BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids Martial Arts Technique – Focus of the Week 9.18.2017 – 9.24.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Grip Strips and Armbar Grip Strips – One of the most important aspects of training in the kimono is grip fighting….
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids Martial Arts Technique Focus of the Week 9.11.2017 – 9.17.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Headlock Defense on the Ground – We touched on these techniques a few weeks ago, but this week we will go straight…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 9.4.2017 – 9.10.2017 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….
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids Martial Arts Techniques of the Week: 8.28.2017 – 9.3.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Headlock Defense Headlock Defense – Understanding how to defend the headlock is key for self-defense. This week we will look at how to…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 8.14.2017 – 8.20.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Front Bear Hug Defense – This week we will focus on defending a bear hug from the front by fighting for double underhooks and then moving to the low…
Easton Training Center Centennial might be one of the top Jiu Jitsu academies in the area now, but it didn’t get there overnight. The path to the gym’s success was paved with the hard work and dedication of numerous people. Each person brough different talents…
The Muay Thai Summer Smoker Details What: Muay Thai Summer Smoker and Social When: Saturday, August 12th, 2017. Fights start at 12:00 pm Where: Easton Training Center Denver 1304 S Santa Fe Drive Cost: Free admission. $5 cup fee for keg! The highly anticipated Easton Muay Thai…
Going the Extra Mile Many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academies strive to build character in their younger students in class, but ETC Centennial likes to go the extra mile. Literally. Professor Vellore Caballero and his team have found that venturing outside the gym with the members…
Boulder Bikes and Brews Returns Easton Training Center held its second Boulder Bikes and Brews event on Saturday July 29th. It’s been two years since the last one, and we don’t intend to skip another summer. Starting in the early afternoon, students and staff members…
F2W Pro Returns! Fight to Win Promotions will hold its 45th(!) professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu event on Friday August 18th at the National Western Complex in Denver. The Fight to Win Colorado Open tournament will follow on Saturday the 19th, also at the National Western….
Another Injury Faced with the prospect of having to sit on the sidelines with yet another injury (fractured thumb), another several weeks’ frustration, of my middle-aged body softening around the edges, of knowing that my cardio is about to slip back into the realm…
BJJ | Kickboxing | Muay Thai | CrossFit | Kids 7.31.2017 – 8.6.2017 BJJ Fundamentals – Single Leg and Guard Passing Low-Level Single-Leg Takedown – We will start by having a mirrored stance with our partner. What we will do from here is feel out…
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…