Jim Terry

Jim started jiu jitsu after watching Royce Gracie compete in the first UFC. After attending a seminar with Royce Gracie in Thornwood, NY he was hooked. He trained with Royce Gracie for several years attaining his blue belt from Royce. Received his purple belt from Relson Gracie. Received brown belt from Relson Gracie’s first American Black belt Steve Maxwell. Was promoted to Black belt by Saulo Riberio.

In his early training the only “official” school he could find in 1995 was in Philadelphia run by Steve and DC Maxwell. For 15 years he drove every Saturday to Philadelphia (135 miles one way) to train with the team in Philly all day and then come home to train a handful of students.

He has  trained with Royce, Relson, Royler, Rolker and Rodrigo Gracie. I have trained with Master Steve Maxwell ( Steve was my principle jiu jitsu instructor for 15 years) , DC Maxwell, Regis Lebre, Rodrigo Pagani, and “Little” Tony Pacenski.

Black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu

Master rank in Goju Ryu Karate (retired)

Brown belt in Judo

Mike Bannon

Mike has a passion for teaching martial arts and provides a level of detail not found in most gyms.  He has a wealth of experience and knowledge in Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing and Wrestling.

Mike wrestled in both highschool and college, where he was awarded the NHSCA All American in 2001.

In addition to wrestling and competing professionally in MMA – carrying around a professional 5-2 mark which included a pro career with world renowned Bellator. Mike also took first place in the Brown Belt, Middle Weight class of the prestigious PAN International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Championships (IBJJF) in 2016.

Brian Fells

Brian is a United States Air Force combat veteran and current purple belt, Brian walked through the doors of Mike's gym back in 2015 after his wife bought him a gift certificate and has been training Jiu Jitsu under Mike Bannon ever since. He has developed a deep understanding of the art and continues to develop his skills. 

Brian has competed in several local tournaments, but his real passion is coaching. He is highly active in the local community where he has also coached local baseball, softball and soccer.