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Burnaby martial arts studio 'started as a dream'

Meet your Heights merchants: Budo Mixed Martial Arts
Mike Hansen, Budo
Mike Hansen runs Budo Mixed Martial Arts in Burnaby. The family-oriented studio offers classes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxing for all ages and all skill levels.

Q: TELL ME ABOUT BUDO?

Budo is a family oriented school, we offer kids and adult classes in traditional martial arts such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxing. We offer fundamentals classes for the very beginner all the way up to advanced classes, making sure we have the right class for everyone.

Q: HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS BUSINESS?

It all started as a dream. We love teaching and training so much it never felt like a job. We are lifelong martial artists, we wanted to create a fun, friendly, safe environment to get healthy and learn self-defence.

Mike Hansen, Budo
Mike Hansen runs Budo Mixed Martial Arts. Photo by Jennifer Gauthier

Q: WHEN DID YOU OPEN?

We have been at this location for eight years now and recently doubled our space, allowing us to stay in this location for many years to come.

Q: WHY BURNABY HEIGHTS?

The Heights is the first area we looked at and it just felt right. At the time there wasn’t anyone in the area offering quality Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxing in one location.

Q: WHAT DOES THE HEIGHTS MEAN TO YOU?

The Heights means everything to us. This is where we started our brand, the community has been amazing and has accepted us from the beginning.

Q: WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE?

To continue to grow our brand and change people’s life for the better. We believe martial arts are for everyone. We start as young as four years old and have people training in their 50s. Proving that you’re never too young or old to start your training.

Budo Mixed Martial Arts is located at 3916 Hastings St. For more info, go to budomixedmartialarts.com.