Team Silva BJJ Alameda

This place is a lot of fun. I come twice a week for a MMA fitness class and every week it’s something different. I’m never bored and always learn something new. Cardio sessions are brutal (in a good kind of way), self-​defense ones are very educating, challenging and fun. I always feel good after those classes, no matter how tiring and/​or long my day might have been. And Sergio… he is one of kind, so glad to be able to train in his academy.

Love this place. Come here to train every at least twice a week. Not just for Jui Jitsu but for life. Great People, Great Atmosphere always, Great teachers. Nothing but goodness at this dojo! :)

Since I started training at Team Silva I have learned so much. I wouldn’t train anywhere else !! Osss

My 5-​year-​old son loves jiu jitsu! Hes been coming for about a month and theres a light in his eyes he never had with soccer or baseball. Sergio and his staff are very patient and supportive. Jiu jitsu nights are the only time I can get my very active child asleep before 9!

I started my Martial Arts journey with Sergio and family in 2004. He provided a solid foundation of Jiu Jitsu techniques that has helped me in all aspects of life.
He never pressured me to compete, but because of Sergio’s solid grasp of fundamentals, I placed first or second in every Jiujitsu and Judo tournament I entered in 2004 – 2006.
Sadly, I left the Bay Area in 2006 to join the military, however Sergio’s teachings has given me the confidence to be a better person, father, and friend. He inspired me to teach because I’ve seen first hand how many lives he’s help change for the better.
If you’re a beginner Sergio will be the guy to ensure you have a solid base.
If you are advanced and looking for a solid team of training partners, Sergio has built World Champions from scratch – you will get training.
Great team, great teaching, great coaching, family atmosphere. I hella miss the bay.

My son Gavin has been training with Team Silva’s kids BJJ class for about a year and a half and appears to have made a commitment to be part of the family for life. Mr. Sergio Silva is an amazing professor. He is positive, encouraging while teaching confidence, discipline and respect. Mr. Sergio gets the kids focused through loose sessions with games that incorporate technique to master the art. Team Silva is inviting and has a real sense of community and family. Gavin gets excited when he knows it is «BJJ day». His younger brother Landon participated in the toddler BJJ classes and had a blast. Landon is stoked to start classes with his brother. Thank you Mr. Sergio for all that you do. The Cerda-Zein’s love that you and your family are part of our lives.
Jose Cerda-​Zein
510−523−5673

I first started training under Sergio as a child when I was 11 years old. This was 9 years ago when he had his first location in Oakland, Open Door. Despite putting my training on hold for 8 years, I always remembered how I felt training at the academy and the feeling I had after training jiu jitsu. Once you get a taste of jiu jitsu, it’s very difficult, might I dare say impossible to fully stop.
Fast forward 8 years later I finally decided to continue my training again and it has been one of the best choices I’ve made in my life. Sergio still remembered who I was even after all the years I had taken off. He made me feel like I was coming back to a family, which was exactly what I needed.
I now help teach the kids classes at the alameda location located in the middle of park st (talk about coming full circle) and train there daily. With multiple locations around the Bay Area, there are opportunities to train before the sun rises (6am, Hayward) after breakfast (10am, Hayward) during your lunch break (12pm, alameda) and in the evening offered at all their locations. All locations offer fantastic instruction on the fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu jitsu with class sizes small enough to get personalized attention but large enough to get a variety of training from fellow students.
This academy is my second home, and the students and instructors are my second family. We would love for you to come try out jiu jitsu and join the team if you are brad new, or come and share and learn new intricate secrets of ground fighting if you are an experienced grappler! All walks of life are welcomed, we’d love to train with you!