– Coach E ‘Twas the night before Santa, when all through the schoolNot a tiger was roaring, no jumping jacks too;The ornaments hung by the tinsel with care, In hopes that Professor soon would be there;The tigers at home snug in their beds,While visions of triangles…
Children’s Hospital Donation Drive is Live! Easton Holiday Donation Drive You may have heard coaches announce that we are teaming up, as Easton does every year, with the Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Our academy has elected to support the South Campus, and we received their…
Exclusively for current Easton members! Looking for a great gift for someone special on your list? Give the gift of training! If you have a friend who would love being part of the Easton Training Center community, you can help them get started with a…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 12.9.2019 – 12.15.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Pummeling + Side Clinch – Side Control Bottom Frame and Pummel Escapes Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, Russian drill, arm drag drill, takedown, De la Riva to anaconda guard to 1 leg…
Warm Up 1×5 min round jump rope 1×5 min round shadow box Min 1: footwork and defense only Min 2: add lead hand & lead leg Min 3: add rear leg Min 4: all weapons Min 5: full speed, all weapons 20 squats, 20 push…
On Episode Six of the Easton Online Podcast, Eliot sits down with Peter Straub. Peter is a BJJ Black Belt and the General Manager of the Littleton Academy. Eliot and Peter discuss how martial arts can check the ego and spur personal growth. Peter also…
A guest post by Sarah Tynen. “I used to be like you. I didn’t wear make-up. I was a tomboy. I told people that I trained boxing and jiujitsu. I was tough. Then I stopped training. I started wearing make-up. Everyone tells me how pretty…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 12.2.2019 – 12.8.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Position – Head Lock Head Lock Escape + Punch Defense Head Lock Escape + Arm bar Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, russian drill, arm drag drill, takedown, De la Riva to anaconda…
On Episode 5 of the Easton Online Podcast, Eliot sits down with Jeff Ake. Jeff is an Easton BJJ black belt and general manager of the Arvada academy. Jeff talks with Eliot about his personal journey in Jiu Jitsu and the challenges he faced in…
As a community, we want to collectively thank Coach Mike Pike. His energy and enthusiasm for martial arts is contagious. What separates Coach Mike from the average person is that he cares so much for everyone. He constantly asks people how they are doing. This…
11/25 – 12/01 Warm Up 3 x 2 min jump rope, 30 sec rest 15 push ups after each round 3 x 2 min shadow box, 30 sec rest 15 squats after each round Bag Rounds 2 min rounds, 30 seconds rest R1) Boxing R2)…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 11.25.2019 – 11.31.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Punch Defense + Side Clinch + Pummeling – Side Control Top – Maintaining Side Control Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, russian drill, arm drag drill, takedown, De la Riva to anaconda guard…
About 9 years ago, after a pretty difficult first year of college, I was finally feeling good. In fact, I was feeling euphoric. High on life. It lasted several weeks, and made me wonder, what am I doing right? How can I keep this rolling?…
Some people love Jiu Jitsu so much that it inspires their family to try it! Reese has inspired her father and her little sister to start training Jiu Jitsu because of how much she enjoys it! Now most of her family shares a common bond….
Member of the Month Some people love Jiu Jitsu so much that it inspires their family to try it! Reese has inspired her father and her little sister to start training Jiu Jitsu because of how much she enjoys it! Now most of her family…
Fight 2 Win, “The Biggest Party in Grappling,” put on an amazing show in Denver on November 2nd! Easton was fortunate to have 10 competitors on the card. Competitors include: Professor Rossie Snow, Professor Jeff Ake, Professor Foster Bailey, Coach Bruce Bugbee, Derek Alumbaugh, Bojan…
What’s New at the Denver Academy? Holiday Promotions! Looking for an amazing gift for that friend who you just know would benefit from the many gifts of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? I mean…who wouldn’t? Current members can purchase a $49 month of training for a friend…
11/18 – 11/24 The focus of this bag routine is going to be using limited weapons throughout the rounds. We call these “handicap drills.” These drills force us to be creative with our combinations while only using a certain number of techniques! Warm Up 3×2…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 11.18.2019 – 11.24.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Front Bear Hug Over and Under Mount Top + Maintain Mount Front Chokes Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, russian drill, arm drag drill, takedown, De la Riva to anaconda guard to 1…
Grappling Industries will host another tournament in Denver on January 11th. There are divisions for both kids and adults, gi and no gi. You can read details about the tournament and sign up here: https://grapplingindustries.smoothcomp.com/en/event/2259
On November 2nd, Easton held an academy-wide belt promotion ceremony. The ceremony was yet another chance for all of the Easton community to come together and celebrate. New Blue, Purple, and Brown Belts A total of 106 students received new belts at the blue, purple,…
BJJ Belt Promotion ceremony Earlier in the month I attended Easton’s BJJ belt promotion ceremony at our Denver location. Hundreds of people were in attendance, many of whom were getting promoted. It was a very exciting moment for a lot of people and I was…
Dealing with disappointment The other day, I decided to pull out of a competition for which I had been preparing for the last several months. Once this goal was struck from my life, I found it hard to stay the course of general self-improvement. I…
Tom O’Keefe is not your typical martial arts student. Born in 1935, Tom earned his blue belt on November 2nd at the age of 83. We sat down with Tom to hear about what brought him to Jiu Jitsu later in life and his journey…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 11.11.2019 – 11.17.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Guillotine Defense + Offense Fan Sweep + Guillotine Combo Closed Guard Bottom https://vimeopro.com/user76814474/bjj-fundamentals-curriculum/video/254617385 Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, russian drill, arm drag drill, double leg takedown, and De la Riva to anaconda…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 11.4.2019 – 11.10.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Side Clinch Mount Bottom – Knee to Elbow Escape Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, russian drill, arm drag drill, double leg takedown, and De la Riva to anaconda guard to 1 leg…
If you are a new student in BJJ, you might be wondering what it takes to earn that coveted blue belt! A common misconception is that a blue belt is earned by “beating” all the other white belts in the gym or “proving” oneself by…
On episode 4 of the Easton Online Podcast, Eliot sits down with Vellore Caballero, BJJ Black Belt and General Manager of the Centennial Academy. Eliot and Vellore discuss the importance of unity in the Easton organization, and how that unity was achieved over time. They…
Episode 3 of the Easton Online Podcast is now online! In this episode Professor Ian Lieberman, BJJ Black Belt and General Manager of the Denver Academy, talks with Eliot about the importance of connecting with and developing the people within an organization. Ian also discusses…
On November 2nd, Fight 2 Win will host their 130th pro BJJ event, in Denver. Often described as “the biggest party in grappling,” Fight 2 Win Pro events feature high level competitors from around the world as well as competitors from local academies. Easton will…