waves

your first class is free

whether you are an experienced PRACTITIONER or brand new to jiu jitsu, waves welcomes you.

each class is tailor designed for the students’ needs.

The first class is on us, come roll the waves!

waves is more than just a place to train, it’s a way of life. 

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”

―Bruce Lee

"Virtue is something which must be learned." - Seneca

"Virtue is something which must be learned." - Seneca

waves founder

professor daniel spence is a first degree black belt with 10 years of coaching experience. what sets his classes apart is that everyone is truly welcome.

waves is all about learning how to ride it all out. you can be in a tough position on or off the jiu jitsu mats, but how do you find calm in the storm?

Born in australia, made in la.

He [Professor Dan Spence] curated my experience[...] there was never a point in the day that I felt out of my depth and I walked off the mat and paid for 6 months of classes because I knew it could not get any better than what I just experienced [...] it was perfect.”
— Blake Kasemeier

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Socrates

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Socrates