Professor Angelica Galvao, wife of Professor Andre Galvao, is the head women’s instructor here at Atos HQ. She’s been out of the competition scene for over two years, but this year [...]
Congratulations to all our Atos HQ athletes who made the long journey to Abu Dhabi to fight at the UAEJJF World Pro! The Abu Dhabi World Pro offers prize money for all divisions drawing some of [...]
Many times training BJJ for longevity is overlooked, and the focus is put more on the younger competitors. However, it’s important to also look at the older experienced black belts who are [...]
What a busy weekend it was for our competitors here at Atos HQ. There were not one, but two IBJJF tournaments going on this past weekend. One was in New York and the other was in Denver. We [...]
Nisar Loynab has been training and teaching at Atos HQ for some time now. When he began his journey with Atos HQ, a little over 5 years ago, he was a purple belt. The first week he got to Atos [...]
Congratulations to Keenan Cornelius, Lucas Barbosa, and Josh Hinger on your fantastic performances at ACB JJ this past weekend! The three Atos HQ black belts made the journey all the way to [...]
The art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu has been spreaded out all over the world , we have people from everywhere interested in training BJJ. But the question is: “Am I too old to start training [...]
Ricky Briceno is one of our fantastic kids instructors here at Atos HQ. He moved to San Diego back in 2015 to become the best possible version of himself, and to work towards his dream of [...]
Here at Atos HQ we have a specific class tailored to our new white belts. We do this in order to ensure they are getting a solid foundation in the basics before moving into our advanced class. [...]
Congratulations to Kade and Tye on the well deserved promotion to blue belt! Although they are not old enough for the IBJJF juvenile division until next year, Prof. Galvao decided it was high [...]
Why should I say that my knee injury was God showing me a new way to walk? The last few years before the injury, I wasn’t even enjoying what I was doing anymore. The best time of the [...]
Dominique Bell came to Atos HQ a little over three years ago to fulfill his dream of being a full time competitor training under Andre Galvao. A few months later he won purple belt worlds, and [...]
Atos HQ is now offering a new masters only class for our members who are 30+. The goal is to create positive camaraderie between the masters members, and give them the opportunity to get to know [...]
The Atos HQ women’s program has gradually been growing for the past few years, but this year it has really taken off. The Atos ladies are lead by black belt world champion Professor [...]
Open mat is the perfect opportunity to sharpen your Jiu Jitu by drilling, and problem solving with your teammates. Most academies offer an open mat and we are not exception. Our open mat is [...]
Here at Atos HQ we not only have a world class adult program, but also an outstanding kids program. For the last 6 years in a row we have won the most prestigious kids tournament of the year, [...]
Hobbyists make up the bulk of every gym, which is not a bad thing in the slightest. It’s actually quite the opposite. Any successful gym should have a diverse group of students. [...]
Atos had many happy moments this past weekend at Pans, and we are extremely proud of everyone. The team is pumped going into the training camp for Worlds, and we can’t wait to defend our [...]
This past weekend team Atos had an outstanding performance at Pans, winning the adult male team title by a huge margin. We racked up more points then 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place combined. The Atos [...]
The majority of Jiu Jitsu practitioners are non-competitors, and that’s totally okay. Of course there are many benefits to competing, but it’s not at all a requirement. Many people [...]
