John McKean, a second degree black belt under the legendary jiujiteiro Pedro Sauer, opened Combat Arts Strength & Conditioning in 2015. John has 20 years of experience as a martial artist, boasts a professional MMA record of 4-2, and lived in Brazil for a year training under Royler Gracie. His teaching style is philosophical and detail-oriented, and includes both gi and no-gi jiujitsu as well as martial-arts-focused strength & conditioning.
In 2018, he welcomed Amir Allam and 10th Planet Jiujitsu into his gym, sparking an unprecedented collaboration between old school and new. Combat Arts is now home to two high-level black belts of radically different styles and lineages, but with the same fundamental commitments to their students: mastery of technique, precision of movement, and friendly community for all.
Inquire today about how you can train with both instructors to experience the full panoply of jiujitsu.
Amir earned his PhD in Geophysics from the University of Southern California in 2013 and his black belt under Eddie Bravo in 2014; he went from white to black entirely at 10th Planet HQ. A professor of seismology (the study of earthquakes) at the University of Utah, Amir brings a cerebral academic approach to the grappling arts, emphasizing details and precision in his instruction. An active competitor since he began wrestling in junior high, he's won numerous Grappler's Quest, NAGA, and Gracie National/World tournaments, is a veteran of EBI and ADCC, and was a member of the championship-winning Team 10th Planet at Quintet 2. Amir's skillset focuses on the coolest-looking rolling, flying, and rubber-limbed techniques... because what is the point of doing anything if you don't look cool? Yes, he can pass guard and hold side control too...
Cristian Baeza is tall. He likes to condition his hair with cocoa butter and then pose on hiking trails. His favorite sound is either "whooosh" when passing guard or "crrrnhch" when attacking straight ankle locks; he makes these noises onomatopoetically with his mouth rather than his speed or squeeze strength, respectively. He began calling people "bruh" ironically in 2013, but has since transitioned to just calling people "bruh" without any trace of irony. He has a purple belt but only partially skips warmups. 
