The Fight 2 Win Tournament of Champions will take place on February 22nd 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…
Episode 7 of the Easton Online Podcast is now out! In this episode Eliot sits down with Sachi Ainge, the marketing director for Easton. Eliot and Sachi discuss her journey moving up from working the front desk at Easton Boulder to a management position in…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…