Iron Roots Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Iron Roots Brazilian Jiu Jitsu operates at 1903 E Cache La Poudre St in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The martial arts academy provides Brazilian jiu-jitsu training, striking arts, and practical self-defense education for children, teens, and adults across the Colorado Springs area. Instruction at the school is directed by head instructors Professor Dan Ries, who earned his black belt under Paul Tom and the Flavio Behring North American Association in 2019, and Professor Erin Johnson, who received her black belt in 2020. The coaching staff guides classes through systematic movement drills, defensive framing, positional control, and submission mechanics. Instructors emphasize leverage and technical precision, maintaining an encouraging and safe learning environment on the mats. The academy organizes its curriculum into targeted developmental programs. Course offerings include Adult Jiu Jitsu, Women's Jiu Jitsu for self-defense, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and youth tracks divided into Ninja Kids and Samurai Kids groups. Training sessions combine positional repetition, controlled sparring, and athletic conditioning to develop functional grappling skill, physical endurance, and practical personal protection proficiency.