01 Background
On the mat.
Coach Jon leads our no gi classes at the East Los Angeles location, bringing a high level of intensity, technical detail, and modern grappling concepts to each session. His classes emphasize strong fundamentals, positional control, and practical application, creating a focused and challenging training environment.
An active competitor, Coach Jon regularly competes in major organizations including ADCC, IBJJF, JJWL, and many others. His ongoing experience on the competition circuit allows him to bring current strategies, rule set awareness, and real match insight directly into his coaching.
02 The Faculty
Who else you’ll
train with.
Sixteen coaches, deliberately different in style and identical in how seriously they take a beginner’s first week.
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03
Jiu Jitsu
Two-stripe black belt
Professor Henry KimJiu Jitsu Instructor
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07
Jiu Jitsu
East LA
Coach Erick QueroJiu Jitsu Instructor
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01
Jiu Jitsu
7× World Champion
Professor Jaime MendezHead Owner · Jiu Jitsu & Muay Thai
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02
Jiu Jitsu
1st degree black belt
Professor Armand RiversJiu Jitsu Instructor
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03 Record
Titles &
honours.
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Competes in ADCC, IBJJF and JJWL
Train with a double-gold
IBJJF medallist.
Coach Jon coaches no-gi and the kids program. Your first class at the academy is free — his room is open to you after that.