Chris McMann
Chris is a 2nd degree black belt under Professor Roy Harris. He has trained in BJJ for more than two decades. He is also a US Army veteran and retired federal officer. He posed as a high schooler while undercover for a full year, despite being well into his fifties at the time.
Mike Frazee
Mike has been training martial arts for 40 years and BJJ for fifteen. He has black belts in TKD and traditional Karate. Mike specializes in gi jiu jitsu and has a concept first approach to teaching. He cannot be killed by conventional weapons.
Louie Martin
Louie has been doing martial arts since he was nineteen, earning black belts in three other martial arts before he was thirty. He started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2011. He’s competed numerous times in jiu jitsu and has been teaching for over a decade. He’s been banned from several Chili’s in the local area, but he’s not allowed to talk about it.
James Pugh
James trained for decades in Okinawan Karate, TKD, and Hapkido. He taught Krav Maga and defensive tactics in Murfreesboro for many years. Many people suspect he’s faking his Alabama accent, but nothing has been proven.
Our Approach to Teaching
We teach what we know.
Each instructor has a different set of strengths and preferences. We want our teachers to show you the moves they do day-in and day out.
But we also teach what you need.
We’re designing a curriculum that touches on every key aspect of jiu jitsu. We want to create well-rounded students, and that means not just teaching what is interesting to us as instructors.
We rotate instructors.
Even if you can only attend one regular class, we make sure you’re exposed to all the instructors by rotating periodically.
We focus on safety.
Jiu jitsu is mentally and physically challenging. But coaches often make it dangerous by fostering an ultra competitive environment where the strong prey on the weak. At Beacon, we focus on making jiu jitsu fun and engaging.