East La Jiu Jitsu

Online Silent Auction Now Open! Click Link to Bid Now!

Hello to all attendees and donors for East LA Jiu Jitsu’s upcoming 4 Year Gala! Our silent auction is now live, with items ranging from sports tickets, health and wellness sessions from multiple professionals in their field, a variety of vacation offers both near and far, as well as many others. Click the link below, or register to bid in our “auction” tab on this page. Thank you for all the support! 100% of the funds rasied from our auction will go directly to helping keep families on our mat, and keep our community strong!

GIVEBUTTER LINK :
https://givebutter.com/c/elajj4yeargala/auction

Roll deep. Submit deeper 🔥 Beau Almario

🌎 ONE DAY AWAY 🌎
IBJJF Worlds is HERE. Thursday through Sunday, our coaches and students will be stepping onto one of the most prestigious mats in the world. Representing our team:
Rodnei Barbosa, Leo Vilela, Alex Liscano
James Clemmons, Isaac Huertas and Derrick Corona.

The work is done. Now we compete. Let’s go. 🔥

📣 IMPORTANT SCHEDULE UPDATE
In support of our competitors, please note the following location closures
THURSDAY – SATURDAY :

🚫 East LA Jiu-Jitsu — CLOSED
🚫 Boyle Heights Jiu-Jitsu — CLOSED
✅ Ethos — Open as usual

👉 Check The Band app for Ethos class schedules AND your competitors’ mat assignments and match times to watch them live online.

Let’s go team — we’re all watching. 👊

Congrats Jackson and Adrian — Chick-fil-A Students of the Week! 🍗🥋

Jackson, your hard work and smarts show up every single week on that mat. Adrian, your kindness makes this community better.

Building character through jiu jitsu.

UFC fighter. Board member. Champion for the cause.
isn’t just fighting in the cage — he’s fighting for the kids of East LA.

East LA Jiu-Jitsu is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. 400+ kids. Two locations. Sliding-scale fees. No kid ever turned away.

That’s not a slogan. It’s a promise we keep — because of donors like you.

Beneil takes on Quillan Salkilld at UFC Fight Night in Perth on May 2nd. Every time he steps in that cage, he’s thinking about what he’s fighting for.

Your gift goes directly to the mat:

💙 $25 — 2 weeks of training for one kid
💙 $100 — a gi and belt for a kid starting out
💙 $179 — one full month of training
💙 $2,248 — sponsor one kid for an entire year

Big shout out to Beneil for being a champion on and off the mat — including introducing us to incredible people like Brian Smith and our newest board member, UFC General Counsel Francisco Arias. Together, we’re changing the world.

We’re not trying to survive. We’re trying to grow. More kids off the street. More families changed.

👉 givebutter.com/elajj (link in bio)

Our sister gym stands with us in this mission.

Jiu-Jitsu is the vehicle. You are the reason we can keep going.