PRESS RELEASE: SBG’s Conor McGregor Makes History Again
LAS VEGAS, NV, AUGUST, 26, 2017 To fans of boxing, the historic match between MMA’s top fighter, Conor McGregor, and boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather, may look like a loss. Mayweather beat McGregor by TKO, when McGregor fatigued in the 10th round. But fans of MMA know that McGregor won a much bigger fight than a […]
PRESS RELEASE: SBG Athlete Opening Bigfork’s First Martial Arts School
Bigfork, MT – AUGUST 15, 2017 Bigfork is about to see it’s first ever martial arts school. Town locals Cody and his wife Mya Bessette are opening up the newest facility of Straight Blast Gym, which specializes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for kids and adults. For now, SBG Bigfork will only offer kids martial arts, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]