Straight Blast Gym Niagara

“I’ve always wanted to try martial arts… but I don’t know where to start.”

We hear this ALL the time.

And truthfully, that’s exactly why we’ve built SBG Niagara the way we have.

We don’t believe brand-new students should be thrown into a class with experienced people and expected to figure it out.

Beginners deserve a program built for beginners. That’s what our Foundations Program is.

From your very first class, you’ll train with other people who are learning the same fundamentals you are, in an environment where you can ask questions, make mistakes, learn and build confidence at your own pace.

We’ve always separated skill levels because we know how important those first few months are.

And we’ve put systems in place to help you succeed:

✅ 4 dedicated 60-minute beginner classes every week

✅ Revolving weekly themes so you can focus on specific skills instead of being overwhelmed with something completely different every class

✅ Separate skill levels so you aren’t expected to keep up with experienced students

✅ Coaches who understand how to teach absolute beginners

✅ A friendly, supportive, ego-free environment where nobody expects you to already know what you’re doing

And we don’t just teach BJJ. We want our students to have the opportunity to develop a complete martial arts skill set.

We offer our Foundations Program in:

✅ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
✅ Kickboxing
✅ Mixed Martial Arts

So whether you want to learn to grapple, strike, or put everything together, there’s a beginner program designed to teach you from the ground up.

You don’t need to get in shape first. You don’t need experience.
You don’t need to be “tough enough.” You just need to start.

And with our new 90 Days Offer, we’re giving you the opportunity to stop wondering what martial arts could do for you and actually find out.

Give us 90 days.

🔥 Transform your body.
🔥 Build confidence.
🔥 Join a tribe.
🔥 Change your life.

You might be surprised by who you become along the way.

📲 Message us at 905.329.5425 with "90 DAYS" and we'll get you started.

GET UP. SHOW UP. NEVER GIVE UP.

Hell yeah!

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One Hour Can Change Your Day

Sometimes you walk into the gym after a long day carrying work, stress, frustration and about a hundred things running through your head.

Then class starts.

For the next hour, you train.

You move. You learn. You laugh. You sweat. And suddenly all that noise gets a little quieter.

Sometimes an hour on the mats is exactly what you needed.

Come train with your Tribe today.

BEGINNER FRIENDLY. TRIBE STRONG.
TRAIN. GROW. BELONG.

GIVE US 90 DAYS. 🦍

Starting this September, we're introducing our new 3-Month Starter Membership at SBG Niagara. The regular investment for the Starter Membership is $600, but to kick things off, we're opening up ONLY 10 spots for $399 paid in full. That's 3 full months of training and a savings of $201.

Why 90 days? Because we believe 90 days is enough time to really find out what martial arts can do for you. A couple of weeks can introduce you to training, but over 90 days you start getting comfortable. You start learning. You start getting stronger and fitter. You start building confidence. You start recognizing people when you walk through the door, making friends and feeling like you're actually part of something.

And somewhere along the way, something else usually happens. Training stops being this scary thing you were thinking about trying and starts becoming one of the best parts of your week.

We've seen it happen so many times over the years. Someone walks through our doors nervous, completely out of shape, worried that everyone else is going to know what they're doing, and wondering whether martial arts is really for them. Then a few months later, that same person is laughing with their training partners, getting rounds in, learning new skills, getting stronger and wondering why they waited so long to start.

That's why I love the idea of giving yourself 90 days.

You don't have to promise yourself you're going to become a lifelong martial artist. You don't have to know whether you want to earn a black belt someday. You don't even have to know whether you're going to be any good at this.

Just give yourself 90 days and find out.

One of the biggest things that holds people back is the idea that they need to get ready before they start. They want to lose some weight first, improve their cardio first or get a little stronger before walking into a martial arts school. But that's like saying you need to get in shape before you join a gym. You don't get ready for martial arts and then start training. Training is what gets you ready.

You don't need any experience. You don't need to know how to fight. You don't need to be flexible, athletic or in amazing shape. We've built SBG Niagara specifically to be a place where a complete beginner can walk through the doors and feel comfortable learning from day one.

And I'll say something else that's important to me.

We're not trying to be the cheapest martial arts school in Niagara.

There will always be somebody willing to charge less. That's not a race we're interested in winning. What we're interested in is creating a martial arts school where people feel like they're getting something genuinely valuable for the money they're investing in themselves.

We want great coaching. We want a clean, professional facility. We want classes that are organized and actually teach you something. We want an environment where beginners feel welcome, experienced members help newer members, people train hard without the nonsense and egos, and everybody in the room is trying to leave a little better than when they walked in.

That's what we want SBG Niagara to be known for.

We want someone to experience our gym and understand why we're different. Not because we told them we're different in an advertisement, but because they actually felt it when they walked through our doors.

That's also why I'm completely comfortable limiting this offer to only 10 people. I'm not looking to cram as many people through the doors as possible. I'd rather find a smaller group of people who are genuinely ready to give this a shot, invest in themselves and see what they can accomplish over the next three months.

So if you've been following our page for a while, watching the videos, seeing our members having fun and thinking "I'd really like to try that someday," maybe it's time to stop waiting for someday.

The Starter Membership includes 3 months of training for $399 paid in full, regularly $600. You save $201. We're opening just 10 of these Starter Memberships, and once those 10 are taken, this offer is finished.

You don't have to change your whole life today.

You just have to make one decision.

Give us 90 days.

Actually, scratch that.

Give YOURSELF 90 days.

Show up. Learn something new. Meet some great people. Get uncomfortable once in a while. Sweat a little. Laugh a lot. Get stronger. Build some confidence. Have some fun and see what happens when you consistently do something that's good for you.

You might be surprised by the person looking back at you 90 days from now.

If you're ready, send us a message at 905.329.5425 with "90 DAYS" and we'll take care of the rest.

🦍 SBG NIAGARA
Niagara's Most Beginner-Friendly Martial Arts School

GET UP. SHOW UP. NEVER GIVE UP.

Coach Justin taught an amazing workshop on submissions from cross sides last night, and everyone walked away with a better understanding on attacking from cross sides!

I have one of my fellow coaches host a workshop each month, so they have the opportunity to teach the student body, and for the students to get more than just my thoughts on putting things together.

Something I am always proud of is no matter what one of the coaches is teaching, they all work their material with the focus on the system (Fundamentals), while allowing students to play and figure out where they want to take things (Style).

I'd like to thank everyone from the Tribe that was out last night, supporting Coach Justin and Jami with their generous contributions to our "Diaper Drive" for them.

Hell yeah!

Coach

Do Something That Challenges You

It’s easy to stay where things are comfortable.

But comfortable rarely changes us.

Martial arts gives you the chance to challenge yourself in a safe, supportive environment. You’ll struggle sometimes. You’ll make mistakes. And then you’ll learn, adjust and try again.

That process builds something in you.

Not just better martial arts. A better version of yourself.

Come challenge yourself today.

BEGINNER FRIENDLY. TRIBE STRONG.
TRAIN. GROW. BELONG.

I’ve always believed that kids need more than just martial arts. They need confidence. They need discipline. They need to learn how to handle frustration, make good choices, stand up for themselves, treat people with respect, and keep going when things get hard. That’s exactly what our Growing Gorillas Martial Arts & Life Skills Program teaches kids.🦍❤️

Yes, your child is going to learn real martial arts, but what happens off the mats matters just as much to me as what happens on them.

For the past 32 years, I’ve personally taught the kids who come through my doors — and I still do. I don’t pass the kids classes off to teenage assistant coaches. I’m there teaching them, coaching them, laughing with them, holding them accountable, and helping them become a little better every time they walk through the door.

I also purposefully keep our class sizes limited. I don’t want a room packed with kids where someone can disappear into the crowd. I want to know the kids I’m coaching. I want to see when they’re struggling, recognize when they’re improving, know when they need a little push and know when they need some encouragement.

That personal connection is a HUGE part of what we do here, and I’m not willing to sacrifice it just to squeeze more people onto the mats.

And parents notice the difference. One of the greatest compliments I can receive isn’t that a child got better at Jiu-Jitsu or Kickboxing. It’s when a parent tells me, “They’re more confident.” “They’re listening better.” “Their teacher noticed a difference.” “They handled something differently this time.” That’s the stuff that matters to me.

Our kids also learn through my S.A.F.E. Bully Proofing System, a program I’ve taught for 34 consecutive years in Catholic and Public School Boards and to more than 30,000 students over the years.

But Growing Gorillas is about even more than bully proofing. It’s about helping kids develop confidence, focus, respect, self-control, perseverance, leadership and resilience — skills that will serve them long after they leave the mats.

And maybe most importantly, it’s about giving them a Tribe where they know they belong. A place where they’re challenged, supported and encouraged. A place where they learn that doing hard things is okay, making mistakes is okay, and that getting a little bit better every day eventually adds up to something pretty amazing.

Swipe through these posters and you’ll get a pretty good idea of what we’re trying to build here. We’re not trying to create the next generation of professional fighters. We’re trying to help create the next generation of amazing human beings. One class at a time. One lesson at a time. 1% Better Every Day.

We do have a few openings available for September, but because I intentionally keep our class sizes limited, those spots are limited too.

If you’ve been thinking about martial arts for your child, book their FREE INTRO VISIT and come experience what so many other parents rave about.

Come meet me, see the gym, watch how we work with the kids and let your child get a feel for our Tribe. No pressure. Just come see what Growing Gorillas is all about.

🦍 Growing Gorillas Martial Arts & Life Skills Program

Beginner Friendly. Tribe Strong.

Coach Rich

Make Time For You

Work. Family. Responsibilities. Life.

There will always be something competing for your time.

But taking an hour to train isn’t taking time away from your life. You’re investing that hour into becoming healthier, stronger, more confident and better able to handle everything waiting for you outside the gym.

Sometimes you need to put yourself on the schedule too.

Come train with us today.

BEGINNER FRIENDLY. TRIBE STRONG.
TRAIN. GROW. BELONG.

It's our last "ROLL YOUR TRIBE" of the summer, so come on in and share in all the FUN we are going to have!