There are a number of great BJJ and other martial arts gyms in the area. Impact Jiu Jitsu stands out among them. I began attending 3 months ago on the recommendation of a firefighter in my neighborhood. I can say with great confidence that there is a phenomenal culture here: the instructors and long-term students are eager and capable of teaching folks with any level of experience; and advanced students always give others opportunity to slow down and practice what they're learning rather than being immediately rag-dolled like can happen at other gyms. Very good people. Highly recommend. read more

Super legit Jiujitsu gym with a strong history and one of the best sense of camaraderie I've ever experienced. If you take Armand's class at noon or the evening you're going to be in for a treat. He is very technical but super supportive in the way he mentors students. The class starts with flow rolling, and then drilling the technique of the day. After some sparring, students return to the technique in groups for positional drilling. Class then ends with a team rally shout and more rolling. Facility is amazing and super clean. People are friendly but are competitive in a positive way. Definitely check out Impact Jiujitsu if you're looking to start training. read more

Impact Jiu Jitsu - Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

a great gym. They have classes and the room for everyone . My son and I came across this gym from a referral from a friend when we moved to the Beaverton area and my son has with been a student there for 3 years and counting. The coaches are absolutely phenomenal, extremely knowledgeable and the support when it comes time for competing is unmatched. A great place to develop skill and technique and get to know some really good people . read more

Impact Jiu Jitsu - Teenage teamwork in the works - Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

The best gym ever. The staff become family and their students become absolute masters of BJJ

This is one of the main places I train, and I can't recommend it enough. This is the Impact headquarters, and it is where most of the higher belts in the Impact family train. Every class will have a high number of Brown/Black belts, and there are a lot of competition black belts. Michael Chapman, the head Black Belt, received his Black Belt from Chris Hauter, who is one of the dirty dozen. He's a 5th stripe black belt, and has been training jiu jitsu since 1991. You will rarely find a BB with the experience and knowledge Michael brings to the table. The gym is very large, very clean and very friendly. They have a lot of options in regards to classes with BJJ, MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai and Conditioning being a few of them. They offer a free week trial so you can get the feel of the gym and the vibe of the people. I'd highly recommend it. read more

Took the kids in for a trial. They had an ok time. The owner liked their energy and wanted us to sign up because he thought they'd do great in the program. We agreed to try it. It costs a pretty significant amount but we opted in. Fast forward through a couple sessions and the kids just weren't into it. The instructors would get visibly frustrated with them and believe me, the children pick up on that. Tried to pull them from the program and they have been absolutely unaccommodating in every way shape or form. Definitely a teachable moment for us, but really should be for this business. If you're getting frustrated with 5 and 6 year olds, you shouldn't be around them. read more

Around the time when I started looking around at MMA gyms, Impact Jiu Jitsu in Beaverton was my first visit. I tried their week free trial and attended muay thai, boxing, and a BJJ class. My first impression of the place was how big it was, there twere many different rooms where people could train. There was a BJJ class going on in the main room and a muay thai class in the other smaller room where the bags were. You could pick which class youd like. I was greeted and given a tour of the place which was nice. 1 AWESOME THING OTHER GYMS CAN TAKE AWAY FROM IMPACT JJ: The showers/bathrooms even had loaner slippers for sanitary purposes which was a very considerate setup. Kudos to them. The first class I attended was a muay thai class. They had thai pads for everyone to use and shin guards. I didnt have my own gloves so they loaned me gloves. No hand wraps unfortunately, so it was a little risky punching. FYI, hand wraps arent to protect your knuckles - they are there so that you have more of a solid fist when you punch. I should have brought my own (forecast to bad news). The class was pretty full so when I partnered up I was lucky to be paired up with someone more experienced to give me pointers. I never had the instructor walk to us and give me pointers considering I was making many mistakes as a beginner. There was one instructor and about 14+ people so i could understand why. When I joined the boxing class, it was a whole different story. There were only 4 people total, me, two classmates and the instructor. I got a lot of tips from the instructor which really helped build my basic foundations. The instructor watched and called out my bad habits quickly, like dropping my hands after a jab or cross... again, no hand wraps, so it was risky. The instructor wanted us to try out some new uppercut drill he saw online where you had to uppercut continuously one of the bigger medicine bags. During this drill, I sprained my thumb. I think the bag was a little too heavy for my weight. Then i did a BJJ class. That was a small class as well, about 6-8 people. Same as before, the instructor watched and pointed out mistakes I made. I learned a lot in this class. Overall, I really recommend this gym. The people there were super friendly and welcoming. Definitely would consider having a membership here. read more

Employee laid hands on me. Thursday morning I was looking for an unrelated business when I saw the sign for Impact and went in to ask about getting instruction. The man I spoke to gave me a schedule and suggested I try the 11am Brazilian jujitsu. My business that morning prevented me from returning home so I dropped into Nordstrom's and purchased an inexpensive ($39) jumper so that I could attend the 11am class. I was slightly late (11:15am) due to poor air in downtown Portland aggravating my athsma and unexpected heavy traffic. The young man at the desk asked why I was there and I told him for the class in session. He said he'd been told I couldn't attend because I'd 'wanted to challenge someone'. Perplexed and exhausted I said.. er really? No I don't want to challenge anyone. I want to be challenged. I've completed my tai chi training and want something to challenge me. The young man said oh that's ok then. But then he said he should call his manager and make sure. Well they were on the phone 3 minutes and class was going on. I'd been invited, I'd purchased a jumpsuit that I was currently wearing and I hadn't and wasn't going to touch anyone that seemed absurd and I was slighty fuzzy from the asthma attack. I got tired of waiting and headed down the corridor to the classroom. Well young guy got excited and instead of using his words he jumped over there and laid hands on me pushing me back. When pushed, especially when my brain is tired and my training takes over, I tend to defend myself. Which I did - just stood there deflecting his pushes until he stopped pushing, at which point I remained standing there and tried to get over the shock. Well that very poorly trained class of 11 'advanced' jui jitsu students and the teacher and a police officer attending the training : apparently none of them could tell the difference between me defending myself and thought I was attacking and told me to leave. I left and while I was trying to get my composure together before driving, the F'ers called the police to have me removed from the property. Of course when I saw officers I walked over, asked if they were looking for me (yes) and said good I want to file charges. Unfortunately the officer they sent, name is not but sounds like 'masturbatory' refused to allow me to speak so I had to go down to the police department to file the assault charges. The Beaverton police department incorrectly called mr masturbatory again to take my statement there and he again refused to listen. I had to return that evening and request a female officer before I could even state I'd been shoved, had not instigated or attacked back but simply stood my ground and defended myself. Even the female was disinclined to take my story but the audio recording was on. Now I have to call the property owner to find out if he still believe the slander against me (that I attacked, oh brother) so I can get a foot massage that I want from the reflexology folks on the same parking lot. Any properly trained martial arts practitioner, as I am, is able to remain calm when involved in or viewing an altercation. These boys went frantic, saw things that weren't there, and the boy who tried to block me barely know how to push and hadn't had the presence of mind to say "you can't go in there" before shoving. If you want martial arts training this isn't the place. read more

I'm a 27 year old overweight woman and this is the first time I've ever done any martial arts or joined any type of sport focused gym. I just tried out their free week trial that lets you attend their classes for free for a week. They just started out a new women's class which was my opportunity to join. My cousin has been rolling at this gym for 6 years and he has always been pestering me to try it out. I'm pretty self conscious which makes me shy. I never thought I could roll with random strangers, especially at my size. Of course I was already self conscious about being a woman in a male dominated sport; I also have the whole "No one wants to partner with a fatty" mentality. My excuse was "I'll do it after I lose some weight." which over many different workout/diet attempts always failed. I had to find something fun to counter balance my love of food. I've attended their Women's Beginner BJJ class as well as their BJJ 1 & 2 class and everyone is willing to roll with you no matter what gender and size you are. I'm literally pouring sweat in each class and It works out every part of your body. I'm fat but I think I also have pretty good upper body strength from weight training. I like to lift more than cardio, but this cardio is fun and if your opponent has the right technique you're basically trying to lift their body weight on top of your own body weight as they're clinging on to you trying to tap you out. The sport is fun, the crew here seems really great, and there seems to be a plethora of black belts here. I've spectated their MMA and Kick Boxing classes and they're so intense. Don't be hesitant to try it out if you're new or experienced. If my fat ass can attempt to do it, you can to :) read more

I haven't trained here....matter of fact I haven't even set foot inside the door. The reason for the 5 stars? They were willing to do what most other martial arts places won't do. Give me a price over the phone!!!! Laugh if you want, but just start calling around to some of other places and you'll see what I mean. You ask for the price, instead they want you to come by for a free lesson to see if you like it, and then they'll discuss payment option. Hell naw buddy, I know better. This is just so they can get you face to face for a high pressure sales pitch to lock you into a contract. What's the point of even going to the free lesson if the price is way outside your comfort zone financially? One of my friends at work trains in BJJ at another gym but he says Impact JJ is a highly regarded place and a great place to train. I definitely appreciate their honesty with regards to pricing as well! read more

Everything you could want in a Jiujitsu Academy unless you want to be taught by someone who speaks a hybrid language of English\Portuguese. I think this gym boasts around 300 members and is home to multiple quality blacks belts. Great instruction to proven techniques and everyone there has always been friendly towards me and welcomed me back. If your in the area this is an awesome gym to check out weather your an expert of just thinking about trying grappling for this first time. I have been lucky to train at lots of different places all over and this really is a special place. read more

Strait up high level BJJ, no frills, no bullshido. Only complaint is that it could be cleaner, and they could open a window from time to time (it gets really hot.) 4.5/5 read more

I trained in Impact Jiu Jitsu Beaverton for a week recently during a business trip to Oregon and I was very impressed with this academy. The instructors, the students, the place and the overall experience were awesome and I strongly recommend it to anybody who is interested in martial arts. This place is simply fantastic for many reasons. Instructors are first class and happy to train with the visitors and the students. The overall training level is great, very challenging. I was impressed with the pressure of their students' games, their technique and their endurance. There is a LOT of mat space and it feels you can walk in and train with somebody at pretty much any level and belt at any time of the day. I had the chance to speak with founder Michael Chapman, accomplished martial artist and instructor who impressed me with the clarity of his insights and his open mind. With a background in shooto in Japan, he commands his class through empowerment and encouragement of positive values rather than with military style control. The result is an easy going attitude imprinted on the culture of the academy despite very challenging training sessions. He obviously has a strong passion for the art. I shared the mat and trained with students of all ages and with varied goals in the study of BJJ ranging from serious BJJ/MMA competitors to purely recreational BJJ practitioners. All of them had a very friendly attitude. The classes with Armand Debruge were just awesome and he was kind enough to train with me twice. The academy was preparing for a tournament, so the classes included a couple of techniques connected to each other, some positional drills in groups of three students of similar size (side control, full mount and back) and several training rounds. I predict that we will be hearing from Impact Jiu Jitsu competitors for some time if this is how they prepare for tournaments always. Very solid competition coaching available here. Finally, their schedule is very carefully planned and you can do BJJ, boxing, MMA, Judo and conditioning and all can be going at the same time as they have four separate training rooms. Now I look forward to my next trip to Oregon. read more

I have been going here for about three years roughly. I saw it driving by, and figured I would go in. When I originally went it it had limited space due to the building it was in however the environment of people there was what made me give it a free week try(I suggest everyone does it this way to see if its even your type of thing). My first week was great, I met the owners, and have to say they are great guys. I don't have any children of my own however I can tell that the kids program is actually something I would want to enroll my kids with(when I have them of course). The options of classes, and intesity is really up to you, but if you want to train for anything in specific trust me the coaches will ride you like a mad bull! Pricing is lower offering discounts to students, and other types. They offer great conditioning classes, and have a pretty open schedule compared to a lot of other type of gyms I have looked at. The most important thing though about this place is that they have a strong sense of community. While I have been a member there, they have done drives for people in need, educational benefits, and really focused on their members like family. I cant say enough good things about this gym, and personally would love to see it continue to grow. read more

My husband has been a member of this academy for more than ten years. It offers outstanding training in a low-key, respectful environment and has deep big name connections (UFC! Gracie!) yet none of the attitude you might expect from that. The instructors and members are humble, and very VERY good. The kids program is fantastic! My twin girls have attended for a year and love the fun and fitness but are also learning real skills, submissions and takedowns with a focus on discipline and agility. The rates are very reasonable and there is absolutely no pressure to earn belts or compete. I also love that the academy's activities are community focused with fundraisers for the American Cancer Society and the Oregon Food Bank. Impact Jiu Jitsu is like a family and we feel privileged to be a part of it! read more

While I don't do jiu jitsu or MMA, I come here for the metabolic conditioning classes and the camaraderie of the gym. The conditioning classes are absolutely excellent workouts that are challenging, interesting, and even fun. Not only that but the coaches are vigilant about maintaining proper form and avoiding injury, more so than any other gym I've been to. That says a tremendous amount about their ethos-- they're not there to simply make money, they're there to help you to succeed, meet your personal goals, and to do so safely and healthfully. I've learned so much while training at Impact! Everyone there is extremely friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming-- definitely not a bunch of muscled up egos here! Both the Beaverton and Newberg locations are exceptional. I value this place as a community, not just a gym. read more

I stumbled into the Newberg location in 2007 because I was into MMA and wanted to learn the ability to kick peoples heads off, like Mirko "Crocop," circa 2006. This is a Brazilian Jiu jitsu gym, so the main focus is ground fighting (chokes and joint locks). I was quickly humbled in the MMA class after getting repeatably taken down and arm-barred. However, the advanced student, R.W. spent ample time, meticulously breaking down the moves he had used to submit me and thus my love affair with jiu jitsu was hatched. They gym has a super chill atmosphere and some superhuman grapplers. read more

I've trained here for 2 years and trained 4 years prior at another gym in portland. I can say without a doubt this is the best gym in Oregon. The facilities are clean and the coaching is top notch. If you want to develop a high level game, this is the place to do it. read more

Best place for BJJ, kickboxing, MMA in Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard area. A bit pricey IMO. You are looking for more than 110 bucks/month for 2days class/week. But again the cost will depend on what you are looking for. If you are serious about competing and stuff then it's decent price. The facility is clean and well educated instructors. People are friendly, not with attitude or intimidating. I would give 5 star if the price would be a bit cheaper. read more

Was visiting Beaverton and did some drop in classes. The quality of the instruction was very good/very clear. The instructor was friendly as well as the other students. Parking was also pretty easy read more

This place it's amazing, really knowledgeable coaches, very insightful teaching methodology, great and clean installations. The whole ideology it's that you leave your ego behind when coming into this place, to feel like you are at home because they definitely promote the family like atmosphere and you will not have to worry about being intimidated here as everyone welcomes you and everyone is willing to teach and learn from each other. This is one of the fastest growing MMA gyms in the NW and once you get here you'll know exactly why. Like I said the family atmosphere is very important, so for families interested in getting their children to learn self defense or just to get some self confidence this is the perfect place as they have kids classes as well with awesome positive coaches who are willing to guide, motivate and help your youngling reach their goals! I'm very happy to be part of the greatness this place is and the great IMPACT it has on the community. read more

It didn't take me long to realize that Impact was a special gym. The BJJ instruction is seriously top-notch, and the upper belts (and there are a lot of them) have a TON of experience on the mat. Everyone's down to earth and friendly, and the atmosphere is very laid back. It's really a great place to train. read more

This gym has you sign a year contract that never ends. They tell you it's a YEAR membership then continue to charge you if you don't cancel 60 days prior to the 12th month, contract states this in small print and is not verbally conveyed when you sign up. I called to verify my membersip was definitely ending a month before and they never told me I had to give them a written notice 60 days prior or they will continue charging me. So in other words your membership will NOT END FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 months and after the 12 months you HAVE TO CANCEL IN WRITING (EVEN THOUGH YOUR TOLD ITS A 12 MONTH MEMBERSHIP WHEN YOU SIGN UP) or they will still charge you for at least 2 MORE MONTHS. This gym also stinks like urine and is FILTHY. PEOPLE CONSTANTLY HAVE SKIN ISSUES FROM THE MATS NOT BEING CLEANED PROPERLY. The bathrooms are used by people not wearing shoes and walking in the mats. I would NEVER GO TO IMPACT JIu-Jitsu again or recommend going there unless you want to be ripped off and get a skin infection. read more

I have been training here for about 8 months and have really enjoyed it. Lots of quality instruction and friendly people.

So I went to Impact Jiu Jitsu on 7/6/2012 at 6pm to attend the boxing class. The Gym is ok as far as gyms go. The instructor is this young 25ish guy who starts the class in his pajama bottoms and a t shirt? We have a few instructions about bag work and various drills and we are off. The class progresses in a pretty smooth way to music mostly inappropriate to work out to (slow beat and such) and half way through class we start sparring. This big guy walks back to where the class is being conducted and says nothing but just sits in the back of the room and watches like some kind of lurker or something. The sparring is the worst I've ever experienced besides perhaps you and a few buddies putting on gloves and going at it, which coincidentally, this basically was. The instructor "sparred" a couple of rounds and when I say "sparred" I mean he fought with his hands down basically showing off his superior skill in a macho guy kinda way. When I was up he toyed with me like the other four guys of less skill and experience and ended me the way 2 others had ended their sessions with a leaking nose. If I learned one this it's I need more training from a Real instructor who cares about his students and not his foolish pride. read more