Meet Our Instructors

Why Ares Peoria

More than the strongest option in the area

People come from around the world to train with our black belts and affiliation mates—and you get that same room week in and week out in Peoria. You’re not choosing a generic “martial arts school.” You’re choosing a competition-proven staff, a full kids-to-adults schedule, and coaches who live the same tournaments and training standards they teach.

• World-class coaching on the mats

  Your head instructor is an IBJJF World, European, and multi-time Pan champion with top-10 global ranking credentials—as a competitor and as the leader of your academy’s curriculum.

• Programs for every age and goal

  Kids, adults, early-morning athletes, ladies-only classes, homeschool-friendly scheduling, and striking with a dedicated striking coach—so your family can grow on one timetable instead of chasing three different gyms.

• Competition-ready culture, beginner-welcoming floors

  Multiple IBJJF-experienced black and brown belts on staff, plus assistants who compete—balanced with fundamentals classes and clear mat etiquette so first-timers aren’t thrown into the deep end blind.

• Peoria roots, global draw

  The same black belts and affiliation mates visitors plan trips around—you’re on that mat on Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria, under the Ares BJJ academy mark, without leaving the northwest Valley for destination-gym depth.

See the programs and class schedule, or contact us to plan your complimentary first visit.