The Salvosa Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Team Ascension) is a pioneer school of authentic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Canada, well-known for its friendly, motivational atmosphere and world class training roster. Its founder, Professor Omar Salvosa is one of Canada's original BJJ Black Belts (2nd Degree, Carlson Gracie Team) with numerous years of experience as a successful competitor and coach. The academy emphasizes character development, innovative training programs and a highly-charged team morale that provides new students with the ideal environment to make permanent, positive lifestyle changes for health and wellbeing. We offer a well-balanced curriculum, catering to: Little Ninjas (4-6 years), BJJ for Kids & Teens (7-14 years), Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense for Women, Co-Ed classes for both recreation and high-level competition, Mixed Martial Arts, Kickboxing and an incredible Conditioning program. We have the perfect environment for personal development through Martial Arts. Contact us TODAY! more...See more text
Awards
Multiple Times Ontario Team Champions In Jiu-Jitsu (Currently Reigning 2012),
Multiple Times Top Ontario Junior Team,
Competition Team Of The Year (Ontario Jiu-Jitsu Association),
Numerous Individual Champions Internationally In BJJ & MMA,
As the owner of Salvosa BJJ Ascension, one of the most respected Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gyms in Canada, Omar Salvosa prefers his passion to do the talking. A multi-time national champion and the 2014 No-Gi World Champion, Omar has fought and competed around the world. With a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Master Marcus Soares, he is one of the few authentic black belts teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the country. “In the early days, the biggest hurdle was that the general public didn’t quite know what Jiu-Jitsu was,” says Omar.
That all seemed to change in 2005, when Omar noticed a growing demand for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, thanks in large part to the Ultimate Fighter reality show. Teaching since 1998, Omar decided it was time to open his own gym.