Arena
Sunshine Coast
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
We run Gi and No Gi classes for adults and kids in Warana. Our programs are designed for both beginners and experienced athletes, to help you grow, have fun and feel part of the community.
Adults & kidsGi & No GiFree trial class
Never trained
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu before?
Most people who walk in here have never trained anything — not fit, not flexible, no idea what they are doing. That is the normal way to start.
We will take you through the movements from the beginning, at your own pace. Everyone training alongside you began the same way.
The fitness arrives on its own. So does the self-defence. What keeps people coming back is everything underneath that — the discipline it asks for, the people you train with, and what it does for your mind.
Classes
Traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Technique before strength, position before submission, and a room that runs on discipline, respect, resilience and community. Every class takes beginners.
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BJJ Gi
The grips slow everything down and put the advantage on patience and precision rather than speed. It is where rank is earned and where most people’s technical game is built.
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BJJ No Gi
Rash guard and shorts, nothing to hold. The pace lifts, the grips move to the body, and scrambles decide far more than they do in the Gi.
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Open Mat
No instruction. Turn up, roll with whoever is there, and work on what you want. Open to all members.
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Kids BJJ
Grappling, not striking. No punching and no kicking. Split by age so a seven-year-old is not training against a twelve-year-old.
Technique and timing beat strength and speed, which is why a sixty-year-old can train with a twenty-year-old and why people stay in this long after they have given up everything else.
Timetable
Class schedule
Who you will train with
Every black belt can trace a line back to the man who brought jiu-jitsu out of Japan. This is ours, and it ends with whoever walks through the door next.
Lineage
- Mitsuyo Maeda
- Carlos Gracie
- Carlson Gracie
- Murilo Bustamante
- Gus Bomba
- You
Coaches
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Gus Bomba
Black beltHead Coach
Gus has trained jiu-jitsu for more than forty years and has held a black belt for almost thirty of them. He came to Australia in 2007.
He teaches adults and kids, Gi and No Gi. What he says about jiu-jitsu is that it builds mental strength before physical strength, and that it should be fun.
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Joshua Drury
Brown beltKids coach
Josh started jiu-jitsu at twelve, after four years of Muay Thai. Every one of the fifteen years since has been with Gus Bomba.
Josh coaches the kids program. What he brings the children is confidence, discipline and the ability to look after themselves.
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Will Santana
Purple beltKids coach
Will moved to Australia from Brazil in 2013. He started with Capoeira as a child, spent six years in Muay Thai and became an instructor in it, and began jiu-jitsu in 2011. He competes often and has won a number of tournaments.
He is also a drama teacher for children, which is where he learned to hold a room full of them.
Kids Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-jitsu for four to thirteen-year-olds, split by age.
What your child learns is how to stay calm when someone bigger has hold of them — which is exactly the situation a bullied kid finds themselves in.
Our kids coaches work with children outside the gym as well as on the mat, and they know how to hold the attention of a room full of them without raising their voices.
Sessions are built on confidence, discipline, respect and self-defence. Technique is how those get taught, not the point of it. Children who know they can handle themselves generally have far less to prove. Grappling, not striking — no punching and no kicking.
Kids class schedule
You are welcome to stay and watch any class. Most parents do, at least at first.
What members say
5 stars from 52 reviews on Google
A great gym for beginners through to advanced practitioners. For both hobbyists and competition athletes. Bomba has always created a great gym culture and is an excellent coach.
Amazing gym with a great culture. Gus is a awesome coach with a style and fundamentals that works for beginners and higher belts. Iv been going for years in both gi and no gi and it has been the best decision on my fitness journey. Highly recommended people come down and give it a go.
Gus and the team are some of the best people I’ve had the honor of training with and learning alongside. Gus welcomes suggestions for techniques or training no matter what your skill level is and happily helps to improve you as much as you can.
Awesome BJJ classes for kids and adults. My son has joined with both and loves the supportive, technical instruction. Gus is professional and extremely knowledgeable and makes the sessions fun too. Highly recommend this studio.
Gustavo is an excellent skilled professor, he lived and live the BJJ lifestyle, very knowledgeable with a easy way to explain the techniques. The gym has a great atmosphere with a family environment. I recommend to anyone in the area come check it out!
Excellent place to train and learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Gustavo is one of the highest skilled and knowledgeable coach in Australia. Not only he teaches the “arte suave” but he cares about you and your family. Very high recommended! OSS.
Questions
Do I need to be fit first?
No. Trying to get fit before you start is the most common reason people never start. The classes will do that part.
What do I wear to the first class?
Shorts without pockets or zips, and a t-shirt or rash guard. You do not need a gi until you decide to stay.
Will I get hurt?
Jiu-jitsu has no striking. You train with a partner, not against one, and everything stops the moment either of you taps. Beginners are paired with experienced training partners for exactly this reason.
I am in my forties. Am I too old?
Members here range from four to sixty. Jiu-jitsu rewards technique and timing over strength and speed, which is why people keep training in it long after they have stopped doing everything else.
Do I have to compete?
No. Most members never compete. Those who want to are supported. Everyone else just trains.
How young can they start?
Four. The 4–8 class is built around games and coordination as much as technique.
Is it safe?
There is no striking and no punching. Classes are age-split and supervised throughout, and children are taught to control a position rather than cause damage.
Will it make my child aggressive?
The opposite, in practice. Children who know they can handle themselves have far less to prove. Respect and self-control are non-negotiable on the mat.
Can I watch?
Yes. Parents are welcome to stay and watch any class.
Book your free trial
One class, no cost, no commitment. Tell us who you are and we will sort out a day that suits.
- No joining fee and no lock-in contract
- One free trial class
- Beginners welcome in every class
Prefer to talk first? Call 0406 321 632
Visit us
3/2 Premier Circuit, Warana QLD 4575
We open for classes. The timetable is the opening hours — turn up ten minutes before the class you want.