Technique over strength. Every time.

The first thing most people notice is how quiet it gets when you roll. Not quiet in the room, but quiet in your head. There is no space for anything else when someone is working to get past your guard and you are working to stop them. That focus is one of the things that keeps people coming back to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu long after the initial curiosity fades.

BJJ is a grappling art built on joint locks, choke holds, positioning, and control. Size and strength matter less than timing, technique, and the ability to think clearly under pressure. A smaller, lighter person who understands leverage and position can control and submit a larger, stronger opponent. That is the foundation the art was built on, and it is something our members experience on the mats early in their training.

Every roll is a live problem to solve against a resisting partner. It is one of the most mentally engaging sports available, and the calm focus it builds carries well beyond the dojo.

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Where our BJJ program comes from

Spear Dojo’s BJJ program runs under the Goioere BJJ banner, connected to Clube Feijão in Brazil, the competition team built around seven-time world champion Rodrigo Feijão.

Our lead BJJ coach holds Professor rank and a black belt directly under Rodrigo Feijão, with sixteen years on the mats and a CBJJ Floripa Open title among fifty-plus tournament appearances. That competition experience shapes the detail in the training, because it comes from someone who has lived it.

Sōke Wayne Spear, who oversees the program, holds Professor rank within the GBJJ Association, bringing decades of experience integrating grappling with striking and self defence across Spear Dojo. Rod Stroud, whose contribution to martial arts in Western Australia spans decades, also holds Professor rank in BJJ and helped shape the grappling base that runs through the dojo.

What our BJJ program covers

Training begins with fundamentals. New students learn how to fall safely, control distance, clinch, take an opponent down, and apply their first submissions. Guard retention, escapes from mount and side control, and using leverage and positioning to manage a larger training partner are part of the early curriculum.

As understanding develops, training moves into more complex guard passing, back takes, and submission chains, against resisting partners who are actively working to counter. The depth of BJJ becomes clear here, and the progress comes through experience more than explanation.

All classes are gi only. The gi develops grip based technique, collar chokes, sleeve controls, and a precise understanding of position that carries into no-gi grappling and self defence.

Students who want to compete will find the program prepares them well. Our coaches have stood in those environments and understand what preparation looks like, technically and mentally. Competition is never a requirement, but the pathway is clear for those who want it.

Who you will train with

Walk onto the mats at Spear Dojo and you will find people at every level, from first session beginners to experienced grapplers preparing for competition. The culture is focused, technical, and welcoming, shaped by people who still value learning as much as teaching.

BJJ rewards patience and consistency. That shows in how people train, and in how they look after each other on the mats.

What our members say

“After having a break it feels like being back home again. Training sessions are fantastic and always spiced with a lot of different exercises and techniques. I can feel the instructors love what they are doing and are very committed to teaching.” — Kydn

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