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Current Rank
3 stripe blue belt in BJJ, orange shirt in Muay Thai

What year did you start training?
2016

How did you get started?
When I was in high school I wanted to get in shape. I tried all the supports that my school offered and nothing ever stuck for very long.I always thought kickboxing was for MMA guys and I never thought it could be something for me. I started noticing that a ton of supermodels were kickboxing as their workout for runway. I figured if they could do it, so could I. That’s what initially got me through the door at Easton Castle Rock. Since then I live and breath Easton’s and 

What’s the biggest challenge you’ve encountered in your training, and how did you overcome it?
I am very small and I used to use that as an excuse when people beating me up or out maneuvering me. My professors have taught me how to refocus my jiu jitsu game to fit my size. Jiu Jitsu has also taught me that size and strength doesn’t matter and to be confident in my jiu jitsu game. 

What’s your favorite thing about training or teaching, and why?

I love how in jiu jitsu is all about the journey rather than the destination. Every roll or sparring round with a new opponent sheds light on challenges and strengths that you have, I never feel like I plateau. That was my biggest struggle in other sports or with any kind of weight training. I would get bored and stop pushing myself. On the other hand, jiu jitsu feels like one big game of chess while your body is under extreme distress, you can’t give up or stop moving because the moment you do you’re succumbing to defeat.  You’re constantly trying to out maneuver your opponent, before they out maneuver you, whilst keeping your body safe and planning out your next move. It’s very thrilling

What are your personal goals on and off the mat?
Achievement and being a good person. I have always been very goal oriented and wanted to “level up”. Bjj has helped me a lot in school. I am a preMed student and being in a very rigorous and prestigious program I find myself meeting failure a lot and comparing myself to the students around me. Bjj has taught me to show up, be present, and not compare my own trajectory to those around me. I know that if I am as diligent and excited in my schoolwork as I am in my jiu jitsu journey that I will grow and be better than if I hadn’t shown up.

What’s something people might be surprised to learn about you?
I can speak five languages and I moved to the US when I was eight years old. 

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Current Rank
Brown belt bjj/Purple shirt muay thai

What year did you start training?
2011

How did you get started?
I wrestled all through high school but had done kickboxing in Arizona before we moved back to Colorado my freshman year. Looking for a new gym my sophomore year of high school I found Easton Castle Rock just 5 minutes away from our house. Though the transition from wrestling to jiu jitsu was a little tricky I had some amazing coaches and immediately fell in love with both jiu jitsu and Muay thai!

What’s the biggest challenge you’ve encountered in your training, and how did you overcome it?
The biggest challenges for me have always been weight cuts for my fights. I overcame this obstacle by working with a nutritionist and working out alot more, constantly running, training hard, and eating healthy made that former challenge nothing more than a slight road bump on my road to become a world champion.

What’s your favorite thing about training or teaching, and why?

My favorite thing about training is the release of all other thoughts and worries, and how nothing seems to matter more than what you are currently doing in that training session, all the outside thoughts just go away and it becomes you and your training partner working at becoming better. My favorite part of teaching is being able to learn something from everyone I teach, it dosnt matter if they are a first day newbie, or a multiple year veteran theres always something new to learn that I can use to help teach other people.

What are your personal goals on and off the mat?
On the mat I plan to become a mma champion in the local circuit to make my way up to the professional/world stage  where I will become a world champion, off the mat I am currently working on my real estate license, as well as learning to program websites and video games.

What’s something people might be surprised to learn about you?
That I currently own a house with my girlfriend of 7 years, Jade.

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The New Fitness Club

Easton Castle Rock has also started the Castle Rock Fitness Club.Comprised of several different classes, the instructors are all world class fitness instructors with experience in muscular development, athletic performance, as well as functional strength and conditioning.

• Core Strength and Performance: This class will Improve Strength, Balance and agility while burning calories and getting a great cardio vascular workout.
• Strength and Conditioning: This class will help you accomplish your fitness goals with TRX suspension training, free weights, core work and bursts of cardio intended to help you work all muscle groups
• Fit-Blast: This 30 Minute Dynamic High Intensity conditioning class is designed to super charge your results and take your performance to the next level. Guaranteed to push you past any plateau.

Gracie Bullyproof

Easton Castle Rock has also adopted the Gracie Bullyproof system for their kid’s jiu jitsu program. This system of self defense teaches confidence and the skills children need to defend themselves against bullies in a purely defensive manner. this method has been featured by ABC, Oprah and other major new networks around the world for it’s effectiveness. Kid’s are taught verbal strategies as well as non striking techniques to neutralize the threat until an authority figure arrives.

Easton BJJ in Castle Rock has been busy, and they have other new and exciting things. Clearly if you want to learn jiu jitsu in Castle Rock, Easton BJJ is the place to go!

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The Newest Location

Chris Stolzman will be head instructor of Castle Rock. Chris has a long and well celebrated career in MMA. Well known for being the man who brought MMA instruction to Atlanta, now he’s bringing it to Castle Rock as well. Chris will be the head instructor for BJJ and Muay Thai.

He will be assisted in his endeavors by Chandler Holderness and Nicholas Reid. Chandler Holderness is a Grudge MMA Pro from Boulder. He’s been competing at the pro level since he was 19.  Nicholas Reid is a blue belt from Centennial and will be helping with the kids jiu jitsu classes in Castle Rock.

Come and See Us!

If you live in Castle Rock and want to get involved in MMA or learn jiu jitsu, we can help with that. The schedule is up, and with six chances for BJJ a week, and four days of Muay Thai, you now have plenty of opportunities to learn jiu jitsu in Castle Rock.

You can come and visit us at:

Easton BJJ & MMA in Castle Rock
3196 North Industreal Way Suite G / K
Castle Rock, Colorado 80109

Chris and his team are excited to lead the way in Castle Rock, and we’re proud to add another location to the family. So if you want the best jiu jitsu training in Castle Rock, Easton BJJ is your best choice!

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