Gravitas Martial Arts

Shon is a real OG and was awarded his second degree on his black belt. He teaches class Tuesday and Thursday evenings and always has something interesting to teach. Thank you for all you do Shon!

We meet twice a year for rank review. Tonight we enjoyed teaching from Mr. Dring and several of our black belts. Shon Killion was awarded his second degree. We have a new purple belt, congratulations Lucas, and a new blue belt, congratulations Jake! Congratulations to everyone else who ranked up. Keep grinding.

We will be closed Monday May 25th for Memorial Day.

We worked kimuras and the kimura trap system today. Come try a free week on us!

No open mat this Saturday. Enjoy your time away, and we will see you soon.

Alex taught us to pass the butterfly guard today.

Great passing details today from Professor Chris!

Around 2 1/2 years ago Nick Canant, a member of our gym, was given a nickname by his teammates. We decided to call him “Hard to Kill” in our group chat. He was really hard to tap out and never gave up.

Little did we know how true that name would be.

About a week later he was hit by a car while mowing some property and suffered a traumatic brain injury. At the beginning we were all worried if he would even make it.

However, true to his name, not only did he make it, but he fought hard to recover. Nick completed months and months of therapy. He missed jiu jitsu though, and after 6 months or so of being out, he came back. He took it slow, but jiu jitsu became a part of his therapy and recovery. He never gave up, and battled to gain as much strength and mobility as possible.

Today he’s back to work as a concrete superintendent and paid us a visit during class. He still finds time to train and we consider him a valued friend and training partner. Nick, you inspire us all. Hard to Kill, indeed.

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Sunday Open Mat. Every Sunday at 2pm.

Fun open mat today!