If you train BJJ in Tennessee could you please post your school name, instructors name and rank, and contact information.
Even if it's more of a club than a school, please post the information anyway. Thanks in advance!
I respect trolls from all styles,
Mickey
I heard Mickey Swafford is the man and is now in Chatanooga TN.
Hi Jackel,
I train BJJ in Memphis under David Ferguson. He's a purple belt and our school is under Adriano Lucio of BTT. Our school is Memphis Judo and Jiu-Jitsu and I believe you can contact David Ferguson at fdavidbjj@aol.com.
I used to train with Jonathan Border at Germantown Martial Arts. He's a brown belt with Nova Uniao, and a brown in Judo (he's one blackbelt divisions in the TN state champs a few times and teaches Judo as well). Oh, and he's certified to teach Thai under Master Toddy.
Give him a call at (901) 283-0871 (and tell him Kyle from Australia says hi as well.
Oh, and I've run into David years ago at Chad's back in Memphis. He was the smoothest blue I had ever met, and I'm sure he's only getting better.
Cheers,
Kyle
TTT for Jackel Jiu-Jitsu!!!
Knoxville Barzilian Jiu-Jitsu
3407 N. Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37917
http://www.kbjj.com
(865) 805-0934
Matt and John Hosford - Purple Belts under Pedro Sauer
Hey Mickey,
Post your contact info for Chattanooga when you get settled.
In Nasville there is Nashville Mixed Martial Arts and Luis (i have no idea of his last name) teaches there. he is a 5th degree black belt under Rickson.
does eric silver still teach bjj in nashville?
Cleveland Jiu-jitsu Club
54 Mouse Creek Road
Cleveland, TN 37312
(423) 472-9393
jvhoffer@earthlink.net
Purple Belt Brazilian (2002)
Black Belt Hakko Denshin Ryu (1989)
Also, check out Chet Blalock in Chattanooga
3613 B Ringold Road
East Ridge, TN (423) 622-5159
Brown Belt under Allan Goes
Thank you very much guys!
Keep them coming.
I will give you guys my information when I get to Chattanooga and get settled in, but until then I will be traveling in the state quite a bit and want to drop by all the schools that I can and train while traveling.
I respect trolls from all styles,
Mickey
Hey,
There is a school in Cookeville, TN. Make sure you do not forget about that one. Sorry to see you go man.
K2,
David just opened up his own school away from Chad's with quite a number of guys training now. I can't really imagine him as a blue belt =]
Jackel: Whats all this crazy talk about training in other schools? If you're not training in Atlanta you're not training!
HH,
That's cool that David has a school now, and I'm sure that training with BTT will only make David scarier. I'm probably going to come back for a week and train with Jonathan, but I'd like to drop in to David's as well. Do you guys have a website? Also, is anyone training between Christmas and New Years at all?
Cheers,
Kyle
K2,
We do not have a website or anything, but David posts on here with the screenname "Memphis" and his email is fdavidbjj@aol.com. I'm pretty sure that some of us will be around during the Christmas and New Years holidays. I know I will be.
TTT for Gracie Barra Tn & Pedrinho
Heavy Hands,
Thanks for the info. I will try to catch David while I'm back.
Cheers,
Kyle
Brad Hatcher (Karate/BJJ): http://www.hatchersmartialarts.com/
Pedro Brandao: PMAA (Kali, MT, BJJ, Are these the Gracie Barra guys?) : http://www.pmaknoxville.com/
Knoxville BJJ (straight BJJ) Matt Hosford, Knoxville : http://www.kbjj.com/kbjj/
David Ferguson is a Purple belt and excellent and what he does. There is also a Brown belt in Martin, Tn under Carlos Valente. His name is Jorge Borras. Very nice guy.
Luiz Palhares is teching in Nashville. Black Belt under Rickson
http://luizpalharesjiujitsu.com/
Eric Silver sometimes teaches the class at Nashville Mixed Martial Arts Academy when Luiz is away for a while.