January 29 - February 1, 2026: with Ben Dyson
Arrive Thursday any time after 1:00pm, depart Sunday by 11:30am
Thursday 5:00pm - 6:00pm open-mat for those arriving early enough, followed by 7:00pm dinner feast.
Friday and Saturday training sessions with Ben Dyson.
If it’s not raining, we’ll do a quick sunset hike before our Friday and Saturday night dinner feasts — the winter sunsets are epic on the Mendocino coast!
Sunday morning departure after Jack’s signature brunch.
From $850 all-inclusive with private room, gourmet breakfasts and dinners, and small-group training with Ben Dyson.
Limited Space (16 spots max) ensures the best training environment possible.
By invitation only: contact Alex if you’d like to invite a friend who hasn’t been here yet — there may be space
Ben Dyson is among the sport’s most most cutting-edge grapplers. He is a world-class BJJ black belt, and is one of the best Jiu Jitsu competitors to come out of Europe. Ben took Gold at the ADCC European trials in 2017, and again had an absolutely smashing performance at the 2022 trials!! He holds a tremendous competition history and has been consistently ranked among the top competition black belts out of Europe.
More importantly, Ben is an incredible instructor with years of experience teaching and mentoring students — while originally from England, Ben is now the head BJJ coach at Kuzushi Grappling in Vancouver, Canada.
His love of the sport carries over in his teaching. Ben first visited the Grappler’s Retreat in April 2022, and the experience of training and learning from him was absolutely phenomenal. We’re always excited to host such rare individuals who possess an incredible competition ability alongside a natural gift of connecting with students. And beyond his prowess, Ben is simply a genuine guy and an awesome person to pass the days with.
