Instructors

Carlos Gracie Jr. and Matthias Meister, Head Instructor/Owner of Gracie Barra NOLABJJ

Head instructors Marco Macera, Mattias Meister, and "Doc" Eddie Lirette, active competitors with years of experience and numerous medals in Sport Jiu Jitsu, including Pan, NAGA, and Mundials Championships.

Reilly Bodycomb is a Sambo instructor and competitor.
His recent competition achievements include winning a gold medal in the 2011 Dutch Sambo Open Championships, as well as winning a Bronze Medal in the 2010 USA Sambo Open Championships. He has also won numerous advanced level No-Gi grappling tournaments including the 2009 NAGA North-East Groundfighting Championships. He was on the U.S. World Team that attended the 2008 Sambo World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
He is Sponsored by Nogi Industries, and Lockflow.com.

Collin Murray, BJJ Brown Belt

More information coming soon.

Caroline Vanek, BJJ Brown Belt

Caroline is a nationally ranked brown belt with over ten years of BJJ training.  In addition to placing in numerous state and regional competitions, she placed 2nd in the 2009 NAGA-Texas Europa World Grappling Championships- Women’s Advanced Gi, as well as placing 2nd in her weight class for the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation 2009 Pan-American Championship 2009.

Gavin Murray, BJJ Purple Belt

More information coming soon.

Jessica Edwards, BJJ Blue Belt

Jessica has been training BJJ for 4 years, and grappling for three years prior.