PRESS RELEASE: SBG Grows Beyond Limits at Revolution Tournament
TACOMA, WA, SUNDAY, JULY 21ST & 22ND, 2018 – Revolution XXXVII Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament As Straight Blast Gym celebrates making the Best of the Flathead for Best Martial Arts gym, their athletes brought home 10 medals from the Revolution Tournament in Tacoma, WA. Competition is at the cornerstone of training at SBG, which participates […]
How Training in Something New Brings Amazing Results
Lori Adams’ training at SBG started like most people who train at our gym. She was searching for something more. She had already been training at Flathead Fitness through a program her employer offered and was successful in losing weight. But she was looking for something to give her more. After talking to Karen Webster, […]
How to Defend Yourself Like a Warrior Woman
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 was attacked by a man who attempted to rape her, but she successfully fought him off. Her […]
How One Growing Gorilla Got Amazing Benefits & Unexpected Results
When you put your child into Growing Gorillas, you come in for one benefit only to find another. The program teaches more than kids martial arts. It enhances child development. For Micro Monkey Kaia Kane, Growing Gorillas supplemented what she was already learning at home and in school. Kaia’s mom, Jessie, said, “We noticed she […]
What Is The True Meaning Of Tribe?
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 #tribelife and using it as a catchy phrase. Tribe is something people desire but they don’t know what it is or how […]
How To Surround Yourself With People Who Make You Great
Choose Positive Teammates In every class, I tell my students in the Kalispell and Whitefish gyms: surround yourself with good people. Surround yourself with people who will hold you to a higher standard. You want to be around people who are going to encourage you to be your best self. Our highest value in SBG […]
The Heartbreaking Truth About Women’s Self Defense
We’ve been running the Women’s Self Defense Workshops for several years at SBG gyms throughout the country. Every year, more and more women choose to stand up for their safety and the curriculum gets better and better. But the most heartbreaking thing we encounter is the fact that the majority of women who attend these […]
8 Benefits Of Your 8 Week Transformation
How many times have you thought about a goal you’ve always wanted to reach but didn’t feel the motivation to go for it? Our most successful students know that there is no motivation, only getting after it. Getting started is the hardest part of achieving any goal, and with SBG’s 8 Week Warrior Transformation. Do […]
How A Single Mom Became A Leader in Missoula Martial Arts
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 defense skills, a great workout, or learning a new skill. I pushed myself farther than I could have imagined. More importantly […]
SBG Expands Growing Gorillas To Kids Yoga Warrior Program
WHITEFISH, MT, APRIL 23, 2018 When the kids yoga class at SBG Whitefish begins on a Thursday afternoon, the 7-10 year olds fill the room with excited voices and playful energy. Ten-year-old Benjamin Joy hangs upside down on a set of ropes and pretends he’s shooting from a Star Wars fighter jet. As Coach Sunni […]