Adult Social Event We are having an adult social on Saturday, October 19th from 6-9 PM! We will be at Bowlero, where you can compete against your teammates in bowling, arcade games, and pool. This will be at the same time as Ninja Night, so…
Dedication is necessary in martial arts. Students who embody the discipline of martial arts succeed. Every month we choose someone who encompasses discipline to be our member of the month. Due to his dedication, Craig Sanchez has been chosen to be Octobers member of the…
What’s Been Happening Around Easton Centennial.. Check out the Easton Centennial October Newsletter to get a quick highlight of what’s been going down around the gym the last few months! Easton Did it Again! The weekend of October 5th and 6th, Easton held our kids…
What’s New at the Denver Academy? New Gear Has Arrived! They’re here! New Solid Kimono gis have arrived! So many of you have asked and finally the new kimonos have dropped. The cut will be familiar but the color scheme is totally new. The base…
ETC Denver recently hosted an in-house BJJ competition for all Easton BJJ students. Quality jiu jitsu was put on display, along with resilience and grit. Because of how the brackets were set up, it gave the competitors a chance to bounce back from tough losses….
This month we are highlighting jiu jitsu blue belt and newly professional MMA fighter, Claire Johnson! We are so excited to give some love to Claire as Easton Centennial student highlight this month!Claire has been training with Easton since she and her husband, Ed, moved…
The Fight 2 Win Nationals tournament will take place on November 9th 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 event here….
I started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Easton in January 2019. I walked into the gym at 6’5”, 360 pounds. I was the fattest I had ever been. But I wanted to make a change. I wanted to find an athletic program with structure and…
Saturday November 2nd at Easton Denver10:00 AM Randori11:00 AM Promotion Ceremony Stay tuned! Promotion announcements are coming soon. Come train at the all-academy randori, and celebrate with your training partners as they level up. All black belt promotions will be notified individually.
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 9.30.2019 – 10.6.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Punch Defense to Side Clinch – Closed Guard Bottom – Punch Defense and Back Take – Intermediate Drills: Torreando Takedown: Side Clinch Ground: Defend Punches and Soneca Omoplata Video Kickboxing – Angles…
Episode 2 of the Easton Online podcast is now available! In this episode, Easton CEO Mike Tousignant comes out from behind the curtain. Mike and Eliot talk about how developing a clear vision and staying true to core values are essential elements of success for…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 9.23.2019 – 9.29.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Low-Level Single-Leg Takedown – Top of Closed Guard – Passing Under – Intermediate Drills: Torreando Takedown: Side Clinch series Ground: Defend Punches and Soneca Omoplata Video Advanced Drills: Ground: Kickboxing – Push…
What’s New at the Denver Academy By now, just about everybody has heard of the Enrichment Program, but if you are one of the few who has not: here comes version 2.0! The Denver Academy is proud to announce that the Fall Rotation of the…
Leaders Who Lead from the Front 20 years ago, I met Amal in a mall. -Eliot Marshall This is the way that our paragon and vocal leader likes to begin the story of his humble beginnings with Professor Easton. Of course, Amal had a history…
What’s been happening.. Let’s see what’s been going down at Easton Training Center Centennial this August and September and what to expect in upcoming months.. Easton took a squad out to Las Vegas for Master World’s, Las Vegas Gi and No Gi Summer Open, International…
Instructor of the Month: Coach Chris Wagner When Coach Chris Wagner isn’t training as a Muay Thai fighter, he’s working as a crime fighter. As a deputy sheriff, Coach Chris works inside the jail facility directly with the inmates. As a Muay Thai fighter, he…
One of the best things about BJJ is that you can find academies all over the world. Traveling away from home doesn’t require you to take time away from training. In fact, visiting other academies while you are on the road is a great way…
Last month, Easton Denver hosted our semi-annual Muay Thai smoker. Easton schools and affiliates sent their newer competitors to display skills their students have honed over the last several months. It was a privilege watching these competitors put it all out on the line, and…
The Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) hosts the Submission Wrestling Word Championship every two years. The tournament is the most prestigious no gi grappling championship in the world, with divisions limited to 16 participants. ADCC is often referred to as “the olympics of grappling,” and…
The summer essay contest was a huge success, with 32 essays submitted! We feel very honored to have so many members of our community share their stories of how training martial arts has improved their lives. Students wrote about how training helped them overcome past…
An essay by Adam Nowicki I was almost assaulted yesterday. And while this probably sounds more dramatic than the actual incident that occurred, it’s technically true. But this is not the story of the actual event. This is the story of some of the gifts…
Written by Maggy Stacy Within an atom, there’s a center, a nucleus of protons and neutrons, surrounded by a cloud of chaotic electrons. Easton Training Center is that nucleus for me. Life yanks me into the electrons and I circle back to that nucleus with…
An essay by Ronil Shah Every new pursuit starts with learning the language: Kimura, shrimp, Gracie, guard, um, dois, três; mania, transference, Freud, neuroleptic, id, ego, superego. The first string of words has only just started passing through my lips, new vocabulary paired with muscle…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 9.16.2019 – 9.22.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Grip Strips Pendulum + Technical Armbar Ground – Closed Guard Bottom Intermediate Drills: Split the Middle (X-Pass) Takedown: Side Clinch Series Ground: Knee on Belly Chokes and Armbar Video Kickboxing – Boxing…
When you first start learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, you might feel overwhelmed by how much there is to learn! Learning the terminology is the first step to learning the art of BJJ. Here are a few important terms in the BJJ vocabulary: Guard The guard…
If you are new to BJJ, we are excited to have you training with us here at Easton! This article covers a few tips about BJJ etiquette for new students to practice on the mats. Bowing on and off the mats It is tradition to…
In the United States, approximately 5 million teeth a year are knocked out in contact sports. Losing a tooth can have immediate and lifetime implications. First, if the tooth is not handled carefully and replaced immediately it is often lost. Even if replaced quickly, it…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 9.2.2019 – 9.8.2019 BJJ Fundamentals BearHug from Behind – Over Knee Slice Position – Closed Guard Top Intermediate Drills: Rafa Steps to Leg Drag Takedown: Uchi Mata Ground: Scarf Hold Defense 1-5 Video Kickboxing – Knees This…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | Kids 8.26.2019 – 8.32.2019 BJJ Fundamentals Bear Hug from Behind – Under Side Control Attacks – Side Control Top Intermediate Drills: Rafa Steps to Leg Drag Takedown: Uchi Mata Ground: Head Lock & Scarf Hold Defense Video Kickboxing…
Before At 300 pounds and 22 years old, Levi Romero wasn’t living his ideal life. He woke up every day hating the way that he looked, he didn’t look forward to going out in public, and he certainly didn’t like shopping. He lied on his…