Bellingham BJJ

Seven years of Bellingham BJJ downtown.

Seven is a number that human cultures have ascribed magical properties to for a long time. The Mesopotamians gave it mystical significance in 22nd century BCE. The Pythagoreans thought it had spiritual properties. It’s still the most likely number to be called people’s favorite number throughout western culture.

Know what’s magic to me? That we get to wake up every day and train. That almost 2,000 people have started their journey with us. And that almost everyone in this photo — which is of our very first class in the downtown space, May 1, 2019 — is still training, either here or the other places in the world they moved.

Whether you’re a day one person that’s still here, like .thompson .odonovan Matt or Derek; whether you got your start here but train elsewhere; whether you moved around the world to train and teach at other spots like Sean, Neto, or Tony; whether you tried it and are taking a break, or whether you just gave it a shot, thank you for sharing these mats with us.

We’ve got covers on them now 😜.

Here’s to the next seven years. Come celebrate.