about the academy
Our program structure allows anyone to learn the gentle art of Jiu-Jitsu so if you are looking to learn self-defense, would like to compete, or even need another source of fitness and personal development, you will accomplish your goals at Gravity BJJ. We strive to provide a safe and fun atmosphere for students of all ages.
Gravity is located in Surrey, BC, Canada, and is affiliated under the Caio Terra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association.
our instructors
Gravity has a variety of skilled and qualified instructors to help you learn and grow in the arts. Each instructor has years of training and have developed their Jiu Jitsu differently. The wealth of knowledge between them is limitless and they are focused on helping, inspiring and passing their knowledge onto the students.
Logan Lidemark
Black Belt (2nd Degree)Head Instructor
Logan is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has over 20+ years of experience. With an extensive background in Boxing, Muay Thai, Wing Chun, weapons of Kali, Judo, and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, he is committed to helping others reach their health and wellness goals and it shows in his ability to teach people of all ages; from 5 to 85 years old. Logan’s greatest attribute is his patience, kind demeanor and ability to break down the most complex techniques into easy to learn steps.
Sofie Zambas
Black BeltInstructor
Sofie has always been involved in sports, whether it is playing tennis competitively, surfing/snowboarding or playing field hockey. She started kickboxing just after university and a few years later, ended up joining a martial arts gym that also offered BJJ classes. It wasn’t until a year later where she tried out the class and loved it.
Chris Shorrock
Black BeltInstructor
In his early years, Chris grew up boxing and kickboxing. After getting married he decided to start training again at a gym which also offered BJJ. He tried a few classes, kept showing up, and the rest is history.
Mark Balmes
Black BeltInstructor
Mark grew up competing in a ton of different sports but was eventually drawn to BJJ. Through his experience in both MMA and BJJ, both locally and internationally, Mark brings a wealth of insight and knowledge to the academy.
Eric Cheng
Brown BeltInstructor
Eric grew up on Privet Drive in the county of Surrey in SE England. It wasn’t until 1991 where he learned his calling and became the protector of the Philosopher’s Stone. Eric spent many years working on his craft and specializes in using Patronus. He is no stranger to competition and his greatest achievement is winning the Triwizard Tournament.
Nguyen Tran
Brown BeltInstructor
After having trained NoGi and boxing for some time at another gym, Nguyen found BJJ in 2012. He was a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts, which is what made him want to try BJJ. Nguyen is currently an active competitor in both the local and international scene.
quick look
Classes
- fundamentals
- kids
- no gi
- advanced
Learn the essentials to starting Jiu-Jitsu. In this program we give you tools and techniques to get started in Jiu-Jitsu by teaching the fundamental positions and techniques to not only defend but advance to different positions.
Fundamentals BJJ is designed for people with little or no experience in mind. We will be covering the basic principles and concepts of Jiu Jitsu and focusing on self defense. The class is strongly encouraged for new students. This class will help you to learn step by step techniques that are essential to build a solid game in Jiu Jitsu. We believe that this class is very important and we encourage even our advanced students to review and drill these moves as often as they can. This is a traditional Gi class and is an hour long.
The Gravity BJJ Kids program provides kids age 4-12 years old a safe environment that allows them to experience and understand core values of respect, discipline, perseverance by growing as a team and as individuals through positive encouragement.
The kids program is split into two age categories, 4yr-7yr and 8yr-12yr. This allows a more focused approach to teach certain basic drills and techniques to more advanced positions. The advanced kids BJJ on Saturday is for experienced students and permission to attend is required.
This "No-Gi" class is designed for beginners and advanced students and consists of basic traditional Jiu Jitsu techniques adapted to make up for the lack of a uniform to grab. Students will learn how to take down, hold positions and apply joint locks to submit opponents who are not wearing a Gi.
Class consists of warm-ups, technics, drilling and rolling (live training). This class is an excellent way to transition your Jiu Jitsu techniques into self-defense. Students must wear shorts and a rash guard (or a t-shirt) to attend this class.
We not only focus on techniques in the advanced classes, but once you have learned the key components in the fundamentals classes, we dive into a deeper understanding of key concepts and transitional ideas as we are ever evolving in the art.
This class will help you improve your competition game with advanced techniques. The use of a Gi is mandatory in this class.
our Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| 9:00AM - 10:00AM | |||||||
| 10:00AM - 11:00AM | Private | Private | Private | All Levels | |||
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Fundamentals | Fundamentals | Advanced | ||||
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Competition | Competition | Competition | ||||
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | ||
| 4:00PM - 4:45PM | Kids BJJ (4-7) | Kids BJJ (4-7) | |||||
| 4:45PM - 5:45PM | Kids BJJ Sparring | Kids BJJ (8-12) | Kids BJJ - No Gi | Kids BJJ (8-12) | |||
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM | Fundamentals | No Gi | Fundamentals | No Gi | |||
| 7:00PM - 7:30PM | Advanced | Advanced | |||||
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | Fundamentals | Fundamentals |
contact us
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