The Grip Ninja

The Grip Ninja (also known as The Grip Playground) is a locally owned ninja warrior obstacle course training facility located at 1502 E Washington Dam Rd in Washington, Utah, serving kids, teens, and adults across Washington County.

Founded by Two-Time American Ninja Warrior Competitor Brian Beckstrand

The Grip Ninja was founded and is owned by Brian and Holly Beckstrand alongside co-founder John Merrihew. After competing on Seasons 7 and 8 of NBC's American Ninja Warrior and building a 50-obstacle training course in his own backyard for his five children, Brian Beckstrand opened The Grip Ninja's indoor commercial facility on East Washington Dam Road to share obstacle fitness, grip strength, and confidence-building athletics with the Southern Utah community.

50+ Obstacles, Youth Classes, Competitive Teams, and Open Gym

Equipped with more than 50 modular ninja obstacles inside its climate-controlled gym, The Grip Ninja offers structured coaching and open training sessions Monday through Saturday:

• Signature Ninja Warrior Obstacles: Multiple Warped Walls, Salmon Ladders, Cliffhangers, flying bar rigs, ring tosses, balance beams, and agility courses scaled for beginners through elite athletes.


• Youth and Adult Ninja Classes: Coach-led weekday afternoon and evening classes developing upper-body strength, core stability, coordination, problem-solving, and safe landing mechanics.


• Competitive Ninja Team & Open Gym: Competitive team training for regional and national ninja leagues, plus evening Open Gym sessions and Saturday birthday party rentals.

Active families in Washington City also explore youth dance classes nearby at Baxter Dance Training and gymnastics at Coral Peak Gymnastics. Browse more gyms in our Fitness directory.