Budo Martial Arts - Burnaby

Budo is a welcoming and nice gym. The instructors are very kind and patient with the students, and they have good humour! 100% recommend.

Absolutely amazing instructors and community. I've visited some bad BJJ gyms in my past and I am always amazed at what an awesome community Mike, Anthony, and Chris have created here. The professionalism, community, and teaching quality here is fantastic. If you're on the fence about going, 100% try the free class.Can't say enough good things about this place!

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.

Great gym! This was the first place I ever trained MT/KB and the environment was very friendly and welcoming. The biggest thing that I appreciate about Budo is the culture surrounding safe sparring. Too many gyms don't even consider the long-term effects of hard sparring, but with Budo you can tell Mike's first priority is the safety of the students. Would definitely recommend! I also never really met anyone with an ego at Budo, which is something that you run into quite often at other gyms in the city.

My 7 yo son has been going to Budo now for about 6-9 months. He has tried both the jujitsu as well as the kickboxing but has really taken to kickboxing. He loves all of the teachers there but especially Mike. The inclusive environment built by the teachers allows growth and challenge without damaging self esteem. Highly recommend this place

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.

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.

One of the most welcoming communities I have ever been a part of. Mike and the rest of the instructors at Budo are incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Also, this is one of the least expensive places to train muay thai and BJJ in the lower mainland. I have already recommended Budo to a couple friends who have since joined and never looked back.

I dropped in here for a day. Very friendly members, Anthony's bjj classes were amazing gave really nice details. Overall a good gym for beginners or more advanced practitioners. Gym is very clean with lots of mat space. The culture of the gym is very safe for every body. Definitely will be going to Budo much more often.

I have trained at Budo for more than 7 years now, and hands down it is one of the best decisions I had ever made. The senior students and instructors at the time were super welcoming and friendly. The facility is always clean, and is matted with Zebra Mats (top of the line). Michael Hansen and all the instructors are professionals at what they do. Not only have I acquired Brazilian jiujitsu skills at Budo, I've also gained a family away from home. Come try out a class! You won't be disappointed!