Martial Arts in Oakley, CA
Growth Mindset Collective — Built in Oakley, For Oakley
Growth Mindset Collective is a family-owned martial arts academy in Oakley, California, offering Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, No Gi, striking, and specialty programs for kids, teens, and adults.
But our connection to Oakley goes much deeper than our address.
Growth Mindset Collective was founded by Coaches Mark and Sabrina, a husband-and-wife team who grew up right here in Oakley, attended Oakley schools, and eventually returned home to raise their own family and build something for the community that raised them.
Oakley isn't just where our academy is located. It's home.
From Oakley, For Oakley
Long before they were coaches or business owners, Mark and Sabrina were Oakley kids.
They attended Vintage Parkway Elementary School, O'Hara Park Middle School, and Freedom High School before their paths eventually took them into the larger communities of the East Bay.
Mark's martial arts journey took him to Richmond, Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond, where he spent years learning, training, competing, and teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He ultimately earned his Jiu Jitsu black belt under Professor Eduardo Rocha, a 6th-degree black belt and five-time IBJJF World Champion.
Sabrina pursued her education at Saint Mary's College of California and Cal State East Bay, ultimately earning her master's degree in Kinesiology and developing a professional background centered around education, movement, and human development.
After years of learning and growing outside of Oakley, they decided to bring those experiences back home.
Bringing What We Learned Back Home
The idea behind Growth Mindset Collective was never simply to open another martial arts school.
It was to take what we'd had the opportunity to learn and use it to contribute to the community that helped raise us.
Today, we're raising our own family here in Oakley.
The schools, parks, neighborhoods, and community that were part of our childhood are now part of our children's childhood.
Growth Mindset Collective began with Jiu Jitsu classes taught from our Oakley garage. What started as a small group training together eventually grew into a team—and in 2025, we opened the doors to our dedicated Oakley martial arts academy.
For us, opening here wasn't about choosing a location on a map.
It was about coming home.
Martial Arts Programs for Kids & Adults
Today, Growth Mindset Collective provides opportunities for children, teenagers, and adults to explore martial arts in a supportive, community-focused environment.
Our programs include:
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is at the heart of Growth Mindset Collective. We offer age-appropriate programs for kids and teens as well as beginner and continuing programs for adults.
Judo
Our Judo program gives students another opportunity to develop their stand-up grappling, balance, throws, movement, and martial arts skills.
No Gi Jiu Jitsu
Students can also train Jiu Jitsu without the traditional gi, developing wrestling, grappling, positional control, and submission skills in a faster-paced training environment.
Women's Jiu Jitsu
Our Women's Only Jiu Jitsu class provides a dedicated opportunity for women and teenage girls to learn, train, and develop their skills together. Beginners are welcome.
Muay Thai & Striking
Select youth and adult training opportunities introduce students to striking skills, including movement, distance management, punches, kicks, and other fundamentals.
Our Oakley Martial Arts Academy
Growth Mindset Collective is located right here in Oakley and welcomes students from throughout East Contra Costa County.
Growth Mindset Collective
2031 Main St.
Oakley, CA 94561
(925) 325-4015
Our students come from Oakley as well as neighboring communities including Brentwood, Antioch, Discovery Bay, Bethel Island, Knightsen, Byron, and surrounding areas.
More Than a Place to Train
We believe martial arts can provide something valuable at every stage of life.
For a child, that might mean learning how to work through frustration, becoming more comfortable trying difficult things, or developing practical self-defense skills.
For a teenager, it may provide a challenging environment, a community, and something meaningful to work toward.
For an adult, martial arts might become a way to stay active, learn self-defense, compete, relieve stress, or simply spend a few hours each week doing something that demands their full attention.
People walk through our doors for many different reasons. They don't all need to have the same goal to train together.
A Family-Owned Oakley Business
When we say Growth Mindset Collective is family-owned, we mean it.
You'll find Mark and Sabrina teaching classes, helping students, answering questions, organizing events, cleaning mats, and raising their own kids around the academy.
Some members of our team have been with us since we were training in the garage.
Others joined us when we opened our academy. And others are just discovering us now.
Our hope is to build something that lasts in Oakley—a place where kids can grow up on the mats, adults can continue challenging themselves, families can build connections, and people throughout our community can come together through martial arts.
Visit Growth Mindset Collective
If you're looking for martial arts in Oakley for yourself or your child, we invite you to come see Growth Mindset Collective for yourself.
Meet our coaches. See the academy. Learn about our programs. And, when you're ready, step onto the mats.
No previous martial arts experience is required.
Oakley raised us. Now we're proud to raise our family—and build our team—right here at home