Haven BJJ leaves CheckMat

In BJJ, besides your gym, you also represent an international team. Since its inception, Haven BJJ has been part of Team Checkmat. But now it is official:
Haven is no longer part of CheckMat. From now on, we fall directly under The House FC.

For Haven members, practically very little changes. The biggest difference is that we are now officially part of The House FC internationally, the team of Gabriel Rollo and Thiago Abreu (my coaches – Daniël).

Our bond with The House becomes even stronger. At international competitions, we will now register under The House FC and we can approve your IBJJF applications ourselves, which means we no longer have to wait for external approval.

There is no conflict with CheckMat, and we parted ways amicably. They have brought us a lot over the past years, and we are grateful for that. But our loyalty lies with coaches Gabriel and Thiago, as it has been for the past 11 years. That is why we follow their decision to continue independently under The House FC.