photos by Milos Otic 10th Planet Chicago opened up the local competition season with NewBreed Ultimate Challenge this past weekend in McCook IL. We had several guys compete and many for the very first time. We ended the day with 3 Gold and 2 Bronze medals. Josh Passini, head coach and owner of 10th Planet…
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Believe in MONSTERS
Gracie Worlds went down in August. Matt Paul arrived and destroyed the competition. He entered both Blue Belt 205lbs and Heavy Weight, and he entered Purple Belt 205lbs. He left with 3 first place finishes, and 7 total submissions. Oh and did we mention Matt just earned his blue belt last year? Yeah… Wins included…
Nathan Orchard Returns to Chicago
Are you interested in training with one of the top competitors in the grappling world today? Well Nathan Orchard is returning to Chicago October 10th from noon to 4pm. What makes Nathan so special? Well as Jiu Jitsu evolves we must evolve with it. Many schools refuse to teach leg locks unless you are a…
Nathan Orchard Seminar and Sub Only Challenge
What a great weekend for 10th Planet Chicago. We had several visitors from all over the system coming into town to train and compete. Nathan Orchard took on Jon Tutaj who is a highly accomplished competitor and seemed to be the only one up for the submission only no time limit rules. Nathan submitted him…
Javier
Josh Passini is a knowledgeable, detail oriented coach with an open mind and a real passion for jiu-jitsu. A direct student of Eddie Bravo, Josh is the leading authority on the 10th Planet System in the Chicago land area. The training environment is clean and friendly, but don’t mistake kindness for weakness. These guys are…
10th Planet Chicago at FIVE
Five Grappling was back in Chicago and the 10th Planet Chicago Monsters were eager to test themselves. Amber Kamischke took 2nd in her weight class losing to the current Purple Belt Pan Ams champion. John Meija earned a victory over a black belt in the expert division, but lost over all against a stacked bracket…
Gracie Worlds
The Monsters at 10th Planet Chicago came correct for Gracie Worlds! John Mejia won in all in the heavy weight Blue Belt Division Amber Kamischke took second in the light weight Blue Belt Division then went on to take Gold in the Absolute Matt Paul broke all his toys and won the light heavy Blue…
Train to Compete
Some people train for fun. Some people train for fitness. Some people train to compete. We welcome all goals and fitness levels at 10th Planet Chicago. If you are interested in competition we have a proven track record of winning and we love to compete and help each other grow.
Training for Worlds
The whole gym has been putting a lot of work in leading up to Gracie Worlds. Here are some shots from a recent practice. Thanks to all the sponsors out there that have helped our team along the way! Fight Chix Caveman Coffee Revolver MMA Adapt7 and Cruz Combat
Training and Recovery
Every class at 10th Planet includes HQ approved warmups, followed by stretching. When we are all good and warmed up we learn and drill technique and finish up with several rounds of live rolls. The ego free environment lends itself to learning more on the fly, joking and building great friendships with teammates. …