Curtis “Razor” Blaydes takes on Junior Dos Santos in tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night in Raleigh. This main event should be packed with action as both men are fighting for title contention. Professor Cody Donovan has been training and traveling with Blaydes since the start of his UFC career. Blaydes frequents High Altitude Martial Arts […]
Conor McGregor makes his highly anticipated return to the UFC octagon against Colorado’s own, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. This fight should be entertaining to say the least. Did you know Cowboy is an Easton BJJ Blackbelt? Did you know Cowboy trained at High Altitude Martial Arts when he first started his mixed martial arts journey? Did […]
The gym will be closed the evening of January 6th for the annual Easton staff holiday party.The new schedule is starts Wednesday, January 8th!
Give a child you love the gift of self confidence! Send your kids to learn all about the 3 Ts of dealing with bullies and unwanted contact. “Talk, Tell, Tackle.” On the second day of school this year our son was approached by two boys with misguided intentions. After setting up a foot race, in […]
“Why don’t you train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?”, was a question I got asked almost daily. I am married to a black belt, Cody Donovan, (together for 10 years, married for 6 years), we own a martial arts academy (High Altitude Martial Arts/Easton Aurora) and my sister, Bobbie, is a bad ass blue belt. I am […]
A few weeks ago, we asked everyone to sum up their first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or Striking class experience in one sentence. Here are the responses we have received so far: Never knew my body could do this…I’m a human pretzel! Challenging but feeling accomplished; I was home. This place feels like home. My only […]
What was your first day of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu like? A collection of brutally honest answers. A lot of discomfort. Getting smashed…a lot. But to be honest, that still happens after months, actually make that years, of training so… I went through a bunch of drills I didn’t understand. Got beat up by a purple […]
Receiving your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt is a huge accomplishment. It is often regarded the most satisfying of promotions, outside of your black belt of course. You officially crossed over from being a newbie who didn’t know how to shrimp or what mount meant, to a respected and a committed member of the jiu […]
The New You Life…what a ride. A roller coaster full of ups and downs. We only have one life and want to make the most of it but boy, it can be exhausting. Are you burnt out? While there are many ways to cope with this burn out, I can suggest one way you can […]
We’re so sure you’ll love High Altitude Martial Arts, we’re offering an introductory class!
