From Tiny Grapplers to teens, here's what kids gain from jiu jitsu at Elevate Jiu Jitsu Academy in Grand Junction, on the mat and off it.

Culture starts at the top. Ours is simple. Jiu jitsu works for everybody, and everybody gets to take from it whatever they came looking for. Some of us needed to learn how to fight. Some of us needed the discipline to quit habits that were holding us back. Whatever brought you in, that's yours to find here too.

Coach Shilo shares her jiu jitsu story and why she believes more women are getting on the mats in Grand Junction.

Combat medic, firefighter, paramedic. Shawn Montgomery shares how jiu jitsu helped him process what years of service left behind.