Straight Blast Gym Portland – BJJ & MMA Gym in Portland, Oregon

“It was great to return to the school where my BJJ journey first began. The programs here are truly solid, and I was fortunate to reconnect with my old friend Chris Sterns, who coaches at SBG and does an incredible job on the mats. If youu2019re looking for a top-notch BJJ and MMA program, your search is over you definitely need to check out SBG. Matt Thornton, the founder, has built something special here and played a hu”

— sam s. · ★★★★★ · 2025-9-13

“First off Justin is an amazing jiu jitsu teacher. He's very patient and clear in his teaching method. For people thinking of signing up here are the things to know. They have you sign up for six months for just under $200 a month. This membership only includes the foundation stand up and jiu jitsu classes and for the first two months you are limited to two classes a week. I started with stand up and after two months ”

— Andrew R. · ★★★★★

“Been a member for 17 or so years, and it's the only BJJ gym I've ever wanted to train at. Over the years I've been recruited by other gyms and was offered head BJJ instructor at others gyms. But never even crossed my mind to join any other gym. Best coaches, students and friends and so glad I walked into this gym first to learn BJJ because the coaches kept helping me even when I quit BJJ for 5 years they brought me b”

— David W. · ★★★★★

“Such an outstanding martial arts facility. I doubt you could find more professional and systematic coaching anywhere else. I came through town some months back and they opened their doors to me so I could train. Coach Caneu2019s class was so well structured I was in awe. I had never seen someone use best practices for teaching in martial arts gym. Everyone was friendly to me and I didnu2019t feel like I had a target on my ba”

— Michael H. · ★★★★★ · 2024-10-25

“I trained here while staying in Portland for a few weeks. The coaches were great. Larry and Matty both had great BJJ classes. And Vanessa had great BJJ and standup classes. The standup classes really pushed me, and were definitely a great experience. Thank you to all of the coaches and fellow students for a good experience.”

— David g. · ★★★★★

“I called to learn information about this gym. I explained I was recently assaulted by 3 individuals while returning home from work. I was immediately hung up on with no questions asked. This gym is a McDojo, not for serious individuals trying to learn how to protect themselves. I would NOT reccomend going here for Self Defense. If you want a place for exercise, maybe? But if you're looking for a place to learn how to”

— Raymond H. · ★☆☆☆☆

“SBG is an amazing gym. As a first time BJJ student I had loads of fun and learned so much in just a short amount of time. The coaches are very supportive and helpful, what an amazing community!”

— Paul R. · ★★★★★

“What a great gym! I was just there for a seminar. Everyone is super friendly and knows their stuff. From what I see the founder is always pushing fundamentals of self denfense and is always seeking to improve, a true martial artist. He shares so much free online content you can get an idea of what your signing up for. If you live in Portland and are serious about training this is where you go.”

— J H. · ★★★★★