We do things differently here.
Mat Lab is:
The Yoga Mouth Community Club House
Home base for therapeutic and sport BJJ, Judo, Fitness and 1:1 Training
Hanging out with friends and family
Women, family and hobbyist focused for the ultimate introduction to this amazing therapeutic practice
Our mission is therapeutic mindfulness and evidence informed self defense training for all ages.
Join us today to improve your mental health, learn intense and exciting self defense, get in amazing shape and be part of our fun and wild crew of courageous adventure seekers!
Mat Lab is community.
Mat Lab founders Kristi and Fell Jenkins put kids and family first.
Our Yinjas BJJ program is the only one like it in our region.
Trauma informed and evidence informed integrated mindfulness and self defense education.
Kids learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technique to prepare for scrimmages and competition alongside mindfulness practices to improve self esteem, self control and emotional awareness.
Our Yinjas History
Our classes for kids and families at Mat Lab are developed first in schools all over the area.
Our school programs for kids and families have been growing so much we decided to bring Yinjas BJJ to everyone!
There are a lot of opportunities for families to train together and attend Mat Lab events that have fun for everyone!
My child lives with a learning disability/Autism/ADHD/physical disability/special needs can they participate too?
YES!!!! We’ll work with you and your child to develop adaptive movement or additional instruction to support their learning needs. We even have classes specifically for our kids living with Autism and other social emotional learning challenges. Our speciality is special needs programs!
Yinjas is an intentionally inclusive program with powerful tools to support social emotional learning for students struggling with social or emotional development.
We don’t require your undying loyalty and devotion to join our club.
We don’t expect you to sacrifice your body or mental well being to earn belts and receive promotions.
Promotions are earned through class hours and consistent training.
Our evidence informed programs are proven to transform symptoms of anxiety/PTSD/depression/chronic pain and more.
We support students and our coaches to cross train and build community with other gyms and studios with regular road trips and open mat meet ups.
We encourage each student to use BJJ as a tool for wellness. Many people get lost in the culture of BJJ as a way to escape feelings of insecurity or isolation in their personal lives. This can turn obsessive and lead to unbalanced training that increases the risk for catastrophic injury, a lifetime of chronic pain and increased symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Our programs aren’t designed to create a cult around a head instructor. We are here to help you find courageous community and life balance through targeted and challenging ego based training.
