Press Release: SBG Black Belt Leah Taylor Places 3rd at BJJ World Championship

LONG BEACH, CA, JUNE 5, 2016 – Hamilton Ash and Leah Taylor, athletes who train under Black belt coach, Travis Davison at Straight Blast Gym of Montana, competed in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships this past weekend. Ash, who competed in the Brown belt lightweight division, won his first match and lost the second. […]

Time to Get Motivated And Get Moving

Get the Motivation to Make the Biggest Change of Your Life When people call us inquiring about our programs, they’re all looking for an activity that gives them the motivation to get off the couch. But there’s a huge difference between the people who don’t get off the couch and those who do. Those that don’t […]

The Mat Doesn’t Lie: Why I Learned BJJ

By Coach Travis Davison While the story of how I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn’t all that remarkable, the impact it had on my life was. Like a lot of people, it starts with the first UFC fight in 1993 with Royce Gracie. Back then, the rules were much more lenient. A fighter could get […]

How Martial Arts Helped My Son With ASD

By Coach Bekah Bell Growing up as a coach’s daughter, I played numerous sports most of my life and gained many friendships through the different teams I was a part of along the way. When I became a parent I couldn’t wait to put my son in organized sports so that he could have the […]

Do You Even Lift Bro?

By Coach Leah Taylor The image that comes to mind when most people think about weight training is something like this: The reality is that bodybuilders must work every single day for years to attain such a form. Even if the person supplements with hormones, they must still be incredibly disciplined with their diet and […]