Our Story
NEWAZA Network was born on the mat — from years of training, travelling, and realising something was missing.
The Founder's Story
After having trained in multiple countries all over the world doing BJJ, I have met a lot of great people.
What stuck with me the most is that at every place I trained — from Bangkok in Thailand, to Perth in Western Australia, to Tokyo in Japan — every location had a strong sense of community.
What I also noticed was that I didn't know what that blue belt did, or where the female purple belt worked, when travelling. It was just one big community.
In just the last several months, I have met gym owners from LA, musicians from Brazil and random travelling businessmen.
I thought to myself — wouldn't it be great to know where to go, where to get a good massage, what I need to do as advice from locals, or even other guys in the same gym?
That idea — that the BJJ community already has everything it needs, it just needs a place to connect — is what became NEWAZA Network.
The name says it all. Newaza means ground work in Japanese. It's the patient, strategic, connected game. That's how we're building this — on solid ground, for the long run.
The Mission
"Where the BJJ Community Does Business."
Keep every dollar, every transaction, and every connection inside the BJJ ecosystem.
Where We've Trained
The Vision
We're starting with the communities we know — Japan, the US, South East Asia, and Oceania. But the vision is global. Wherever there's a mat, NEWAZA Network is the marketplace.
Every feature exists to serve the community. Not investors. Not advertisers. The people on the mat.
The BJJ community crosses every border. Our platform does too.
Every dollar that stays in the BJJ community makes the community stronger.