how to get a 10th planet affiliate gym in DETROIT mi?

[d_case]

there are some good schools out here. we have saulo ribeiros detroit jiu jitsu in melvindale & plymouth, along with a mma branch associated with the two. there is eastwest martial arts in canton under ryan forienzi as well as mizudo martial arts in dearborn under montise peterson. (both blackbelts under machados) but thats where it stops. there is some "mma" gyms but good no gi' stuff is really hard to come by. i know there would be a ton of support and demand. and if a school went up somewhere in metro detroit it be as huge as any of the OG gyms already out like the LA or vancover ones.

i was wondering (talking to eddie, ari, or dan), how can i get this going? ill get petitions, signatures, talk to city planning, various michigan bjj associations if need be.

hope to hear some positive feedback!

david.

[Eddie Bravo]

10th Planet Detroit is coming soon! Prolly within 2 months! It will be headed by bjj black belt/tpjj brown belt Chris Torres :)

[Jason Eisner]

there are some good schools out here. we have saulo ribeiros detroit jiu jitsu in melvindale & plymouth, along with a mma branch associated with the two. there is eastwest martial arts in canton under ryan forienzi as well as mizudo martial arts in dearborn under montise peterson. (both blackbelts under machados) but thats where it stops. there is some "mma" gyms but good no gi' stuff is really hard to come by. i know there would be a ton of support and demand. and if a school went up somewhere in metro detroit it be as huge as any of the OG gyms already out like the LA or vancover ones.

i was wondering (talking to eddie, ari, or dan), how can i get this going? ill get petitions, signatures, talk to city planning, various michigan bjj associations if need be.

hope to hear some positive feedback!

david.

d_case...you are in luck dude. Chris Torres is an amazing BJJ Black Belt. I trained with Chris many times at 10th Planet HQ and Burbank this summer.

Off the chain man. You're lucky to have him in Detroit.

[Alder Hampel]

I copy and pasted this from the underground forum.

"Hey guys, My name is Chris Torres (BJJ Black Belt, 10th Planet Brown belt under Eddie Bravo).
I just moved here to Detroit. And Im looking for a place to train.
Post me with some good places to check out.

all the best, chris"

chris@christorres.net

[michael craig]

wow ....10th planet in chi-town

[d_case]

10th Planet Detroit is coming soon! Prolly within 2 months! It will be headed by bjj black belt/tpjj brown belt Chris Torres :)

oh man, i cannot wait! any details on if he will infact have a facility in detroit/detroit metro? and im sooo glad you guys finally got an affiliate! thankyou soo much eddie and to chris torres!

[Al Lacey]

Hi Im Al, New to the forums. I have basically no training. Just mess around with friends. I was just searching detroit here and came across this thread. I was just wondering if 10th planet detroit is here yet. Im looking to start training within this next month. Been looking in and found a place close to me called metro detroit jj under Scott Zapczynski and master Ricardo De La Riva. So Im just looking for insight and any news on 10th planet detroit. Thanks

[d_case]

So is chris torres still opening the school in
detroit??

[Greg W]

Hi Im Al, New to the forums. I have basically no training. Just mess around with friends. I was just searching detroit here and came across this thread. I was just wondering if 10th planet detroit is here yet. Im looking to start training within this next month. Been looking in and found a place close to me called metro detroit jj under Scott Zapczynski and master Ricardo De La Riva. So Im just looking for insight and any news on 10th planet detroit. Thanks

Mash gym out by Livonia has a good no-gi program. Only been there once, but thought it was pretty good, but not 10 planet. Fuse MMA no-gi is also run by the same black belt. It is new and on the eastern side of Detroit, haven't been there, but would assume it is close to the same. Message me if you want contact info.