally take away the very lesson we brought our kids to jiu jitsu to learn.

How do I stay calm when something is hard?
How do I listen when I am frustrated?
How do I solve a problem without someone solving it for me?
How do I lose, learn, and try again?

Those lessons are bigger than any technique.

So to the parents who sit nearby, cheer them on, trust the process, and let the coaches coach: thank you. Your restraint may not always feel like you are doing something, but you are giving your child room to become more capable, confident, and independent.

And if you train with us yourself and find that you have a genuine passion for teaching and helping others, talk with one of our instructors. Coaching, particularly with children, comes with its own expectations, training, and responsibilities, but for the right student it can become an incredibly rewarding part of their own jiu jitsu journey.

Most people think they need to be interested in fighting to try jiu jitsu.You really don’t.Sometimes what people are act...
09/04/2026

Most people think they need to be interested in fighting to try jiu jitsu.

You really don’t.

Sometimes what people are actually looking for is a place to move, learn something difficult, laugh with people they wouldn’t have met otherwise, and have one hour where their brain is completely focused on what’s right in front of them.

That’s what this room becomes for a lot of us.

You’ll come in knowing nobody. You’ll feel awkward. You won’t know where to stand or what half the words mean.

And then one day you realize you know everyone’s name, someone is saving you a spot on the mat, and this strange little hobby has quietly become one of the best parts of your week.

You don’t need to get in shape first.
You don’t need to know anything about jiu jitsu.
You just have to be willing to walk through the door.

Come try a free week with us at Renzo Gracie Snoqualmie.

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Schedule update for Labor Day! Regular schedule all weekend except Monday
09/03/2026

Schedule update for Labor Day! Regular schedule all weekend except Monday

Maybe you’ve been thinking about trying jiu jitsu for a while. Maybe you’re looking for a new way to move, challenge you...
09/03/2026

Maybe you’ve been thinking about trying jiu jitsu for a while. Maybe you’re looking for a new way to move, challenge yourself, build confidence, or just find something that’s yours.

Whatever brought you here, we’d love to have you come see what jiu jitsu is all about.

At Renzo Gracie Snoqualmie, your first week is completely FREE. Come meet our coaches, get on the mats, try a few classes, and experience our community for yourself.

No experience needed, and you definitely don’t need to “get in shape first.”

We have classes for kids, teens, and adults, from complete beginners to experienced grapplers.

Come try a free week and see where it takes you.

📍 Downtown Snoqualmie
✨ Your first week is FREE

Visit renzograciesnoqualmie.com to get started!

School is back in session, schedules are changing, and suddenly life feels a whole lot busier!September can be one of th...
09/01/2026

School is back in session, schedules are changing, and suddenly life feels a whole lot busier!

September can be one of those months where everyone is settling into new routines, juggling new responsibilities, and figuring out how to make it all fit. Our challenge to you this month is to make sure your own training doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.

Keep showing up. Give yourself that hour on the mats. Move your body, clear your head, spend time with your training partners, and keep investing in yourself even when everything else gets busy.

And because we think showing up deserves a little extra reward, this month we’re making it extra fun.

All September, every class you attend earns you a raffle ticket toward some awesome prizes! Plus, you’ll find a few bonus challenges that can earn you even more!

Consider this our little extra incentive to keep choosing yourself this September.
Show up. Train. Earn tickets. Have some fun.
We’ll see you on the mats!

A little reminder that the little things really do make a BIG impact when it comes to keeping everyone safe on the mats!...
08/28/2026

A little reminder that the little things really do make a BIG impact when it comes to keeping everyone safe on the mats!

Jiu jitsu is a close contact sport, which means things like long nails, jewelry, watches, dirty gear, or uncovered cuts can quickly become a safety or hygiene issue for you and your training partners.

Before stepping on the mats, please make sure:
• Fingernails and toenails are trimmed short and clean
• All jewelry, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, watches
• Gis and training gear are freshly washed
• Long hair is tied back
• Cuts or scrapes are properly covered
• Shoes or sandals are worn everywhere in the gym except the blue mats

Parents, we especially need your help! Please give your kiddos a quick check before heading to class. We have a limited amount of time together on the mats, and students should arrive ready to train safely. When coaches don’t have to spend class time finding nail clippers, removing jewelry, fixing hair, or addressing things that can be handled at home, we get to spend more of that time doing what everyone came for... learning jiu jitsu!

These aren’t just “gym rules.” They’re simple ways we show respect for our training partners, our coaches, our academy, and ourselves.

Thank you for helping us keep our mats clean, safe, and ready for great training!

A small Monday schedule change is coming in September!Starting in September, Monday evenings will look a little differen...
08/19/2026

A small Monday schedule change is coming in September!

Starting in September, Monday evenings will look a little different as we create more dedicated training time for both our fundamentals and advanced students.

6:00–6:45 PM - Fundamentals
Open to all levels and focused on building strong fundamentals, positional understanding, movement, and the details that everything else in Jiu Jitsu is built on.

6:45–7:30 PM - Advanced
For 2-stripe blue belts and up, with a dedicated focus on more advanced techniques, concepts, troubleshooting, and development.

Advanced students are encouraged to jump into Fundamentals at 6:00 and stay for Advanced, giving you a full 90 minutes of Monday night training. Or, feel free to arrive ready to start promptly at 6:45.

As our team continues to grow, we want to make sure we’re giving students at every stage of their Jiu Jitsu journey the attention and training they need to keep progressing. Rather than splitting the mat and trying to run two different classes at the same time, Mondays will give us the opportunity to really focus on each group and meet students where they are.

We’re excited to give our advanced students a space to dig a little deeper while continuing to make Fundamentals a strong, valuable class for everyone.

One of the things we love most about Jiu Jitsu is that it never really stops evolving.There is always something new to l...
08/18/2026

One of the things we love most about Jiu Jitsu is that it never really stops evolving.
There is always something new to learn, a different way to look at a position, a detail you somehow missed the first hundred times, or a problem you haven’t quite figured out yet. Even after years and years on the mats, you’re never really done learning.

And we feel the same way about our academy.

We love this community and we’re always looking for ways to be better for the people who train with us. Better classes, more opportunities to train, new ideas and sometimes just taking a look at what we’re already doing and asking ourselves how we can make it even better.

We have a few new things on the horizon at Renzo Gracie Snoqualmie that we’re pretty excited about. Because just like Jiu Jitsu, we don’t ever want to stop learning, changing and growing.

And if you’re not part of our community yet, you can always come try a free week and see what we’re all about.

Address

38565 SE River Street
Snoqualmie, WA
98065

Opening Hours

Monday 4:15pm - 8pm
Tuesday 4:15pm - 8pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 11am

Telephone

+14254658302

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