About our professor

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Born Jason Yglesias  in San Francisco 1970,  father of 5,

RETIRED  Radio Comic/Personality (KAPA FM) 

Music Producer & Engineer at Mixed Emotion Studio HI

Music & PE (BJJ) Teacher , Konawaena Middle School, Kona HI

Konawanea High asst Wrestling & Judo Coach.

STARTED FIRST ON CAMPUS  BJJ PROGRAMS AT BOTH KONAWAENA MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL! Yes you can sign up for Jiu Jitsu  as your PE elective. 

- 1st Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 

under IBJJF 5th degree Black Belt Carlos Catania

CARLOS GRACIE>REYSON GRACIE>OSVALDO ALVES>SERGIO PENHA>CARLOS CATANIA>JAZ . Started Nogi around 2000, Gi 2009. Received Black 2/8/21

(from white to purple : under Kahana Cordeiro , RMNU / Nova Uniao) 

- PACIFIC / ASIA REP : SCIENTIFIC WRESTLING  (CATCH WRESTLING) (Under Jake Shannon  and  Wade Schalles) Billy Robinson & Karl Gotch Lineage

- Black Belt Kodenkan Jujitsu (8th Dan)

(Okazaki>Luke>Limbago>Kutzen>Jaz)

- Black Belt Hawaiian Kenpo ( 8th Dan under Jaime & Jason Abregana)

- Black Belt Escrima , Arnis  De Mano 

 Randy Arellano > Tony Liptak > Jaz

- Additional teachers, Coaches 

 Wally Jay (Small Circle Jujitsu), Norman Navarro (Lua), Rudy Valentino (Kenpo,Kickboxing), 

Mike Heineke (Escrima, Descendants of Pulahan), Joel Bane (CACC & BJJ) , Sean Daugherty (CACC),

Gary Dugaran (Boxing), Tony Liptak (Kenpo / Arnis), Jason Abregana (Shoot Wrestling and Kenpo)

Prof David Ruiz (GJJ),  Joel Yglesias , Dad (Balisong) 

• Jaz started Martial Arts in 1979 (with Judo), started folk wrestling in 7th grade
• 25 years Catch Wrestling, Combat Sports,  formally 2 years with Snake Pit USA (as  Hawai'i rep Coach) received CCBJJ,  BJJ Brown Belt from Snake Pit  USA founder Joel Bane)
• Former Pro Wrestler (Japanese style / Puroresu) 
• Former MMA Coach Team Shoot Hawaii ( 2000-2012)