HOLD DOWN Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA

Come and join our little champions! Kids classes everyday and all abilities welcome. 🤙🤼🌊 holddowncrew

We have gi’s, rashies and patches ready for Christmas! The Perfect gift for your BJJ mad family member. 🌊🤼🤙

NZ Gi nationals 2024! What a great weekend for the team. We came away with 9 national titles and a heap more medals. Winning more matches than we lost and and turned a few of the usual silvers into golds. We’re so pleased with our progression as a team and individually. We finished 4th overall out of 69 academies across the country. Also a special mention to our first IBJJF Pan Pacific champ representing us over in Melbourne. We’re super proud of you too! Well done to everyone who stepped on to the mats. Every single one of you should be proud of yourselves. 🌊🤼🤙

We had Kayla visit us tonight as she travels around NZ with her family. We really enjoyed having you with us and hopefully you’ll be back again! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🍁🇳🇿🇳🇿🤼🤙🌊

Ready for this weekend and next. Our first ever wrestling class is on tomorrow in Ruakaka tomorrow at 5pm. Everybody is welcome!

We’re starting term 4 at Ruakaka primary school this week and we can’t wait to get back. This is the last term of this years school program but we’re already planning for next year. We want to thank everyone at Ruakaka and especially all the tamariki. The work and commitment from them has been one of the highlights of our year. See you all Friday! 🤙🤼🌊

Thank you the spring limited addition tees look rad. You guys are the best in the biz! 🤙🌊🤼

Awesome start to the week I’m Ruakaka and Mangawhai. Last night included some comp prep for the up and coming Gi Nationals. It was perfect weather for Gi training! 🥵🤣 🌊🤙🤼

Congratulations to our first ever yellow and black belt! We can’t take the credit for this one. Willow came to us after her family has relocated from the Sunshine Coast to Mangawhai. She’s been a great addition to our groms and also trains with the adults from time to time. We’re so happy to have her on board with us and she’s become a regular at our kids comp class up in Ruakaka. We’re looking forward to helping you fulfil your BJJ goals with us at Hold Down! 🤙🌊🤼

Awesome seminar last night with 🙏. It’s always a pleasure to have him on the mats with us and share his knowledge. He’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet and the seminar was super fun. A massive thank you to everyone who supported this and made it such a cool night. People took the time and money to support what we’re doing here at Hold Down and it doesn’t go unnoticed. Also thank you to the guys from for making the trip up and the crew we really enjoyed having you. If you’re around the Wellsford area or visiting Northland make sure you stop in there for a roll too. Thanks again to you all who made it 🙏🌊🤼

It’s not just the physical benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that keeps people coming back. It’s being part of a supportive community that challenges you to grow, lifts you up during tough times, and celebrates your victories on and off the mats. Try something new this spring and join us on the mats! 🤼🌊🤙

Let’s go!!! 💪🌊🤙🤼

It might be the last week of term but we don’t stop training through the holidays. Half term is a great time to drop in for a trial. 🤙🌊🤼

Wrapping up the competition season with this event 👌! 🤼🌊🤙

Back tonight for kids and adult classes. Last week of term for the groms but remember we train through the holidays so it’s always a good time to drop in for a trial. 🌊🤼🤙

2 weeks till we welcome one of the top grapplers in the world to Hold Down for the second time! We still have a few spots left. Contact us to secure your place. 🤼🌊🤙

Looking for a new way to start your day? Join us for morning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sessions! It’s the perfect way to boost your energy, clear your mind, and improve fitness—all while learning self-defense and having fun. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, our community welcomes everyone. Come roll with us and see how BJJ can change your mornings (and your life). We have morning classes 3 days a week so contact us for more details! 🤙🤼🌊

We’ve had an awesome winter at Hold Down! Promotions, competitions, seminars, invitational matches, fight nights and stacked classes. We’re looking forward to the better weather up coming social events and a summer of training hard. Come and join us! We have classes everyday over 3 academy’s. 🤙🌊🤼

Massive props to these guys for jumping into the 8 man elimination tournament on Saturday evening. What a great experience and evening put on by the guys at HQ. We’re looking forward to the next one! 🤙🤼🌊

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4 weeks to go until we welcome one of the top grapplers in the world back to Hold Down. Everyone's welcome so get in touch if you'd like to join us for this event! 🤙🤼‍♂️ 🌊

We had Prof Steve Oliver from HQ visit to run a free passing seminar for our kids down in Mangawhai. We had a few of our competitors from Ruakaka make the trip down too. Thank you to Steve and all the crew for the on going support. The kids really enjoyed the experience learning form one of the best. They can’t wait for another one! 🤙🤼🌊

Limited edition tees for spring! White only for this run, get in early with pre orders. We’ll be running a different theme of t-shirt every few months so don’t miss out on this one. Thanks as always to for their hard work and support! Last date for pre orders will be 13th September. If you would like to order one for Father’s Day we’ll make out a voucher that we’ll email to you for Sunday. Thanks again to our community for the ongoing support 🤙🌊🤼

This is a pretty sad post to make and taken a couple of weeks to do. We said bye recently to .handley.nz & and wish them the best of luck as they move across the ditch to Sydney. In the time the guys trained with us they became a MASSIVE part of Hold Down and we will miss them. Honestly the place isn’t the same without you both! Enjoy the adventure and the training! We’ll hopefully see you soon! 🤙🎉🌊

The connections we make go far beyond the techniques we learn. After every class, you’ll find our adults sticking around to chat, share stories, and build friendships. These moments are just as important as the training itself. It’s in these post-class chats that we grow together, support each other, and create a sense of belonging.
BJJ isn’t just about improving your skills—it’s about finding your tribe.🥋✨