Budo Martial Arts - Burnaby

Have been training here for a while since moving to BC and it’s absolutely great experience. All coaches (Mike, Uriel, Josh, Tristan…) are approachable and high-level martial artists. Fair price and great vibe.

My kids absolutely love this place. It's clean, fairly-priced and the experienced staff is very patient with the children. They rotate kickboxing and jiu-jitsu every other day so it never gets boring. We'll probably stick with them for years to come.

Budo provides a learning environment in a very familiar and friendly way, from each sparring you learn something new and the higher belts take time to explain techniques that will enhance your learning in the martial art. These months in Budo have allowed me to grow in the discipline with complete safety, each one takes care of the other and regulates the intensity of the sparring according to the training partner, I definitely recommend Budo for any martial arts lover!

Fantastic place for Jiu Jitsu and martial arts in general. The coaches give you the space to discover jiu jitsu for yourself, while nudging and guiding you along the journey. This organic style is blended with attention to detail, and an atmosphere that encourages respect and curiosity. The overall approachability and friendliness of the instructors rubs off on all the students in the gym. Excellent place.

My 10 year old daughter has been attending jiu jitsu at Budo for the last 9 months or so. It took her a little while to warm up to the sport, but she now enjoys learning and practicing the jiu jitsu skills. She took some trial jiu jitsu classes at several different places, but we liked the instructors and class structure here the best.

Budo is a place to start anyone's martial arts journey (or lifestyle) whether you are completely new, returning students, or someone who is looking for cross training. The gym has a friendly and approachable atmosphere where people are willing to share knowledge and advance to the next level together. The jiujitsu (gi and nogi) class is structured on both fundamentals and intermediate/ advance levels, then you can test yourself during rolling. The Muaythai and kickboxing is structured for beginners and intermediate/ advance too where the techniques learned develops throughout sessions. It is an asset to train with Mike, Uriel, Keon, Josh, and Tristan. Overall, it is a positive impact and experience to have while training at Budo.

As someone with a lifetime of experience at different martial arts gyms, I can honestly say that both the coaching and culture are fantastic. It’s difficult for a gym to be everything to everyone - a place for high level practitioners to hone their skills as well as a welcoming training ground for newcomers; this place manages to do it well. I attend the jiu jitsu classes in particular, for which I’ve started commuting longer than I used to, for the convenient schedule, the invested, personal coaching, the great training partners and the fun but focused class culture. I highly recommend this gym.

This is a true martial arts place. I used to send my kids to another gym, they were adamant on us buying their merchandise such as Gi and rash guard, was charged a premium monthly fee, and the instructor shorted students class time almost on a daily basis. (Supposed to be a 45-minute class but often 35 to 40 minutes). We transferred to a budo due to its location, boy, aren't we happy about it. Michael Hansen run this gym completely differently. He never forces his students to buy anything, often lend his own gear to others and his passion for Jiu-Jitsu is second-to-none. (He often says that he is Jujitsu). He does very detailed coaching and it's very keen on improving his program. Contrary to the last gym we've been to, his classes often go over time. No wonder his gym has acquired a very loyal following, and now me included. Highly recommend this gym.