Jiu Jitsu Idiots

Orlando @orlando_fightsports is a BJJ Black Belt under Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu based in Miami, Florida. He is an active competitor, instructor, and he has dedicated the past few years to developing a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu curriculum for public schools that has now been formally adopted for PE credit.

Luke Pomerantz MD @dr_lucius is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon and Hand Surgeon. He has also competed in MMA and was most recently the doctor on call at Craig Jones Invitational.

Rana @ranawillink is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt and active competitor in no-gi. She has very technical submission skills including a tarikoplata finish at ADCC West Coast trials.

Pete @pete.origin is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt and founder of Origin @originusa. He wrestled a broken loom out of an old barn and brought manufacturing back to the United States of America. Everything Origin offers is not only made in the USA but the cotton, leather, and other materials are all sourced from American farmers and ranchers. Pete also created the Origin Immersion Camp which brings insanely talented jiu jitsu instructors from around the world to the deep woods of Maine for a week of non-stop training and rolling.

Kara & Jeff are the owners of @ColoradoCraftBeef and their family has been ranching northeast Colorado for five generations. We can't wait to visit the ranch and rustle up some cows and wrestle with some cowboys. Other than Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone's place this might be the only ranch with jiu jitsu mats. Colorado Craft Beef is providing all of the steaks and ribs for Origin Immersion Camp this year.

Jared Fekete @feketejj is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and an elite wrestler. He owns Sleeping Bear Jiu-Jitsu in Traverse City, Michigan and competes regularly around the midwest. He has an explosive style which he put on display in the 16-man 185 pound bracket at Midwest Finishers 19. Huge thanks to Omar Ocasio @omarocasio10p who runs Midwest Finishers and is the owner of 10th Planet Lombard. The winner of the bracket takes home $2,500 and the whole tournament is streamed LIVE on YouTube. Definitely worth watching just to see Kevin Beuhring's insane leg breaking skills. The sound of the break is haunting.

We stopped by Top Level MMA in Niles, IL for some no-gi training and podcasting with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Leon Ambubuyog. Our good friend Ed Serra showed up in time for rolling and stuck around to join us for a fun conversation after class.

Chris Wojcik is a black belt under Jeff Serafin and will be competing in the 88kg division at ADCC in Las Vegas August 17th and 18th.

Live from Real Movement Martial Arts (RMMA) in Bartlett, IL hosting an in-house white belt tournament with a food truck.

Ally Wolski is a purple belt under Nicky Ryan from B Team in Austin, TX.