Kearney Combat Sports & Fitness

Kearney Combat Sports & Fitness provides martial arts instruction and athletic conditioning at 2219 Central Ave in Kearney, Nebraska. The training facility is a We Defy Foundation approved facility for veterans and offers prospective members introductory seven-day trial packages. Owner and head trainer Richard Barajas brings sixteen years of mixed martial arts experience, leading youth Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes and directing the Kearney Fight Team MMA program. Black belt instructor Alexander Weaver, who received his rank under Carlos Machado after more than nine years on the mats, serves as an active certified personal trainer and youth coach. Brown belt coach Rachel Silverman, who received her rank under Felipe Fogolin at Triunfo BJJ, holds a doctorate in sport management and teaches at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Assistant striking coach Juan Arredondo contributes over thirty years of boxing experience dating to 1993. Coursework includes gi and no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, youth boxing, stance and footwork drills, and mixed martial arts combat training available through group schedules and private lessons.