KBG Athletes

11 year old New Orleans born Isaih F. Calderon has been practicing BJJ for the almost 2 years since residing in Northwest Houston. Training under the Team Tooke Cypress banner, he is guided by blackbelt Travis Tooke & Miguel Castro. As one of his true passions, he enjoys the art for its constant learning and constant challenges.

 

 Some of his favorite players include World/ADCC CHs Xande Ribeirio & Marcelo Garcia; "I really like Xande for his philosophies and Marcelo for his intelligence, I really want to mix their styles into the way I play." 

A major goal for Isaih is to keep having fun and to hopefully inspire others.

Shaun started in the art of jiu jitsu in December 2008 in Hawaii, initially as a way to stay in shape, but soon realized the discipline, honor, and tradition of the sport was exactly what he was looking for to balance and enhance his life. Moving to Virginia in 2010, Shaun now trains at Charlottesville BJJ, where he is motivated to train harder and keep learning from the teammates he rolls with five nights a week. Shaun is a Purple Belt.

For inspiration, Shaun looks to Saulo Ribeiro, author of Jiu Jitsu University, who noted, "When you react, you don't give your mind the time to get filled with emotions. You are devoid of anger, fear, and frustration; you are simply moving.”

Is a blue belt in BJJ.  

She started training in January 2010 under Roberto Traven in Atlanta, Georgia.  After graduating from college in

May 2011, she moved back home to New Jersey.  She then trained  in New York under Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro.  Ayanthi is currently training under Jason Scully, who is a black belt under Jared Weiner.

She has been doing some form of martial arts since she was 10, but "Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been the most
challenging and interesting.  I credit my martial arts experience in helping me gain confidence and become more outgoing." 

Ayanthi also runs atraining blog at crashflowgo.blogspot.com.

Sally Arsenault is a blue belt under Renzo Gracie black belt Kevin Taylor at Titans MMA, AKA the Taylor Gang, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has been training Brazilian jiu jitsu for over 4 years and although she began for self-defence purposes, she has recently begun competing to test her skills against other women in the sport. In addition to her teammates, she admires BJJ competitors such as Mackenzie Dern, Braulio Estima and Emily Kwok.

Sally is also a freelance writer for Breaking Muscle and provides weekly articles featuring product reviews, training techniques, strength and conditioning routines and interviews with interesting martial arts personalities.

http://breakingmuscle.com/author/sally-arsenault