On Friday, March 6th, Fight 2 Win hosted their 137th Pro Jiu Jitsu event in Denver, CO. Often referred to as “the biggest party in grappling”, Fight to Win Pro events take place all over the US and feature matches with both local and internationally…
As a coach I’ve seen it happen all too many times. A student who once trained obsessively stops coming to class. It usually doesn’t happen abruptly. Their attendance slowly declines and becomes less regular, until eventually they fade away entirely. Another student lost to burnout…
Our Martial Arts with a Mission series follows several imaginary martial arts students on their journey to achieve their goals, both in training and in life. The alarm goes off again and Sam hits snooze. For the third time in a row. For the third…
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,…