The Grappler’s Retreat is a Jiu Jitsu Training Sanctuary, built in the woods on a secluded stretch of the rugged Northern California coast.

2025 Dates:

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What sets Grappler’s Retreat apart from other Training Camps?

Most BJJ camps aim to sign up 40+ participants. And some of the “mega-camps” book 300+ attendees!

They’re often like a conference of Jiu Jitsu “celebrities”— hosted at kids summer camp facilities or at busy hotels.

You get a series of unrelated seminars, with different instructors rotating in to teach on an enormous mat-space. And outside of training, participants are often just left with either cafeteria food if it’s being run at a kids summer camp... or a list of “recommended restaurants” and “optional activities” if it’s at a tourist area.

At Grappler’s Retreat, our camps are capped at 16 sign-ups. With the guest-instructor and staff, there will only be about 20-25 of us at the retreat compound. The coaching is focused and deep. Expect genuine connection with the instructor and the rest of the Grappler’s Retreat crew, and a family-like vibe with all of us living at our training sanctuary for the week.

As for comforts: you’ll have your own private bedroom at the retreat (no “group cabins” or bunkhouses), so you can relax in your own personal space any time you need to recharge on your own (high speed WiFi is in your room).

The food is incredible: we’ll gather together for gourmet meals each day, prepared with only the best ingredients. Our head-chef, Jack, is a 58 year-old masters NAGA grappling champion (but his cooking is way better than his Jiu Jitsu)!!

We host some of the best BJJ instructors of our time — and we make sure that every instructor you see on our schedule is not only a world-class grappler and teacher, but also a solid human being and a pleasure to spend the week with.

It’s a different world out here. Come join us.