Rivers Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Rivers bjj is fantastic. All of the coaches are highly technical, patient, and truly invested in each students individual bjj journey. I am addicted. I have felt so supported and encouraged since joining this gym, and our community is unlike any other. I highly recommend Rivers for anyone who is just starting out, somewhere in the middle, or a seasoned practitioner. We have classes for all skill levels, and dedicated training partners to help you reach your goals!

Rivers Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the most professional and friendly environments I've been ever exposed to in my (more than twenty-years) experience with martial arts. I moved to Lawrence 2 years ago from Italy for a PhD position at KU bringing my Gi with me and looking for a place to train. I found Rivers BJJ and before even walking inside the club, I started meeting wonderful and wholesome people that later had become my inseparable training partners and friends. Every student is followed personally by the instructors and the higher ranked students, the quality of the Jiu-Jitsu is superlative, and safety always comes first. Being myself a Judo instructor (and having a Dojo in my hometown in Italy) I know how all of these characteristics are fundamental to creating a healthy and professional school. During the class, the instructors allow you to focus in on all of the aspects pertaining to the art of Jiu-Jitsu: competition, self-defense, and most importantly self-improvement. Recently, 10 people from the club traveled oversea to come in my Dojo in Italy where we had 2 weeks of awesome training in both Judo and BJJ. Ultimately, this opened up a new long-lasting international channel of exchange between schools. Rivers BJJ quickly became my family here in Lawrence and I could not ask for more.

Love it! Great place to train. Great group of guys and gals. Very inviting and supportive community and coaches. Love also that Rivers offers kicking boxing, judo and submission wrestling to make you a more well rounded grappler.

Started training at the end of Dec 22. The Facilitators (Trevor, PJ, and Julie) are very knowledgeable with years of teaching, competing and experience behind them. The atmosphere in the gym daily is always accepting and patient. The smallest details, to help improve technique, are broken down on levels that are easy to understand.

I have trained jujitsu for a couple years now. Balancing a full time job and kids, it’s hard to find time that meets my schedule to train at a gym. Rivers bjj offers multiple classes and times to meet my ever-changing schedule. The instructor’s are friendly and knowledgeable and there is no shortage of high level practitioners to learn from and train with.