Subtle Imagery
Jason Bircher
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor
Man is the weapon, technique is the
ammo.
BJJ instructor Jason Bircher holds a black belt under Renato Travares. Having begun his training in 1998 with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu of Wichita,
Jason moved shortly thereafter to Memphis, TN where he became a lifetime
charter member of Memphis Judo & Jiu Jitsu.
After four years of intense training and competition with those hillbillies,
Jason relocated to scenic Kansas City in 2004, hoping to further his
experience on the mats with the best of the midwest.
After coming to terms with the realities of the local training environment, he
fully immersed himself in the task of honing the fractured state of BJJ in KC
into a well oiled machine of destruction.
Jason has competed in a broad range of jiu jitsu and grappling tournaments
through out the US, in addition to a couple of amateur MMA events.
His competition experience includes the following:
The Martial Arts Complex 1st BJJ Invitational (1st)
World Submission Wrestling KC (1st)
The Battle of Memphis 11 (1st)
Mid-South Grappling Championship 2001 (2nd)
Memphis Fight Night MMA I (W) & II (L)
Gracie Arnold Classic 2001 & 2003
PanAmerican of BJJ 2002
Carlos Machado BJJ Tournament 2002 & 2003
Nashville Grappling Open 2003 (2nd)
Music City Grappling Championships 2003 (2nd)
Little Rock Submission Artist Open 2003 (1st)
AEC Grappling Exhibition Match 2004 (W)
NAGA Ohio 2006
Submission Sport 2 2007 Super Fight (L)
Lake of the Ozarks Invitational 2007 (2nd)
ETHAN DAY
Ethan Day holds the rank of brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Master Renato Travares of the American Top Team. Ethan is a KC product who started his training in 1999 with the old ICS group and continued training with Daniel Montanha and later Dustin "Clean" Denes. Ethan has spent an accumulated 8 months in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the past few years training at BTT in Lagoa and later Brasa in Copacabana. Ethan is a Level III Us Army Combative Instructor and worked fulltime at Fort Riley during 2006.
Copetition highlights:
NAGA Texas 2008 Brown/Black Belt Cruiser weight 1st place.
Sasquatch 8 Man Pro Invite 2008 Competitor
Etapa do Niteroi (Brazil) 2008 Brown Belt medio pessado 3rd Place
DDD Ground Division 2007 1st Place
Arnold Classic Brown Belt 2007 2nd place
Arnold Classic Brown Belt 2006 2nd place
Shooto St. Louis MMA winner 2006 - 36 second arm bar
American Golden Cup (Rio) 2005 Purple belt Medio 3rd Place
Mudial 2005 (Rio) medio - competitor
Judo Invt. 1st 2004
Relson Classic 2004 competitor
Jiffy Jeff no gi advanced division 2003-2nd place
Gracie Barra KC Invitational Advanced GO 2003 2nd Place.
Ethan Benda
Ethan has been a Certified Trainer for over
10 years, but he was born with an innate drive for fitness. He was the weird
kid in the neighborhood that built obstacle courses and made the other kids
have pushup contests. Ethan is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, a
Certified Specialist in Performance Nutrition, and the developer of
Functional Interval Training.
Ethan has studied various forms of hand-to-hand combat including Judo,
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, Kempo Karate and Muay Thai and holds a
2nd-degree black belt in American Combat Ju-Jitsu. He is a MMA coach and
trainer, and a member of the Mixed Martial Arts International Federation.
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Ethan Benda
NASM, Certified Personal Trainer
Member, International Mixed Martial Arts Federation
816.225.0242
www.fitinkc.com
Ethan is available for private fitness and
martial arts training. Please contact him for availability
Deryck Ripley
Deryck has been a professional fighter since
2002 competing in nearly 40 MMA fights around the country. He began his
training at an early age of 6 when he started wrestling. That took him on to
Missouri Valley College where he was an NAIA National Qualifier. Wanting
something to do between college wrestling seasons Deryck contacted a Jiu
Jitsu school about beginning training..... 2 weeks later he found himself in
his first MMA fight and has been hooked since!
Deryck has spent time training with many UFC, WEC, Strikeforce and Pride
veterans through the years. This combined with his experiences wrestling and
coaching wrestling at the high school and college level are sure to help you
improve every aspect of you MMA game.
J.J.Barnes (Kickboxing Instructor)
J.J. Barnes started his interest in martial arts when he was 8 years old. At around the same time he also became interested in boxing, When kickboxing was introduced to the United States in 1975, it was an easy decision what he was going to do. J.J. became a police officer for the Kansas City Police Department in 1987. During his time in the department, he became a National Trainer for the National Law Enforcement Training Center, which trains other officers in defensive tactics throughout the world. He is also currently a National Trainer for Rockford Ju Jitsu and Kickboxing Academy in Rockford, IL. And a National Trainer for Elite (enhanced law enforcement training and education) in Providence, RI.
J.J. has compiled a professional record of 21 wins with 6 losses. 17 of those wins came by way of knockout, He was ranked as high as #2 in the world with the International Kickboxing Federation, and is currently still ranked in the top ten. He fought two IKF U.S. Middleweight titles, coming up short on both attempts.
J.J. is currently a personal trainer at Steele Gym and Fitness and teaches kickboxing both there and at Adrenaline.
