Meet Our Fully Qualified Instructors

Tommy Montoya
Chief Visionary Officer

2 x World Champion

Our Vision

” To create a safe environment that allows Jiu Jitsu to be a medium for leaders to be developed and mentored “.

 

Professor Tommy Montoya is a Clark Gracie Jiu Jitsu 2nd degree black belt with  30+  years of Martial Arts experience. Tommy Montoya is from Dallas, TX and studied Criminal Justice at Kentucky State University and he is an entrepreneur working to create the gym in his vision and is a mentor to many in this field. He is also NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) certified and is passionate about improving people’s quality of life with good nutrition, learning functional movements and imparting the philosophy and foundation of Jiu Jitsu as taught by Carlos Gracie. He has trained with Master Gracie’s throughout U.S and Brazil and received his black belt in December 2016. Tommy has acquired a world title and many national titles and championships and have guided many others to their own championship victories. Currently Tommy resides in Corpus Christi, TX where he owns his academy and is a Clark Gracie representative with the Gracie Allegiance Team U.S.A.

IBJJF World Champion – Blackbelt (No-Gi) x 2
IBJJF American National Grand Slam Champion – Blackbelt (GI/No-Gi).
Fight To Win #147 Champion –  Blackbelt 
IBJJF AUSTIN,TX – Blackbelt Champion X 3 
IBJJF SAN ANTONIO,TX –  Blackbelt Champion X 2 
IBJJF Houston  TX –  Blackbelt Champion x 4
IBJJF Houston, Tx – Blackbelt Nogi Champion 
NAGA World  Champion (Gi/No-Gi)
IBJJF Texas State -Blackbelt Champion 
IBJJF Master World – Blackbelt Silver Medalist 
IBJJF Pan American – Blackbelt Silver Medalist x 3
TAAF Judo Texas State Champion
MMA Fighter

CHE – LU Karate 4th Degree Black Belt

Gracie Jiu Jitsu 2nd Degree Black Belt

Criminal Justice Degree

John Maxwell Team Certified

IBJJF Certified

NASM P.T Certified

Law Enforcement/Military Tactical Certified

CPR Certified

Devin Singer
Chief Operations Officer

Kids Program Director
-10+ years of Jiu-Jitsu experience
-10+ years as an elementary public school teacher and coach
-Competed in IBJJF, NAGA, MMA Fights, and Army combatives tournaments
-B.S. in Kinesiology and M.S. in Education
-Army veteran with 12 years of service
Coach Singer has been a teacher in the Corpus Christi for over ten years. He has taught all core
subjects and was also a K-5 Physical Education teacher for 2 years. He has vast experience working with
a wide variety of students from Pre-K to 5th
grade including working with students with special needs.
As someone that has trained a variety of martial arts and competed in the cage as an MMA fighter,
Coach Singer believes in the importance of Jiu-Jitsu above all others. He knows the importance of
discipline, fittness, confidence, self-control, and self-defense; and he believes Jiu-Jitsu to be a great way
for children to learn these skills.
Coach Singer wants his students to have fun and enjoy the life-long rewards that Jiu-Jitsu provides.
 
 
 

Clark Gracie
Chief Executive Officer

brazilian jiu jitsu gym

In 2010 Clark Gracie was awarded his black belt under his father Grand Master Carley Gracie. Now he finds himself on top of podiums at worldwide events against some of the best competitors in the world. .
Being the grandson of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie, Clark has had a large legacy to live up to. He does it with grace, fluidity and apparent ease. Over the course of his career he has used the skills taught to him by his family to develop a style all his own. This same style is setting the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world on fire. Under the tutelage of his father Carley Gracie, and his coach Rodrigo Medeiros, Clark has become the most active competing member of the Gracie family.

The majority of the year you will find Clark teaching at his San Diego academies, but also enjoys to travel abroad, mostly for tournaments and seminars, but also to taste the flavors of jiu-jitsu worldwide. With quite a nomadic childhood, this should not surprise anyone. His love of travel stems from growing up between San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As much as Clark enjoys the sights abroad he is always happy to return to his Southern California home in San Diego, California. It is here that Clark teaches and practices the family values passed down to him from preceding generations.

2019 NO GI WORLD CHAMPION

2016 Berkut Pro vs Magid Hage – Win

2015 3rd place Masters Worlds

US National Pro Jiu-jitsu Championship
1st place Division
2nd place Absolute

Metamoris match vs Roberto “Satoshi” Souza – Draw

2014 1st Place Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tokyo

Metamoris match vs Rafael Mendes
Draw

Five Grappling Texas Championship
1st place

2013 Winner at Copa Podio Desafia das Cidades Superfight vs Diego Borges

3rd place Abu Dhabi World Pro tournament San Diego

1st Place Pan American Championship

2012 GSPN Jiu-Jitsu Superfight Champion

3rd place European jiu jitsu championship

3rd place Arizona international open – absolute division

2nd place world pro Abu Dhabi trials tournament

3rd place at Pan American tournament

2nd place New York Open Jiu-Jitsu Championships

ADCC Israel Tournament Superfight Champion

2nd place British Open Jiu-Jitsu Competition

2nd Place Invad Tahiti No Gi Invitational Pro Tournament

3rd Place European No Gi Championship

2nd Place World No Gi Championship

2011 3rd Place World Championship Jiu-Jitsu

1st Place Samurai Jiu-Jitsu Pro

3rd Place Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship

3rd Place Abu Dhabi Trials

2nd Place Chicago Open

2010
1st Place American Nationals

1st Place New York Open

2nd Place Pan American Championship

1st Place World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup – Abu Dhabi Trials

2009
1st Place World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championships

1st Place US National No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championships

1st Place Grapplers Quest

2007

2nd Place No-Gi Worlds

2nd Place American Nationals

1st Place Fabio Santos Open

2006

1st Place California Classic International

1st Place Arizona State Grappling Challenge

1st Place American Nationals

Pan American Medalist in April

2005
1st Place American Nationals

1st Place Champion in the San Diego Open

1st Place South Bay Jiu-Jitsu Tournament

Together we offer the best family martial arts and personal training experience.

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