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Eden Prairie, MN
World Jiu Jitsu Academy is a martial arts school located at 6900 Shady Oak Rd #100 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Founded in 2012, the academy provides Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense instruction for youth and adult practitioners throughout the southwestern Twin Cities suburbs. The school is owned and directed by Head Instructor Jeremy Anderson, who has built a competitive background across wrestling, mixed martial arts, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, including a gold medal win in the blue belt division at the 2010 Pan Jiu Jitsu Championships in California. He is joined on the mats by instructors Dan Schwichtenberg, a certified Modern Army Combatives Program Level 2 instructor, Jonathan Ranch, and Coach Mike Foote. Offerings include foundational adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes focusing on leverage, positional control, and submissions, alongside a structured Kid's Martial Arts program. Training is conducted in a clean, safety-oriented environment that emphasizes incremental learning and technical fundamentals for practitioners of all fitness levels. Prospective students and local families can visit the academy website to review class schedules and register for an introductory training option.
Eden Prairie, MN
Gorilla Combat LLC operates a martial arts academy and combat conditioning gym at 7887 Fuller Road, Suite 101, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Founded in 1998 by head instructor Caleb Traviño, the school delivers striking and grappling instruction for beginners through competitive combat athletes. Head instructor Caleb Traviño brings thirty-four years of Muay-Thai boxing experience as a Level 10 Prajioud Black instructor and eighteen years of USA Boxing experience, having contested bouts in San Francisco and Amsterdam. The coaching roster also features Level 4 Muay-Thai instructor Russ Youngquist, and boxing coach Juan Morales, who has competed and coached fighters in Mexico for fourteen years. Instructors hold certifications through USA Boxing and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Curriculum offerings span Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, technical boxing fundamentals, Muay-Thai kickboxing, and twelve-round interval fitness training, alongside Gorilla Kids martial arts classes.