The goal of Haven BJJ is: Bring the benefits of BJJ to as many people as possible.
What are the benefits?
Confidence > Knowing you can defend yourself, and that you can stay calm under pressure
Fitness > Stronger, better cardio and more flexible
Community > Cool group of like minded people, build friendships on and off the mat
Control > The mental benefits: self control, discipline, staying calm under pressure
The name Haven BJJ
The name of the team really shows what we’re all about:
Firstly, “Haven” refers to the harbor. Our team’s roots are in Santos, Brazil. Both Santos and Rotterdam are major port cities. Both cities value hard work. With Haven BJJ, we want to pay tribute to the team’s roots and emphasize the importance of hard work.
Secondly, “Haven” refers to a safe place. We aim to provide a place where everyone can learn jiu-jitsu in a safe environment, regardless of their current fitness or experience level.
How do we do that?
We have 3 core values that guide everything we do in the gym:
- Hard work > We don’t believe in short cuts. We expect everyone in the team to work hard: the coaches, the desk employees, the pro athletes and the regular members. Our training sessions are designed not be easy. They’re made to be both physically and mentally challenging, without being overwhelming.
- Constant improvement > We’re constantly looking to improve. That means we’ll experiment with new training methods, listen to feedback of the members and we’re not afraid to make mistakes. We want our members to have the same mindset.
- Team work > Even though jiu jitsu is an individual sport, your training is done with the team. We’re always looking to make everyone in the room better. And the better the room, the better the individual athletes.
Next to our core values, there are 3 core actions we’re constantly pursuing:
Safe: We do our best to create an environment where everyone feels safe:
A safe Haven. We have a strict, as the All Blacks say it, “No Dickheads” policy and want all our members to feel at home.
Clean: We clean our mats multiple times per day and we expect everyone that trains with us to show up smelling good in a freshly washed gi or rashguard.
Friendly: Our goal is not to just teach jiu jitsu, but also to built a community. We do that by putting an emphasis on being friendly to everyone in the gym.
What is it we offer?
Okay, so you know why Haven BJJ exists, and how we like to do things. But what exactly do we do?
This is what we offer:
- Classes throughout the day:
We want everyone to be able to train BJJ. Even if you have a busy job, if you have kids at home or if you work evening and night shifts. That’s why our classes start at 7 in the morning and keep going until 9 at night. - Classes for all levels:
Jiu jitsu is an amazing sport, but we noticed a trend: most gyms only cater to one group of people. Either focussing on beginners, leaving the more advanced to be bored and eventually quit
OR
Focussing on the advanced students, scaring away beginners.
We want you to enjoy jiu jitsu whether you’ve been training for 10 minutes or for 10 years. That’s why we offer classes for all different levels. With an introduction course for people without any experience, fundamentals classes to teach you the basics, regular BJJ and Grappling classes and daily Pro Classes for high level athletes.
- Classes for all ages:
Next to our adult classes, we offer youth classes daily. The younger you start jiu jitsu, the earlier you can reap the benefits. We offer kids classes for ages 5 to 9, and teens classes for 9 to 16. And if you’re a bit older, no worries: we have many members that are well over 40 years of age.
All right there you have it:
Why Haven BJJ exists, how we do things and what we offer