In this Back on the Mat story, I talked to one jiu-jitsu student about how he found Easton Training Center and grew through the pandemic.
A few weeks ago, ETC Boulder hosted a Kinstretch seminar. At this seminar, certified Kinstretch instructors educated attendants on body awareness and flexibility. Afterwards, they allowed them to apply what they learned through various exercises and stretches. I sat down with a couple of seminar…
Origin Story Coach Mike hails from Pleasantville, Iowa (population 1000). He describes it as a quaint little town with nice enough people, but unfortunately a lot of these people aren’t interested in self-growth or open-mindedness. He moved to Boulder, CO with his partner after she…
New Year’s Resolutions Can Be Hard to Keep It’s 2020! The beginning of a new decade, twenty years since Y2K, the second coming of the “Roaring ’20s”. The beginning of a new year is often a time full of hope and ambition. We’re done eating…
Winter Muay Thai Smoker With 21 fights on the card, the 2019 Winter Muay Thai Smoker was the biggest Smoker to date! Easton Arvada had four fighters: Hannah Podzorski, Ashlie Berdiales, Michael Kavanaugh, and Adrian Klayman. All showcased beautiful Muay Thai, and represented Arvada well!…
Present leads to our future Living in the present can be difficult. We all have busy lives, and we’re all trying to plan that next step. What we sometimes forget is that the future cannot exist without the present. It is the only experience we…
As a community, we want to collectively thank Coach Mike Pike. His energy and enthusiasm for martial arts is contagious. What separates Coach Mike from the average person is that he cares so much for everyone. He constantly asks people how they are doing. This…
About 9 years ago, after a pretty difficult first year of college, I was finally feeling good. In fact, I was feeling euphoric. High on life. It lasted several weeks, and made me wonder, what am I doing right? How can I keep this rolling?…
Member of the Month Some people love Jiu Jitsu so much that it inspires their family to try it! Reese has inspired her father and her little sister to start training Jiu Jitsu because of how much she enjoys it! Now most of her family…
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…