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Lycan Jiu Jitsu & Self-Defense offers Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and self defense training. The program includes both Gi BJJ and No-Gi BJJ classes and offers classes for adults, women, and kids of all levels. New participants can access a 1 WEEK FREE TRIAL.
• Price: 1 WEEK FREE TRIAL
Lycan Jiu Jitsu & Self-Defense is led by Coach Joe Monroe and Coach Ken Kim. The program states that its mission is that BJJ is more than just a martial art and is a path to confidence, resilience, discipline, and calmness under pressure. It offers training rooted in effective, practical techniques and focuses on using leverage, technique, and control rather than brute strength to neutralize larger opponents. The program describes its community as supportive and refers to participants as part of the Lycan family, with goals that can include fitness, self-defense, competition, or earning the next belt. The program states that it has seen BJJ transform lives, including quiet kids gaining courage and adults discovering what they are capable of, and that consistent effort leads to results.
Testimonials describe Coach Joe and Coach Ken as knowledgeable, kind, patient, and technical, with a strong interest in complex jiu jitsu issues. One purple belt student reports training with them for almost 4–5 years. Another purple belt notes that Coach Joe has built a welcoming jiu jitsu community for both beginners and experienced practitioners and that he invests significant time in students on and off the mats. A third purple belt, who has trained just over four years starting with Coach Joe from the first class, describes him as welcoming, understanding, and focused on student wellbeing, and describes Coach Ken as an excellent teacher who helps students fine tune details and find techniques that fit their body type and style. The program notes that it is located in Berkeley and serves Oakland and the greater East Bay area.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
• Price: 1 WEEK FREE TRIAL
Lycan Jiu Jitsu & Self-Defense is led by Coach Joe Monroe and Coach Ken Kim. The program states that its mission is that BJJ is more than just a martial art and is a path to confidence, resilience, discipline, and calmness under pressure. It offers training rooted in effective, practical techniques and focuses on using leverage, technique, and control rather than brute strength to neutralize larger opponents. The program describes its community as supportive and refers to participants as part of the Lycan family, with goals that can include fitness, self-defense, competition, or earning the next belt. The program states that it has seen BJJ transform lives, including quiet kids gaining courage and adults discovering what they are capable of, and that consistent effort leads to results.
Testimonials describe Coach Joe and Coach Ken as knowledgeable, kind, patient, and technical, with a strong interest in complex jiu jitsu issues. One purple belt student reports training with them for almost 4–5 years. Another purple belt notes that Coach Joe has built a welcoming jiu jitsu community for both beginners and experienced practitioners and that he invests significant time in students on and off the mats. A third purple belt, who has trained just over four years starting with Coach Joe from the first class, describes him as welcoming, understanding, and focused on student wellbeing, and describes Coach Ken as an excellent teacher who helps students fine tune details and find techniques that fit their body type and style. The program notes that it is located in Berkeley and serves Oakland and the greater East Bay area.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
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