Last weekend 2 time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes and 2022 Brazilian National champion Mason Fowler headed to vegas for the 2022 ADCC Championships. This was one of the biggest events in Jiu Jitsu history and expectations were high for both athletes. On day one things did not go according to plan. Mason, who had been […]
ACADEMY NEWS
2022 Santa Cruz Open Champions!
After two years the IBJJF made its return to the bay area for the 2022 Santa Cruz International open. It was great to see people come out, compete, and support our amazing Jiu Jitsu community. In the gi division, everyone went out and represented well. At the end of the day, CTA ended up in […]
Ashoka McCormick Youth Program Director
In May of 2021 we reopened our doors after being closed for over a year. Coach Rob Hendricks became our new youth program director and was faced with the challenge of rebuilding the program. He did an outstanding job and under his watchful eye the program steadily grew. This past month coach Rob stepped down […]
FTW 201
Last weekend FTW came to San Jose for FTW 201! Headlining the main event was Benji Silva, who put on a clinic securing the victory under 3 minutes! Also on the main card was instructor Gabriel Marangoni, Mikey Rolls, Elias Anderson, Ryan Romero, Andrew Compos and making her fight to win debut, Mylan Nguyen. After […]
NEW YEAR | NEW CLASSES | NEW SCHEDULE
New in 2022 is the introduction of our Intermediate classes! For 2 stripe white belts and above, this class will introduce rolling (live sparring) and cover the fundamental concepts of more advanced guards and positions. We also added an Advanced class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. These classes are for white belts with blue stripe (4 […]
2022 NEW YEAR | BEGINNING
As we reflect on 2021 the only thing I can say is what a year it’s been! After a very rough 2020, we were able to re-open our doors in March 2021. Thanks to so many of you who supported us through a very difficult year. Since that time our academy has doubled and with […]
