Ursidae Jiu-jitsu

06/18/2026

🔴 HIRING: KIDS MUAY THAI / KICKBOXING INSTRUCTOR 🔵

Ursidae Jiu-Jitsu – Stanwood, WA

🐻 About the Role

Ursidae Jiu-Jitsu is transitioning our Kids MMA program into a focused Kids Muay Thai / Kickboxing class, and we’re looking for the right coach to lead it.
Current Schedule: Fridays, 5:00–5:50 PM
Growth Opportunity: Additional classes may be added

🥊 What We’re Looking For

We’re not just hiring a pad holder—we’re looking for a coach.

Minimum Requirements:
At least 2 years of recent, consistent Muay Thai training
Strong understanding of pad work & drill structure
Ability to teach, lead, and manage kids ages 7–13
Must pass a background check

Preferred (Not Required):
Fight experience
Prior coaching experience

👊 Interview Process

In-person interview
Run a live class under observation

📩 How to Apply
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (425) 244-4834

06/14/2026

06/09/2026

Congrats to everyone awarded a belt or a stripe tonight. I am grateful to have each of you as a part of our community.

Keep up the hard work guys.

06/03/2026

Reminder. Next Monday is belts and stripes promotions. Let's make it a big turnout! Show up and support!

05/25/2026

Reminder that our regular evening classes are cancelled in observance of Memorial Day. We are having an OPEN MAT at noon. Athletes from outside gyms welcome.

05/24/2026

With belt and stripe promotions happening in 2 weeks, I want to get ahead of any feelings of disappointment or discouragement. We have lots of belts to award this time, and as usual there will be lots in attendance who get a stripe and not a belt. As an instructor, assessing student growth and overall skill level is a unique challenge. It isn't impossible, but it isn't a perfect process either. Obviously skills matter, knowledge of technique matters, and the ability to perform those techniques successfully in a roll against a resisting opponent matters. And so does time and attendence.

But attendance isn't enough.

Practice makes permanent. Just attending isn't enough. If your training isn't purposeful, meaningful, and informed by proper technique down to the little details, then you might be practicing bad Jiu-Jitsu and that won't get you to the next belt either.

All of that said...

Are you training 2x to 3x each week, and you are paying close attention to detail--not just when watching what's being shown, but also attention to detail with everything you are doing while drilling? Or are you using drilling rounds as a social session to chit chat with your partner, and absent-mindedly practicing bad habits and failing to perform important little details? Are you staying after class to get multiple rolls, or are you leaving because situational rounds counted as hard training for you? If you're on one end of that spectrum, trading 2x per week might get you on the track in the picture, and if you are training a habits align with the other end of the spectrum, training +3x a week might not be enough.

Be honest with yourself assessment and you will grow better. Don't be discouraged if you think you're not getting a belt. Still show up. Keep training.

05/18/2026

It's that time of year again.
Mark the date. Monday June 8th, during regularly scheduled evening classes.

05/17/2026

Today’s Kumite was a huge success.

What started as a friendly in-house practice tournament event between two gyms turned into something bigger — today, it made coaching Jiu-Jitsu feel like a real team sport. That only happened because so many of our students showed up, stepped up, and competed hard.

There were wins, there were losses, and there was a lot learned on those mats today. More than anything, I’m proud of the willingness our people showed to represent our academy and support each other.

For a young and still-growing school, this was a big day for many of us, and it would not have happened without every single person who participated.

Thanks to professors Mauro and Sabrina for hosting in their facility, and helping facilitate the whole thing.

Grateful for all of you, and already looking forward to the next one.

Pictures and video coming soon.

05/15/2026

Brackets are up for the 2026 DOJO STORM KUMITE, the inaugural event , and there will be more.