Rodrigo Resende Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

I have been going here for almost a year. I have been enrolled at other gyms in the Edmonton area but this one is by far the nicest I have been to. Everyone at the gym is friendly and I enjoy the classes and like the fact that there are classes every day of the week.

Friendly welcoming atmosphere. Dropped in to check out the facility and was extremely pleased with the class. Thank You Rodrigo ! Ooos !

I write this review in an effort to prevent this from happening to someone else’s child, or for Rodrigo himself to listen to me finally and improve supervision of his classes.
As safety should always be first. I don’t care if the place is big or clean or if the people at the front desk are friendly if it is NOT SAFE. I unfortunately had to see my son brutalized on the mat before I came to my senses and terminated my membership. Which could have been prevented, if Rodrigo cared enough to properly supervise children’s sparing sessions. I watched my 6 year old son tap not once, not twice, but six times, before he was released from a choke. I won’t get into how terrifying it is to witness such a thing. If there was proper supervision, a class instructor would have seen this and intervened. But when I looked around to see who was supervising, I saw no one. I saw Rodrigo ignoring the entire class of roughly 20 students that day, to give an on the spot private lesson to one of his favourite students. So, knowing that he did not see this happen I decided that he needed to be made aware of such an occurrence. Expecting him to hear me out and take action as it was his responsibility to do so. I would have been supervising, as I was one of his senior students, but an injury incurred while training there prevented me from doing so. Injuries, unfortunately, are a common occurrence there.
So here I was on the side lines watching like all the other parents. I approached Rodrigo to inform him that there wasn’t anyone supervising the sparing, as any parent should feel free to do at any time. As soon as I approached him I was met with an argument as he was offended that I would approach him during class. I was shocked, proper etiquette would have been to hear me out and tighten up on supervising the sparing sessions.
Instead he brings me into a back room to chew me out, while continuing to neglect sparing sessions even longer. It was at this moment, that I decided it was best terminate membership . There will be a very strong chance that your child could be sparing unsupervised, and get injured physically, never mind the emotional and psychological damage.
I have continued Brazilian Jiu Jitsu but not with him, and never again. I have seen better clubs before and after him. Thank you for taking the time to read, I know this entry was a bit lengthy.
This is one of many occurrences that happened to me that had me question if he was worthy of my loyalty. All he has taught me was what not to do. Never sacrifice quality for quantity, like Rodrigo. I have said my piece and now I will have peace, knowing that I have not continued to cover this in a shroud is silence. Beware of those who are out to get ahead at the sacrifice of others. Rodrigo is one of them.

To say this gym is good is an understatement. The people at this are wonderful and the instructors are world class, my only regret is not having joined sooner.

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I have been going to this place for just over a year now and I am very impressed. The facility is always clean and always well taken care of. The staff and instructors are amazing. From the teaching to the lessons to the sparring and competition opertunities, this place is top notch. I would highly recommend it!

Took our 4 yr old son here for the free trial. He loved it and we signed him up right away. Instructors are great, you can see the instructors having a lot of fun and that really exites the kids to participate. Absolutely recommend to anyone 100%.

One of the best gyms I've seen by far, let me rephrase that; it is THE BEST gym I have seen by far. Believe me I looked all over Edmonton and did not find something that even came close to this gym. It is massive and spotless to begin with. You don't smell rotten socks when you open the door. Apart from the gigantic matt, it has a very decent workout place as well and brand new free weights and machines. People and instructors are over the top friendly and very professional. I thought it might take me some time to get along and get adjusted to this place, but after my second day the people here made me feel like i belonged there. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Very proud to be a part of this club! I have gained so much confidence in my skills in a short amount of time. Rodrigo is a patient and very knowledgeable instructor who cares about his students. The club is clean and organized and everyone takes pride in being a part of this team. The kids classes are very structured and it's awesome to see them excited to be there! I highly recommend women to come try it out. The skills you will learn provide a good base for cardio, self defence, strength and confidence.

I have been fortunate to have been enrolled in various training courses through my employer that have given me exposure to both national and international instructors in the areas of self-defense and combat. Rodrigo easily ranks among the best instructors I have ever had the privilege of training with. His knowledge, expertise, and experience are second to none. In addition to this, his teaching methodology promotes a friendly and family oriented training environment that facilitates a truly enjoyable training experience.