We are happy to bring another blog update. These past few months have been extremely challenging for our gym and community. The rising of COVID cases has not slowed and it’s important we continue to follow guidelines to keep our community safe. Thankfully we have been able to stay open and operating during this time. No cases or presumptive cases in relation to our gym at all.

Dillon Duvall, our strength and condition coach and doctor of physical therapy, recently got certified as a functional range conditioning mobility specialist. This course has incredible usefulness for jiu jitsu and the impact it has on health and mobility is huge for us! Please check out the website if you have more questions

We would like to welcome Brysen Yoshimori to the coaching staff! Brysen has been training at CTA Hillsboro for some time now and many of us already know him. The expertise and experience he brings to our staff will be invaluable and we are very excited about the future!

Brsyen has been training jiu jitsu for 8 years and has been a purple belt for the last 2 years. He likes that jii jitsu can allow a much smaller person to  defeat a much larger opponent. It’s one of the best things about BJJ, we focus so much on strong reliable technique that with proper execution, size becomes a less important attribute. Jiu jitsu is a long journey, Brysen looks forward to helping people on that journey!

We are back open! Thank you to our members who supported us during this time, construction, continuing to pay your dues, donating clothes, stuffing grappling dummies. This global pandemic has presented a unique set of challenges that we as a community came together and met head-on. We cannot express the depth of our gratitude.

The first week of classes went perfectly. The grappling dummies were very useful for getting us back moving and remembering what jiu-jitsu is like! We will continue to use the dummies until Oregon enters phase 2/3 of reopening.