On March 7th – 11, We had 5 BJJ competitors travel along with Professor Mauricio to compete at the 2018 IBJJF Pan Ams Tournament. Everyone did an excellent job and we are very proud of each of their performances! Andy…
Our Jiu Jitsu team arrived in Irvine, California today to compete at the 2018 IBJJF Pan Ams tournament. We have 5 competitors in total and 2 competed today. Andy Young won his first match 12-0 in the Adult Men's Blue…
Ever wonder how BJJ differs from the traditional Japanese art of Jiu Jitsu, or how the BJJ evolved out of the Japanese form? If you’re a part of the modern mixed martial arts world like we are, you probably have…
Checkmat founder and world famous BJJ Black Belt, Leo Vieira, is coming to The Cellar Gym on February 24th to teach a Youth and Adult seminar. Prepare for his arrival by checking out the video below. He teaches a leg…
This past Saturday, December 9th... The Cellar Gym had our December BJJ promotions. Congratulations to all of our newly promoted Blue, Purple and Brown Belts. Blue Belt: Damon Leahy CJ Hays Zachary Ollerman Chris Selleck Purple Belt: Ryan Grant Brown…
The Cellar Gym's BJJ team did great last weekend at the MNBJJF Winter Open. We brought home lots of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in both the kids and adult divisions. We won 1st place in "Best Academy" for team…
Congratulations to Andy Young on winning 3 gold medals in Gi, Open Gi and No-Gi today. Congratulations to Kong Lo as well for taking home silver in both GI and No-Gi at the @grapplingindustries tournament today! #bjj #jiujitsu #grapplingindustries #checkmatminneapolis…
The Cellar Gym had a great showing this last weekend at F2W Pro 50 in Lakeville, MN. Tom Krenzel won his F2Win Pro Jiu Jitsu match by unanimous decision! Kenn Glenn won his F2Win Pro Jiu Jitsu match by split…
Want to help your child practice at home? Check out the video to see Coach Michelle Donovan and Coach Aidan finish the "Hip escape drill" from last week and show how you can do this with your child!
Fight 2 Win Pro visits Minneapolis for the first time on Friday, October 6th at Lakeville Hasse Arena in Lakeville, MN. The Cellar Gym and Checkmat Minneapolis will represent with 3 professional Jiu Jitsu matches. Come cheer on Kenn Glenn,…