INSTRUCTORS

JOEL PETIT

Joel started his official martial arts career in 1995 by studying Jeet Kwon Do under Guro John Daniels and received his black belt in JKD and Kali in 1997. He started BJJ under the Straight Blast system in 1996. Moved to Washington in 1997 and started Byakko Ryu Jujutsu and received his black belt in that system in 2002. He has also studied Pentjak Silat, Muay Thai, Muay Lao, a little karate, and some Kung Fu.

He took his first MMA fight in 2003 after studying Kickboxing for about a year and has about 21 fights and several belts and championships since then. He is currently a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a very respected and successful professional MMA fighter.He instructs the MMA/Kickboxing Classes and coaches MMA fighters in competition.

JOEY REESE

Joey started martial arts in 1992 and holds black belt and 2 brown with additional certifications in jeet kun do white tiger kung fu kempo and escrima. He started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1998 and currently is a brown belt. His technical repetoire is excellent.

Joey is the one of the best referees in the Northwest and he serves the art in that capacity at each Revolution Tournament, the Northwest's largest BJJ Tournament. At Brazilian Jiu-jitsu of Olympia he runs adult classes as needed, but he is an essential part of our tremendous Kid's program.

BOBBY JACOBSEN

Bobby started training martial arts in 1990 studying Danzan Ryu Jujitsu.  He earned a black belt in that art in 1995.  In the summer of 1992 one of the black belts from the school attended a couple of Gracie jiu-jitsu seminars and showed what he had learned.  The art seemed so much more effective and he became infatuated with learning the grappling art.  Unfortunately there were very few legit instructors at the time in the U.S. so he got what available info there was out on video and just rolled with the guys in his gym.  Before finding BJJ of Olympia he trained at ATT West/Victory Athletics.  
 
Bobby had his first fight in 1996 fighting in Matt Hume's UFCF organization.  Over the next few years Bobby fought 11 times.  After a 6 year hiatus he fought 3 times in 2005.  In February 2011 he was scheduled to make his professional mma debut but his opponent pulled out of the fight. 
 
Bobby is currently a brown belt at BJJ of Olympia, teaches the Sunday classes and helps the fighters prepare for upcoming fights