Easton Training Center is not just an academy, it’s a home. It’s a place where people go, on the good days, and bad, to be together doing something they love. In my personal life, I don’t really have a good sense of community, so I…
Easton Centennial: What’s Been Happening Around the Gym? We’ve recently modified our striking schedule and have added morning and noon classes! Check out the schedule and come try one of our newly offered classes today! Beginning May 7th, we will be adding 4 new day…
“A Raiva me levou ao jiu jitsu, mas o amor me fez ficar.”“Anger brought me to jiu jitsu, but love made me stay.” –Abmar Barbosa Often in life, ironically enough, it can be the details that make us different from one another, that bring us…
In-House Tournament Spring is here, ETC Denverites. And summer is just around the corner. Also right around the corner is the Easton In-House Tournament on April 20th. Just a reminder, you must sign up by the 18th. You must be a 2-stripe white belt and…
The Return of BJJ Competition Class If you trained at the Boulder Academy two or three years ago, you may remember the Tuesday/Thursday competition class in the spring and summer. The structure of the class was similar to the advanced BJJ classes, with a high…
A team of 7 coaches and students representing the Easton Littleton academy participated in the annual St. Baldrick’s challenge to raise money for childhood cancer research. The St. Baldrick’s challenge was founded in 2000. Every year in the spring, participating teams or individuals raise donations…
Marc is a blue belt who coaches Little Tigers and Tigers classes at the Littleton Academy. He has been training jiu-jitsu for over 5 years. We sat down with Marc to ask him about his jiu-jitsu journey. How did you get into training? I had…
When you first begin your jiu-jitsu journey, one of the biggest challenges can be learning how to tie your belt! While there are many variations on tying the belt, in this article we will show you one simple way to tie a secure knot that…
The Fight 2 Win Colorado State Championship tournament will take place on May 11th at the National Western Complex. Fight 2 Win events are the largest jiu-jitsu tournaments in Colorado, attracting hundreds of competitors from all over the western USA. You can read more about…
The 2019 IBJJF Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship took place March 21st – 24th in Irvine, CA. The Easton team had 19 athletes compete in the tournament, which is one of the most prestigious jiu-jitsu events in the world. Huge congratulations go out to the following Easton…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 4.8.2019 – 4.14.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Head Lock Escape + Punch Defense Position – Head Lock Headlock Escape + Armbar Intermediate Drills: Split the middle (knee slice) Takedown: Guard Pulling Ground: Stand up to pass push the knee…
Grappling Industries On March 16th, Grappling Industries hosted a submission only tournament. This means that there is no time limit, and the matches last until someone is submitted. Two of Easton Arvada’s students competed: Coach Trevor Staal and Caroline O’Connell. This was Trevor’s first competition…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 3.32.2019 – 4.7.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Punch Defense + Side Clinch + Pummeling Maintaining Side Control – Position – Side Control Top Intermediate Drills: Guard pull to anaconda guard sweep, smash pass to mount, knee slide to side…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 3.25.2019 – 3.31.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Front bear hug over and under Maintain Mount + Front Chokes Position – Mount Top Intermediate Drills: Guard pull to anaconda guard sweep, smash pass to mount, knee slide to side control,…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 3.18.2019 – 3.24.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Guillotine Defense + Offense Fan Sweep to Guillotine Combo – Position – Closed Guard Bottom Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, Russian drill, Arm drag drill, ost drill, De la Riva to Anaconda…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as a Conversation How learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is like learning a new language Nick Mavrick It has certainly been said by other instructors, so I won’t pretend that it is an original concept. I have been saying it a lot to…
ETC Denver March Newsletter Nick Mavrick. The month of March has seen a few changes at Easton Training Center Denver. Look around and you will see some aesthetic changes and some functional changes as well. It’s not just the re-purposed wood behind the front desk…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 3.11.2019 – 3.17.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Side Clinch – On the ground we will review last weeks Scissor Sweep / Fan Sweep. Knee to Elbow Escape – Position – Mount Bottom Buck and Roll Escape to review last…
The winds of change are blowing at Easton! While in the past each academy has followed their own system for belts in the Little Tigers classes, we will soon be switching all of our Little Tigers students over to the belt system sanctioned by the…
After writing my last article, “Why Women Should Do Martial Arts” I realized that this topic was one that needed further investigation. Instead of writing one article to conquer four topics, I decided it was best to write an article for each question addressed. After…
In February, Easton Arvada made the top ten at Fight 2 Win’s Tournament of Champions! If you didn’t get the chance to compete, there are many opportunities coming up! Fight 2 Win Tournament of Champions On February 23rd, we had four adults and…
On Saturday, April 13th, Easton will hold its first annual Spring Muay Thai Smoker! In years past, there have been a summer event and a winter event, but this year the program will be adding a 3rd smoker to allow our students to gain more…
The Fight 2 Win Tournament of Champions took place on February 23rd. With over 1,000 competitors, this tournament is one of the largest BJJ events in Denver. The tournament featured divisions for kids and adults of all ages and belt levels. Many Easton students participated…
Announcing the IBJJF Denver Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship! The event will take place May 18th and 19th at Regis University. Students who would like to compete should talk with their coach or professor. We want to make sure you understand the tournament rules and uniform requirements….
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 3.4.2019 – 3.10.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Standing – Osoto Gari Ground – Buck and Roll Escape Position – Mount Bottom Intermediate Drills: Push/pull stance drill, russian drill, arm drag drill, post drill, De la Riva to anaconda guard sweep,…
I’ve been competing in jiu-jitsu and judo for 5 years now. I’ve come a long way, not just in physical skill, but in my mental game and attitude too. So I decided it was time to share the most important lessons I’ve learned over 156…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 2.25.2019 – 3.3.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Low Level Double Leg Takedown – The double leg is a fundamental takedown in BJJ, and a movement that every practitioner should understand. From a proper wrestling stance, we will focus on…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 2.18.2019 – 2.24.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Side Clinch – Pull your opponents hips towards you. Pinch your thighs on their legs to keep them from moving it. Head positioned right on their chest/shoulder. Knee to Elbow Escape –…
On February 9th, Professor John Combs of Easton Training Center Boulder won the West Coast ADCC Trials and booked a ticket to the ADCC Championship! The Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) hosts the Submission Wrestling Word Championship every two years. The tournament is the most…