Therien Jiu JItsu And Kickboxing | BJJ Ottawa ON K1V 0W3 Canada

Train with the best!
Train with a living-legend in martial arts and in the community; “The Iceman” Jean-Yves Theriault. The Iceman’s teaching experience will ensure that you can successfully complete our classes, while having a lot of fun in the process. At Therien Jiu-Jitsu & Kickboxing Ottawa South, we take pride in the fact that none of our students ever feel like they’re “lost in the mix”.

isamori Takenouchi, a military tactician, founded traditional Jiu-jitsu in 1532.
He combined various close combat and battlefield martial arts used in Japan to create an ultimate conglomeration.

The popular modern art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu was derived from Judo, which was one of many sports that came out of Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ was officially formed in 1914 and though many Judo practitioners helped to form the art, Helio Gracie is credited as its founder.

Can-Ryu Jiu Jitsu was developed by Professor Georges Sylvain to bring a western style to traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu. “Can-Ryu” translates to “Canadian Style.”