About

Gary is the owner and coach at Ground Up Studio. He earned his instructor rank in Total Approach JKD in 2004 from David Elwood and Grandmaster Leo Fong, is an Instructor in Burton Richardson's Knife Defense For The Street, and continues his training through seminar study with many other JKD instructors. Gary currently is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Allen Chambers, an Erik Paulson BJJ black belt and SAW black belt. Gary also holds a 200 hour yoga teacher certification and was a MovNat Certified Trainer Level 2 from 2018 to 2021. All of this training and studying comes together to shape Gary's approach to being a capable, strong, healthy human. His aim is to be well rounded with a unified approach across all his training with a focus on skills one can actually use. Personally Gary enjoys obstacle courses, mud runs, hiking, photography, and video production.

 
 
 
 

Skill is not achieved by reading, you must experience, feel, and reflect.

Methodology

  • Jeet Kune Do

  • Natural movement

  • Yoga

  • Weight training

  • Rucking

  • Grappling

  • Climbing

  • Exploration

  • Play