Our Coaches

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    Alejandro Perez

    Coach Alex is the head coach at Forge Brazilian Jiujitsu. He is a black belt under Jean Jacques Machado.

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    Sam Lee

    Coach Sam has been on the mats for ten plus years and is a brown belt from the Forge Brazilian Jiujitsu lineage. He’s a proud husband, dad, pastor, and coffee roaster.

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    Anthony Rico

    Coach Rico is passionate about wrestling and has been competing since age 9. Now, as a brown belt, he brings that same energy and expertise to his stand-up class every Wednesday.

    He can’t wait to see you on the mats to learn the art of Brazilian Jiujitsu and wrestling in a fun, dynamic, and supportive environment.