Our team
Meet your coaches
Black belt leadership, veteran coaches and a team that treats every student like family.
Founder, Owner & Head Instructor
Andy Gates “Professor Andrew”
BJJ Black Belt, 2nd Degree · Judo Nidan
Professor Andrew trained under Professor Paulo Fernando and Professor Walter Dean, with lineage to Carlson Gracie Sr., Octavio de Almeida Jr. and Shigueto Yamasaki. He earned his BJJ black belt in 2019 (2nd degree in 2025) and his Judo Nidan in 2025, and has served the law enforcement community for over 15 years.
Youth BJJ Coach
Coach Dan
A USMC veteran who spent eight years in non-profit work training service dogs for veterans. Dan started BJJ alongside his children and now coaches young athletes on confidence, discipline and teamwork.
Youth BJJ Coach
Coach Val
An active duty Army Soldier who started training to bond with her son and fell in love with the sport. Val coaches young athletes to work hard and support one another.
Coaching staff
Randy
Coach
Adam
Brown Belt
Andy Sais
Coach
Tyler
Coach
Alex Gates
Coach