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Embody your Freedom

Learn to Fight

Safe, playful, intentional jiu jitsu in Nelson, BC.

From Freeze to Fight to Freedom

Haven Jiu Jitsu is a beginner-friendly training space where we learn to fight, play, breathe, and stay connected to ourselves under pressure. We use simple jiu jitsu games to build confidence, self-defense instincts, and nervous system awareness.

Our approach is grounded in the belief that learning to fight in a safe, supportive space can free you from old patterns of freeze and dissociation, and give you a new sense of embodied presence and trust in yourself.

Is this for you?

Maybe you've noticed that when things get hard, you go quiet. You say yes when you mean no. You leave your body a little. You're not sure you trust yourself to hold your ground when it counts.

Haven Jiu Jitsu is a place to practice being in your body when things get uncomfortable, in a safe space, with other women, at a pace that's entirely yours. Come meet your inner fighter, and feel how you are already strong and capable of holding your boundaries.

See us in action.

”I was lucky enough to participate in one of Haven Jiu Jitsu’s introductory sessions and I loved it. What struck me immediately was the obvious passion, kindness and integrity that Haven brought to the space; it felt very safe to be there, to participate at my level of comfort and explore some of my edges. I could really feel into the value and potential of such a practice for personal growth, trauma resolution and increased personal freedom. ”

- Margaret G.

"Haven's unique vision of jiu jitsu has made it possible for me to start. It's one of the best things I've been doing for myself. I'm passionate about personal growth, and I have been enjoying the gradual evolution each session slowly putting the pieces together. Jiu jitsu is a beautiful practice that gets your mind and your heart rate going and because of that it leaves you feeling happy and full of endorphins after each session."

-Justine R.

“Haven is a natural when it comes to teaching people like me, whom Jiu Jitsu doesn’t come natural! As a highly sensitive person, martial arts never appealed to me, until I tried her women’s only class. Doing Jiu Jitsu under Haven’s guidance is a big confidence booster!"

-Chantal H.

Connect

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