BJJ in Bellingham

Bellingham is the home base of **Roberto Maia**, the BJJ pioneer who first brought the sport to New England in 1995 — and both Bellingham listings are the same Boston BJJ headquarters under different Google Place IDs. **Boston Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy** and **Boston Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Roberto Maia** both point to the bostonbjj.us website at the Bellingham location (originally Newton). Maia, originally from Rio de Janeiro, trained under cousin Carlos Gracie Jr. and received his black belt from **Renzo Gracie** in 1994; in October 2024 he was awarded the Coral Belt by Mestre Joao Andrade. He has produced 50+ black belts who themselves now anchor regional BJJ schools across Massachusetts — making this academy the single most influential lineage source in New England BJJ. Adult BJJ programs cover beginner, advanced, and competition tracks; schedule is managed via Zen Planner and a free trial class is available.