NEW SCHEDULE! We’re excited to announce the addition of two evening No Gi classes and one additional evening Fundamentals class. We have been wanting to add evening No Gi classes for a while, but didn’t want to sacrifice any of the Fundamentals or Advanced Gi classes. We hope you can all make it to more/additional […]

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GUEST INSTRUCTOR SERIES, VOL. III We’re excited to announce the next instructor in our Guest Instructor Series will be Carsten Carlsen of Renzo Gracie Des Moines. Carsten will be teaching a No Gi Octopus Guard clinic. We will be hosting this clinic on the evening of Friday, October 20th in lieu of our regular Fundamentals […]

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NEW FACES As we start to enter the UW academic year, we’re seeing a lot of new faces in the gym. It’s great to have packed classes and see so many new people trying Jiu-Jitsu for the first time, returning to Madison from their home academies, or coming back after a hiatus. With a large […]

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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER Not a whole lot going on in the gym as summer winds down! We’ve seen relatively low attendance during the peak of summer, with a lot of people taking last minute vacations and enjoying outdoor activities while the temperature is still warm. I want to remind everyone that taking a break […]

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WOMEN’S OPEN MAT Every third Sunday of the month we host a Women’s Open Mat. Like all of our Open Mats, there is never a mat fee and all teams/affiliations are welcome to attend. These Open Mats are a great way to get in some hard rounds, meet new people, and network with students and […]

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MATT MORIN / DCHS FUNDRAISER! Thank you so much to everyone who donated to/attended (or both!) this most recent Guest Instructor Series clinic. Matt Morin of Freeform Jiu-Jitsu taught a sequential attack series from the Double Sleeve Guard entering into De La Riva, Sit-Up Guard, and De La X positions. After his instruction he ran […]

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NEW PURPLE BELT! Huge congrats to Jon Correa on earning his Purple Belt. Jon is consistent, hard working, creative, positive, and has been a student of Jiu-Jitsu for a long time. On top of his skill and work ethic, he takes something off the mats that means a whole lot more than smashing and choking […]

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MORE PROMOTIONS! Congratulations to everyone who has received a stripe (or two!) in the last couple of weeks. It seems like every day someone is reaching a promotion threshold, and a lot of that has to do with the gym growing and my method of promotion. Because I don’t like to do ceremonies where everyone […]

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MIDWEST FINISHERS A few of us went out to 10th Planet Lombard this weekend to support Masha and Blake as they competed in Midwest Finishers. Masha entered a 105 lbs. bracket and Blake had a Super Fight. Unfortunately, both of them lost their matches. Competition is always a great reminder as to what we should […]

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GUEST INSTRUCTOR SERIES VOL. 2 This week I announced the latest in our Guest Instructor Series. We’re really excited to announce that Matt Morin of Freeform Jiu-Jitsu in Milwaukee will be teaching a Double Sleeve Guard Clinic on August 11th at 6:00 P.M., in lieu of the Fundamentals and Advanced class that evening. Matt was […]

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