Brandon’s Gym - Carlson Gracie Columbus Jiu Jitsu

09/26/2026

We’re proud of this guy’s soccer. Today he had 2 goals and an assist on a corner kick. They won a close game 4-3 in this Dublin tournament. Side note, training in our gym has made Charlie a better athlete than he would have been otherwise and it never hurts to be used to the “pushing and shoving” in the event that it occurs…;). Alexandra Willis Njaga Matar Faal Upper Arlington United

09/18/2026

Just out here trying to wrangle these kids and get them doing the right things. Tonight we’re working on the “tape drill” that I have shamelessly copied from my coach Adam DiSabato This helps us learn how to take a shot then get off our knees and drive up to finish.

09/13/2026

Welp, Browns getting smoked after an OSU loss last night? Guess it’s time to go to the gym. Like my dad wisely said years ago, don’t devote the entire day to it…lol. I like doing these dips. Special people can do more, but regular people can’t do any.

09/04/2026

We are making progress bit by bit. Everyone has to know the front headlock. Here we’re snapping to a front headlock, getting the opponent down then running behind. This is the number one skill you can teach your kid to make them tough. You really can’t debate it at this point.

09/02/2026

Day by day we build these skills up. I’m proud of this guy because he looks pretty smooth when he’s doing this stance and motion drill. Maybe it doesn’t seem like much but I watched numerous kids come up doing this stuff. A lot of them fell off, but the ones that stayed ended up being very tough. The stance and motion was at the middle of it all. Adam DiSabato

08/24/2026

What a day today people. Thanks to my friend Chad Blevins for giving us notice the one and only Sam Jones was going to be in Columbus. It’s almost a crime that Charlie hadn’t met Coach Sam yet but we finally fixed that today. We went up to Powell Fitness to learn from Coach and got a few rounds of sparring in. What a great day. Chad Blevins

08/13/2026

Day by day we chip away at building this skill. This is our best version of the Sam’s Gym system of striking that is close to 100 years old. Throwing a jab to get in range, blocking and slipping punches, combinations on the inside are all covered in this short video. If you want to learn let us know!

08/10/2026

08/08/2026

Here’s a good old “trap and roll” mount escape for our new people. We’re getting these new folks up to speed on basic BJJ techniques and none are more important than classic, timeless mount escapes.

08/01/2026

Today we worked on the classic collar choke, Jiu Jitsu 101. Awesome stuff. Then we worked on a series I learned at a Carlson Gracie Jr. seminar in like 2014. I’ve been trying to perfect it ever since. Collar choke, pass the opponent’s arm across, shoulder lock, arm lock and maybe next class we’ll do the sweep.