About
Who and what are we? Bemidji Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a club/school started in 2020 under the tutelage of Coach Diego Da Costa. When our professor (coach) left the area to pursue his career, our passion for BJJ didn’t leave with him. We have since affiliated with Coach Dylan Spicer and his amazing team at the Academy of Combat Arts in Fargo. We work together to hone and improve our fundamental skills. Classes are run in a style very similar to other BJJ academies. We try to approach classes with an attitude of humility and open mindedness. We are always looking to improve.
Dylan Spicer
Owner Head Coach at ACA
-Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Greg Nelson and Pedro Sauer
-Certified Combat Submission Wrestling Coach under Erik Paulson
-UFC Coach and Cornerman
-7-0 Professional MMA
Coach Dylan has kindly taken us under his wing and assists our gym with curriculum, class content, promotions, and other needs. Our students can visit ACA whenever they are in the Fargo area. For a more extensive background on Coach Dylan check out the ACA website.
Shane Bowe
Owner and Coach Bemidji BJJ
Tyler Jacobson
Coach Bemidji BJJ
Shane and Tyler have been learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 2020 and have trained regularly since the beginning. They work hard to ensure they are providing useful instruction with the guidance of affiliate coaches.
Professor Diego Da Costa is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 2nd degree black belt in judo, and currently the head instructor of GF Team in Frazee, MN and the Red Lake Nation BJJ Program.
Special thanks to Diego for helping us get this gym started and teaching us the fundamentals of BJJ.