Over a decade ago, Marco, along with Dom, came to CTA to become full-time competitors and join our competition team. They were two guys who loved bjj and life! They trained hard, dedicated themselves, and both conquered some amazing titles. Over time, Marco’s love for Jiu-Jitsu grew, and he transitioned from competitor to teacher. He […]

2023 has been one of the craziest years of my life. I had significant life changes that honestly left me pretty devastated at first. After putting off surgery for years, I finally had a hip replacement in June. I hoped that I would return to the mats reasonably soon but that turned out to be […]

We have created a dedicated curriculum section to make our site more user-friendly! In the past, the curriculum was part of our news section, and although it was easier to find what was being taught that week, it made it much harder to find information on what was going on! In addition, we added curriculum […]

This past weekend was the 2023 IBJJF Santa Cruz open gi and no gi tournament! On day 1, we started off slow, falling behind by over 100 points. Never deterred, the team battled back, and at the end of the day, we were able to secure the team trophy! On day 2, no gi,  we […]

Last weekend Mason Fowler, Gianluca Castellani, Troy Ibanez, and Professor headed to France for the 2023 IBJJF European Championships. At the end of the day, Troy lost his first match but gained valuable experience, while Gianluca got 2nd in the masters 4 middle weight blue belt division, losing in the final by referee decision! Great […]