Team Santos Jiu Jitsu

Instructors

Team Santos is a Jiu Jitsu Team run original Cesar Gracie Team member’s (1995) Jon Santos and Caleb Mitchell. We push the basics we train hard. Adult and Kid’s Classes run daily. The longest running Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program in the Danville/San Ramon area.Classes help kids listen better, believe in themselves also working with others.

We have a new Muay Thai Kickboxing class lead by rising MMA star Joe Kropschot Mon/Wed 4-5pm

Team Santos is open to interested students of all levels! No long term contracts! Kids classes Monday-Thursday 5pm-6pm.Saturday Open Roll 10am-12pm Adult/Kids classes cost $125 a month for unlimited classes. First week is free with no obligation (and no long term contracts ever). Located at 2001 Omega Road San Ramon ste 100 (first floor), CA 94583 (Next to Golden Skate). Call (925) 519-4459.

Team Santos Jiu Jitsu

Instructors

All kids classes are run by head instructor Black belt Jon Santos and Brown Belt Jessica Rodriguez. We work on building kids up - we workout, run, learn new moves and then drill and train. Anti-bully classes are mixed into current schedule no extra charge. We don't charge for belt testing you earn them here. Drop-ins welcomed $20. Meet the team below!

Head Instructor

Jon Santos

Jon Santos is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cesar Gracie he is also from the original 1995 Gracie systems Team. With over 24 years of experience, Jon has won many awards and competitions including four Gracie Opens (1st Place) and multiple other gold and silver medals in championships around Northern California. He enjoys competing, teaching, and coaching students and fighters in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

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Jiu Jitsu Instructor

Jessica Rodriguez

Jessica Rodriguez is a BJJ Brown belt and world class grappler. Coach Jess started Jiu Jitsu at the original Cesar Gracie Academy with Coach Jon and Coach Caleb. Jessica has competed in high level BJJ matches all over the world, including many IBJJF competitions, SubCon, EPIC, FIVE, Abu Dhabi, NAGA, and soon F2W.

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MMA/Jiu Jitsu Instructor

Caleb Mitchell

Caleb Mitchell is professional MMA fighter and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cesar Gracie. He has a professional MMA record of 7-4. Caleb is a veteran of MMA, having his first fight over 18 years ago. He has fought in many prestigious promotions, including IFC, WEC, Shooto and WAR.

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Kickboxing / Jiu Jitsu
Personal trainer / MMA Coach

Joe Kropschot

Joe is a professional MMA fighter and was previously the number one ranked amateur middleweight in California. He holds a Brown belt in Bazilian Jiu Jitsu under Jon Santos. He previously held the CAMO middleweight belt as well as the Conquer Fighting & Bay Area Combat Middleweight Belts, with an amateur MMA record of 5-0 and a pro record of 4-0. Joe also competes in many BJJ promotions, including NAGA, Fight to Win, and many IBJJF competitions.

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MMA/Muay Thai/Jiu Jitsu Instructor

Bret Bergmark

Bret Bergmark is professional MMA fighter and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cesar Gracie. He has a professional MMA record of 9-1-1. Bret is a veteran of many prestigious MMA promotions, including Strikeforce, WEC and Pancrase.

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Jiu Jitsu Instructor

Jay 'JJ Machine' Santos

Jay Santos is a purple belt. Jay started training Jiu Jitsu with Ralph and Cesar Gracie over 21 years ago. He holds multiple gold and silver medals from the U.S. Open & the Gracie Open. Jay brings a high level technical game to his teaching.

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Kids Coach

Taylor

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