Boulder Coaches Come to Arvada Once again things are moving quickly at our Easton Arvada location. We’ve got a busy month of August coming up as Easton Arvada welcomes two new striking coaches into our stable, Wes Argrow and Terrence Moore. Wes and Terrence are from…
Strength in Struggle It’s embroidered into my newest gi pants. You have heard Professor Marshall say it just shy of one billion times. “The Obstacle is the Way.” (Full disclosure: my pants say “The obstacle is the path.”) You know that he is right because…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 7.24.2017 – 7.30.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Double Leg and Closed Guard Offense Low-Level Double-Leg Takedown – The double leg is a fundamental takedown in BJJ, and a movement that every practitioner should understand. From a…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids Martial Arts Technique of the Week martial arts technique 7.17.2017 – 7.23.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Punch Defense Stop Hands to Low Back Clinch – Let’s look at getting safe and closing the distance between us…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 7.10.2017 – 7.16.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Fan Sweep, Guillotine, and Kimura Standing Guillotine Offense and Defense – The guillotine choke is a dangerous submission that can be employed from a variety of positions in BJJ….
By Nick Gamez-Ramos It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I am in my favorite place about to do my favorite thing: Brazilian jiu-jitsu! We’re lined up and chomping at the bit to get started with the Jaime Canuto seminar. Professor Eliot gives a preface and…
by Sean Madden Photos by Porshya Ragoshcke TBA Tournament in Iowa On June 22nd, Easton Muay Thai sent three athletes to compete in the Thai Boxing Association National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The TBA tournament is widely regarded as the most prestigious amateur Muay…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids Martial Arts Techniques of the week for Easton Training Center. 7.3.2017 – 7.9.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Low-Level Single Leg Takedown – We recently looked at the double leg takedown. The decision of whether to go…
A Biking Brewery Tour Do you like breweries? Know how to ride a bike? Enjoy off-the-mat hangouts with Easton friends? Then boy, do we have good news for you! Easton Training Center – Boulder’s Bikes and Brews event will take place on Saturday July 29th….
by Nick Mavrick Easton Family, I want to relay a story that I haven’t really articulated before. It’s about how we can be any number of things for literally any person with whom we come in contact–friend, acquaintance, stranger, rival, etc. If we choose as…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 6.26.2017 – 7.2.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Rear Naked Choke, Maintaining and Attacking the Back Dragging Rear Naked Choke – The dragging rear naked choke is a perfect way to subdue a potentially dangerous opponent from…
Community Summer Barbecue This year Easton Training Center – Centennial is excited to host the first annual Easton Centennial Summer Barbecue! As the Centennial school grows, we want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to get to know one another and connect off…
By Matt Bloss The Arvada Remodel Things have been moving quickly at Easton Training Center – Arvada in the Summer months! In our recent buildout, we added a whole new room of mat space. The academy now boasts 2,640 square feet of mat for Jiu Jitsu and Muay…
By Nick Mavrick Turning Ambitions into Action “I’ve always wanted to play the harp.” I don’t think that it matters what comes after “I’ve always wanted to…” I don’t think that it matters at which point in your life that you say it, either. Young…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 6.19.2017 – 6.25.2017 Martial Arts Technique Focus of the Week BJJ Fundamentals – Double-Leg and Triangle Choke Low-Level Double-Leg Takedown – The double leg is a fundamental takedown in BJJ, and a movement that every…
By Nick Mavrick Purple belt Nick Mavrick trains in Denver, and will now be a regular contributor to the Easton blog. Check out more of his articles here. kids brazilian jiu jitsu A Parent’s Challenges The world is a gross place, my friends. It is the…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 6.12.2017 – 6.18.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Defending Bear Hug Under Arms – Last week we looked at how to get out of the bear hug if our partner is grabbing over our arms. This week…
Summer Camp School is out, and it’s time for new schedules and routines. If you’re still looking for summer activities for your kids, registration is still open for our martial arts summer camps in Denver, Boulder, Centennial, and Arvada! These camps will be full of…
By Amal Easton Days of Old “You should have been here in the early 90’s,” said my friend Pitoco. “We would train three to four times a week, surf every day, and win all the tournaments.” It was 1996, I was a new Blue belt…
Elevation Fight Team on the Move Elevation Fight Team has officially made Easton Training Center its new home. The team of MMA competitors has until recently been based at MusclePharm Headquarters in Denver. Elevation Head Coach Eliot Marshall announced the move on Facebook on May…
Loving Jiu Jitsu For Kim Allen, finding Jiu Jitsu was a revelation. As the manager of both her high school and college’s wrestling teams, grappling was always part of her life. At her high school, there were no girls on the wrestling team. So, though…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids Martial Arts Techniques – This Week’s Curriculum Martial arts technique 6.5.2017 – 6.11.2017 View class schedule BJJ Fundamentals – Bear Hug Defense and Guard Passing Defending Bear Hug from Behind (Over Arms) – Defending the…
By Sean Madden TBA-SA Tournament Every year, the Thai Boxing Association – Sanctioning Authority (TBA-SA) hosts the Muay Thai World Expo Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. This tournament is widely regarded as the toughest tournament in the United States for amateur Muay Thai athletes, with…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 6.5.2017 – 6.11.2017 Martial Arts Technique Martial Arts Technique of the Week – Videos and Class Descriptions BJJ Fundamentals – Grip Strips and Armbar Grip Strips – One of the most important aspects of training…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 5.22.2017 – 5.28.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Headlock Defense Standing Headlock Defense – Getting punched in the face while in a headlock is a dangerous place to be. In a self-defense situation we need to know…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 5.15.2017 – 5.21.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Pummel Pummel to Low Back Clinch – Controlling the clinch is controlling the match. This is where we can learn to control and take our partner to the mat….
At 6’3″ and 245 lbs, Professor Eliot Marshall strikes an imposing figure. Throw in his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, booming voice, and resonant self-assuredness, this former UFC fighter commands attention and respect in a way that few can. You might even call him…
Fight to Win Pro returns to Colorado this month for F2W Pro 34 on Friday May 12th at the National Western Complex in Denver. As always, the event will be followed by the Fight to Win Tournament the next day, and any State Championship competitors participating in…
Coming Together On Saturday April 29th, Easton Training Center Denver hosted the other academies for the annual BJJ In-House Tournament. Once a year, Easton BJJ students and instructors from throughout the Front Range gather to compete in friendly match-ups. For the last two years, we…
By Sean Madden Learning from a Champion We often hold seminars, bringing in outside talent to teach our students their specialties. On April 30th, Easton Muay Thai had the unique opportunity of hosting four-time World Champion, Ognjen Topic, for a seminar! The turnout was phenomenal,…