Costa Rica camps
Jiu Jitsu in Paradise
Athletic Advance began in Costa Rica, and the camps still run there: a week of technical sessions and live rolling in a beach town, with surf, nature and a team around you.
Smile. You are rolling in Paradise.
Next camp
UvitaNovember 4 to 9, 2026
Uvita, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Spots and details are handled on the Athletic Advance camps page.
Reserve your camp spotWhat a camp is
On the mat. Then the ocean.
Technical sessions
Focused technique, situational training and live rolling, under open-sided bamboo pavilions.
Beaches, surf, nature
Costa Rica's beach towns between sessions, with surf, the jungle and a kayak tour.
The team around you
A week on and off the mat with a group of teammates who came to train, and stayed to explore.
- Santa Teresa
- Puerto Viejo
- Jacó
- Nosara
- Uvita
From past camps
Rolling in Paradise
All photos on this page are from Athletic Advance camps in Costa Rica.
On the camp mats
Javi Valenciano
Javier "Javi" Valenciano coaches with Athletic Advance. He is Costa Rica's most decorated grappler and the first from his country to podium at the IBJJF black belt Worlds. He took 3rd at the IBJJF Master International Europe in 2025, has ranked #2 in Costa Rica and #9 in North America on the AJP Tour, and is undefeated in pro MMA at 4-0. His teaching is calm and detailed.
Home base
Paradise is a week. Kendall is all year.
Between camps, Ariel and the team train every week at our academy on SW 119th Ave. Your first session there is free.