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Self Defense – De la Costa Academy Ottawa

Self Defense

Creating a safe environment

Impeccable Facilities

Our facilities and equipment are constantly and meticulously cleaned with hospital grade disinfectant.

Strict safety protocols

Our programs are uncompromising when it comes to the safety and welfare of our athletes.

Certified coaches

Our coaches undergo thorough background checks and are certified through the US Centre for Safe Sport.

Supportive team

Our athletes and coaches foster a challenging yet respectful and supportive team dynamic.

Our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu based self defense program is designed to control, neutralize and dominate a real-world aggressor.

The nerve-strikes you learned at the Y don’t work. The trusty kick to the groin? Nope. How about that really cool palm strike that instantly incapacitates even the largest aggressor? Sorry.

All this stuff looks great in the movies, and none of this nonsense is going to get you home safely.

Know what will? Actual proficiency in real-world techniques, tactics, and strategies to not only dominate physical encounters but avoid them altogether. Applying leverage to control and submit the larger aggressor. In a word: cheating.

Our program helps you stack the deck in your favor. Simple as that.

Ottawa’s Favourite Open Mat

Any athlete, from any academy, from any affiliation, always.

Our open mat sessions are fast becoming the place to be for drop-ins. Whether you live in Ottawa or are just passing through, looking for competition rolls or just to share the mats in a safe, welcoming environment, we’d love to have you share the mats with us. 

(We don’t charge drop-in fees, but are more than happy to accept cash donations to our programs in the Dominican Republic instead).