Instructors-Denver
Alysha White
Alysha is a certified personal trainer who has been involved in the fitness industry for the last 5 years. Alysha’s love for fitness grew from her background in athletics and competitive boxing growing up in Kansas. Upon graduating college, Alysha began a marketing career, but soon found out that her real passion and love was [...]
Coach Carrie Barry- Denver
About Coach Barry, A native of Detroit, MI, Carrie Barry first came to Colorado over a decade ago. The moment she saw the mountains she knew she would call Colorado home. That same year she tore her ACL and during her rehab experience she became fascinated by rehab and performance training. She changed her major [...]
Eliot Marshal – BJJ/Muay Thai Professor
The only American to ever win gold at blue purple and brown at the Pan American games in the adult division.
Larry King – Head Instructor Denver
Few people have traveled more to learn Jiu Jitsu than Professor King. Professor earned his black belt in July of 2009 from Amal Easton.
Gwendolyn Dannenbaum
Gwendolyn Dannenbaum- Fitness Director- Cardioboxing and kickboxing head instructor Gwen is a degreed fitness professional with over 13 years experience working in the health and fitness industry. As a NASM-certified Personal Trainer and ACE-certified Group Fitness Instructor with a comprehensive background in functional training and athletic conditioning, Gwen is equipped to empower you with [...]
Junior Fidelis – BJJ Professor
Junior Has been with the Easton team for over two years now. He heads up the Kids program in Denver and also runs a famously high paced intermediate class.
Jeff Suskin – Jiu Jitsu Professor
Jeff focuses on the integration of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu into our student’s everyday life, both on and off the mats.
Tyrone Glover – Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
Tyrone is Undefeated in Mixed Martial Arts and was selected as one of winners for the Pride Fighting Championship Auditions.
Atom Ariolla-Tirella
Atom Ariola began his formal Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training at Maxercise, a Relson Gracie academy, in Philadelphia, in 1997. After that time, he moved to New York City where he trained at Renzo Gracie’s first school in the New York area. Since then, Atom has spent three years training with Carlson Gracie Junior and Carlson [...]
Steve Josephy
Steve Josephy- Brown Belt BJJ instructor Steve has traveled the world twice, alone, starting when he was 18. Then he was a bike messenger in Denver and San Francisco. He earned his undergraduate in microbiology, and now has a law degree. He is published in the Journal of Immunology and the Denver University Law Review. [...]
Peter Straub
Peter Straub – Puple belt BJJ coach and competitor- MMA record 1-0 Peter grew up in Paonia, Colorado, a small farm town on the Western Slope. Peter worked on his father’s farm in the summers and in the auto shop in the winters. Peter first became interested in martial arts while in college at University [...]
John Boyle
John Boyle- Purple Belt BJJ coach John grew up on the beach in South Jersey surfing, skating and playing soccer all throughout high school. In 2003, he moved to Steamboat Springs to ski and go to school. When it was time to finish school in 2007 in Denver, John replaced his passion for skiing, surfing, [...]
Devin Rourke
Devin Rourke – Purple Belt BJJ instructor Devin’s whole life has been involved in different sports- from swimming, to track, water-polo, lacrosse, Judo, and now Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. H was an all-American swimmer in high school and competed in Division I collegiate swimming at Centenary College of Louisiana on an athletic scholarship. After his swimming [...]
Tyler “Thunder” Toner – Muay Thai Coach
Tyler teaches Thai-Boxing and the children’s classes at Easton BJJ. Come in and see for your self!
Sean Madden
Sean Madden – Thai Boxing instructor Sean began training Muay Thai at Easton when he transferred to CU to finish his business degree in the spring of 2009. He graduated from CU in the spring of 2011, and since then, has continued to commit himself to gaining a more complete understanding of Muay Thai, as [...]
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen- Muay Thai coach- solid wrestling – Bjj Purple Belt- Pro Team Member Cory is originally from Aurora, Colorado where he studied under the famed Nate Marquardt. He recently moved to Boulder to pursue a degree in Psychology at CU and has been training BJJ and Muay Thai since 2010. Cory wrestled in high [...]
Jason Anusbigian
Jason Anusbigian – Fitness Trainer – Bjj Blue Belt Jason has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years. Jason has worked as a fitness manager or a personal trainer for multiple big box gyms across the country. He has worked with a largely diverse clientele base ranging from kids, high school, college and [...]
