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.