The Difference Between Great Competitors & Great Coaches
Want to Be a Great Coach? Make Others Around You Better When committing to a martial arts or MMA school, there’s a common misconception that if a coach is a successful competitor, then that must mean they’re a great coach. But being a great coach is a completely different skill set from being a successful […]
Messy Emotions & Raising Resilient Children
At least once a day, a kid cries in one of our classes. Every day it’s a different child, and every day it’s for a different reason. Maybe they got hit in the face with a dodge ball. Maybe they got fed up because backrolls are a struggle. Maybe they’re hungry, tired, or had a […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]