SBG Bigfork Head Coach Takes Double Gold In Seattle IBJJF Open
SEATTLE, WA, AUGUST, 5, 2017 – Seattle International Open IBJJF Championship Straight Blast Gym’s Cody Bessette dominated the Seattle International IBJJF Championship in Seattle. The local athlete took gold in both the Masters 2 Medium Heavy and Masters 2 Absolute division. Bessette said of the experience: “The biggest emotion I felt after my performance was […]
4 Things Every Parent Of A Growing Gorilla Should Know
I’m regularly asked by parents how SBG’s Growing Gorillas program has benefited my children and what I give is a deluge of responses: confidence, problem-solving skills, socialization, structure, discipline, connection, physical strength, and of course fun! But if there was one thing that had the greatest impact on them, it is that Growing Gorillas taught […]
Be the Best Training Partner on the Mat
Some of the best BJJ training you’re going to get will be from your own teammates. But that’s only if you are a great training partner. When you’re a great training partner, you make it about the other person’s BJJ training and making them better. And if you think of ways to make the people […]
What A True Fight Looks Like
Why Your Ego Is Not Your Amigo When all you know of violence is what’s on TV, it gives you false notions about what real fighting is. You might think to yourself, “I could do that” or “if I were in that situation…” Even if you’ve never been in that situation, you’ll have unrealistic expectations […]