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Really cool space in a great location. The training partners are excellent and the environment is great. I always feel welcome here and have had some really awesome rolls on these mats.
Highly recommend training at Kuzushi.
Came for open mat while visiting Vancouver. Amazing gym. Friendly staff, very high level grapplers but zero ego, everybody was super chill. Very good vibes in there. Whether you’re like me, just visiting, or if you’re looking for a new gym, strongly recommend checking it out.
Kuzushi is an amazing place to train, with world-class instruction from Ben Dyson, who won ADCC trials and faced such famous opponents in his career as Craig Jones and Nicky Rod. Ben's knowledge of jiu Jitsu is vast, while he runs a gym that has a very welcoming environment and no drama. Coaches like Diego, Vinny and Nate bring years of experience and they add their own approaches to the sport.
Kuzushi runs classes in the morning, afternoon and in the evening, and it is open Saturday and Sunday. There is a lot of emphasis in no gi, but gi has a strong and devoted fan base, and its own classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.
Kuzushi is a friendly community of jiu Jitsu practitioners with emphasis on learning, improving and consistent training. People train hard, but mindfully, and there are rarely any injuries. The gym has a clear set of rules concerning safety that everyone follows.
At the same time, and compared to other gyms, Kuzushi doesn't force you to buy rash guards or gis to train. Ben emphasizes essence over form, and respect means mostly to respect your training partners and to show some commitment to the sport.
The mats are always cleaned diligently after practice, something that you may not find in some "megagyms" in the area that look fancier but disregard the fundamentals of running a gym.
If you want world-class instruction, a friendly environment that facilitates growth, but also a serious community of Jiu Jitsu practitioners, this is probably the place for you.
Good environment, good training, good coaching. Trained here when I was flying home to AUS. Had a stop-over in Vancouver. Will go back if ever in town again.
I recently dropped in at Kuzushi while visiting Vancouver for work, and I couldn't be happier with my experience. Overall, the team and instructors were all friendly, great vibes/music, and the facilities were clean and well-maintained.
I had the pleasure of joining the beginner no-gi class with professor Maggie where she taught some great fundamentals of staying safe in and escaping closed guard. I definitely got some great takeaways from the techniques she showed. Prof. Maggie was very welcoming and did a great job of explaining the details in the techniques.
I also got to stick around for the no-gi all levels class with head instructor Ben where he showed some super effective arm in guillotine techniques. I'll definitely continue working on these back at my home gym! Prof. Ben was also very friendly and welcoming, he has a great energy.
The team was also all friendly and polite, overall a positive and supportive training environment. I had a fantastic time on the mats, rolling and learning from everyone.
A big thank you to the gym, Prof. Ben and Prof. Maggie for allowing me to train with you during my visit. Your hospitality is much appreciated. Oss!
I’ve been training here in the beginner's program for a few months, and my experience at Kuzushi has been by far one of the best gym experiences I’ve had across different styles.
All instructors bring decades of international competitive experience and coaching into every class. Drilling feels fresh and purposeful when instructors contextualize the lesson plan in the “big picture” view that takes different situations (Gi / No-gi / other grappling rulesets / applications and limitations in a self-defense situation, etc.) into account. Really lucky to have different teaching styles complement each other so well.
Incredible support, patience, and vibes from the student community. As someone that attends for casual/recreational purposes, it’s really helpful to have a wide range of rolling partners with different athletic abilities & experiences. Good balance of pushing each other’s comfort zones in a safe and respectful way.
Thanks to Ben, Harry, Maggy, Vincent, Zak, Matteo and the rest of the team for such an incredible learning experience! Looking forward to many more rolls to come.
I was vacationing in Vancouver from Singapore and managed to train at kuzushi for a few weeks.
I had a really enjoyable and fruitful time with Coach Ben, Mateo and Josh. They are a high level and very experienced group of teachers that provide techniques in both gi and nogi.
As a drop in, I felt very welcomed by both the coaches and students in my time there.
I will recommend Kuzushi any time for beginner students, competitors and all drop-ins.
