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By Head Coach Travis Davison Every week I get a message from a student who is either traveling out of town or moving, and they ask, “Hey, is there an SBG in _____ .” This is a funny thing to say. [...]

By Head Coach Kisa Davison Everything I know about learning from difficulty, I learned from the Kansas state motto. Ad astra per aspera. To the stars through difficulty. I used to think that come [...]

Kelly Herron’s story of surviving a sexual assault is so incredible that it went viral. On March 5, 2017, she was going for a jog in a Seattle park when she stopped to use a public restroom. She [...]

Summer vacation for families is a stressful and busy time of year. Montana summers, in particular, is a short season to pack in so much recreation. We get it. With kids out of school and [...]

If you scroll through social media, you may notice that the word “tribe” is very popular right now. You see it on coffee cups, t-shirts, and Instagram posts. People are using #squad and [...]

When I first started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu it wasn’t something I took seriously. Five years later I’m running a martial arts gym in Missoula. What I found at SBG was something more than self [...]

Columbia Falls, MT, April 14, 2018 – SBG Montana Gorilla Cup BJJ Tournament Straight Blast Gym of Montana held it’s largest Gorilla Cup Tournament in its 8 year history on Saturday, April [...]

What do you hear people say when a woman is the victim of sexual assault or abuse? This?: “She was wearing promiscuous clothing. She drew attention to herself.” Or this?: “The odds are not in a [...]

Our best students are the ones you least expect. When some of my best coaches and black belts started training with me, I didn’t look at them and think, “Here’s somebody who’s going to be a real [...]

How many times have you heard your kids say these things when dropping them off for jiu jitsu?: I feel sick. My tummy hurts. I need to pee. My legs hurt. My arms hurt. But I don’t want to! Or [...]