10PATX January Newsletter

🥋 10PATX Newsletter

Welcome to January 2026!

We are coming off of an incredible 10th Planet Austin Eclipse weekend that also represented our 10th anniversary. During that weekend, we saw a ton of our own get ranked up.

Here are the final tallies from the last two weeks. We have:

·      16 new black belts

o   Lauren Sears, Jacob Norton, Casey Champagne, Dylan Spyer, Danny Hernandez, Colin Carr, Priscilla Hembroff, Conner Jaschen, Destiny Word, Austin York, Darion Terry, Sean Magnus, Adam Fujawa, Luke Perry, Michael Plaster, Zack Moore

·      8 new brown belts

o   Sean Kent, Joey Rodriguez, Lupe Benavides, Julian Rivera, Benji Crockett, Alex Spier, Jay Douglas, Quentin Low

·      18 new purple belts

o   Matt Sanchez, Tanner Johnson, Jamie Figari, Ellis Bullard, Hanlly Sam, Sam Scaif, Colette Marron, Brianna Margo, Luke Patterson, Joel Rodriguez, Chris Hoover, Maria Isaza, Pradip Singh, Matthew Suggett, Sydney Gruber, Daniel Duron, Milos Otic, Andrew Reichard, Michael Giberson

·      12 new blue belts

o   Aaron Knight, Paul Harris, Jacob Ortiz, Matt Kallaher, Glenn Oswald, Samuel Romero, Chris Beavers, Erez “Sonny” Farkash, Miguel Garza, Caleb Keeter, Deshawn Moore, Roman Sanchez

Coaches still have names on their list, so keep showing up to class and you might be surprised with a rank up!

December didn’t just see our people get ranked, it saw our people become WORLD CHAMPIONS at IBJJF No Gi Worlds in Las Vegas.

Our champions were Lauren Sears (brown belt), Darion Terry (brown), and Brianna Margo (blue). Each were ranked up to their next belt on the podium.

In second place we had Priscilla Hembroff (brown), Sean Kent (purple), and Sydney Gruber (purple).

Jacob Norton (brown) came in third.

We are hoping that everyone in the gym takes that momentum we built in December 2025 into the new year.

🗓️ Schedule & Logistics

Our schedule is about the same in 2026 as it was in 2025.

With 16 new black belts on the mats, be on the lookout for guest coaching spots for each of those black belts in the coming months.

Every one of those black belts has their own “A-game” or thing that they do special.

We are hoping to spotlight these teammates in the first quarter of this year.

🏆 Gym Highlights & Wins

IBJJF No Gi Worlds was an incredible weekend, as was the eclipse the next weekend.

During that Eclipse weekend, we saw Jacob Ortiz, Paul Harris, and Matt Kallaher earn wins at white belt that resulted in their being ranked up to blue belt during Thursday Night Jiu Jitsu 100.

One of the highlights of promotion night was the Ellis Bullard concert, which is when Ellis received his purple belt from Eddie Bravo, Curtis Hembroff, and Zack Moore.

He isn’t the only musician to get belted up! “Sonny” earned his 10th Planet blue belt after four and a half years of training striking and Jiu Jitsu with us.

That Saturday saw Glenn Oswald, DeShawn Moore, and Roman Sanchez earn blue belts based on their performance at White Belt Worlds. At 52-years old, Glenn cleaned out his bracket for the gold!

10th Planet Los Angeles, also known as Headquarters, which is Eddie’s gym, earned the victory in the eight-team 10th Planet Team Duels on Saturday Night. Their finals victory came over the 10th Planet Oak Hill crew led by Casey Champagne.

December was chocked full of fun, but we are glad to be back on schedule.

🎯 Training Focus / Coach’s Note

When Eddie was in Austin last month, he spoke of “Operation Half Guard,” which is an increased emphasis on the half guard in the “Perpetual Training Camp” that is his Monday through Thursday 8:45 PM advanced class at 10PHQ.

Some of this conversation started in a group chat with Eddie, Curtis Hembroff, Bryce Mitchell, and Zack Moore while watching Islam Makachev demolish Jack Della Madellena.

Despite Jack’s highly promoted time working with Craig Jones, he seemed to have no half guard game throughout the entire fight as Islam was able to just hold him there to secure one of the more dominant championship victories we’ve ever seen.

Eddie told me during the team duels at Eclipse weekend that the problem for MMA guys is that when they practice Jiu Jitsu, they use the knee shield, so that their opponent can’t get past their guard and attack their neck.

When they fight MMA, they don’t use the knee shield and instead attempt to get closer as the knee shield allows their opponent to drop bombs from the top position.

Eddie’s conclusion is that the half guard game is underutilized in not just MMA, but Jiu Jitsu, so that’s where the focus us.

Years ago, when I was a purple belt, John Danaher told me that Eddie’s half guard game is his most important contribution to Jiu Jitsu, so that’s where I started to focus years ago.

If you’ve been in Ben Eddy’s classes the first two weeks of 2026, you would have noticed he was out of town. That’s because Ben was on a traincation down the West Coast from Oregon to San Diego, spending time with Eddie in Los Angeles to receive some key details to bring back to us.

Be sure to train with Ben next week now that he’s back on his regular schedule!

To our Dearest White Belts!!

Just a tip for those who are new to Jiu Jitsu!

Don’t lose track of doing the things that keep you healthy off of the mats as you dive further into Jiu Jitsu!

We want you to train as much as you can, but we must urge you to ensure you are doing things like lifting, stretching (yoga), movement, and walking off the mat to ensure your body is primed and capable of withstanding the new requirements that you’re putting it through every week.

We want Jiu Jitsu to be something you do for the next 10-years, rather than the next 10-months, so we hope you’re able to stay healthy and make that vision a reality.

Be sure to talk to the higher belts and coaches about how they manage their training for that goal of longevity.

NEW Membership Rates and 10th Planet San Marcos

Due to inflation, we have raised the price on all memberships under $200 by $9 or $10.

Here are our full membership rates:

Unlimited Jiu Jitsu and Striking: $219/month

Unlimited Striking: $189/month (Only Striking-Only membership)

Two-days Per Week Jiu Jitsu and Striking: $189/month

Kids: $160/month

Veterans: $150/month

First Responders: $109/month

Family Plans: The first member will pay the price of the most expensive membership of the memberships purchased. The second family member will be charged $119/month. Every family member after the second family member will see a membership price of $94.

We have some January Paid in Full deals for Full Unlimited memberships.

6-Month memberships are $1100 and include two 30-minute private training sessions.

12-month memberships cost $2026 and include six 30-minute private training sessions.

The 12-month Bitcoin Bonus membership costs $1900 in Bitcoin and includes six 30-minute private sessions.

We have Private Training packages with 10 Private Training sessions (60-minutes) going for $750 and 25 sessions being $1500.

10th Planet San Marcos is now LIVE.

We are running classes out of The Dungeon. Please contact the @10psanmarcos Instagram to find out where those classes will be.

 📣 Upcoming Events

Thursday Night Jiu Jitsu 101 returns on January 22nd. The main event will be a 175-pound black belt match between Mario Fonseca of Triple Threat BJJ in Marble Falls and Zack Moore out of 10th Planet Austin.

Other 10th Planet athletes appearing on the show include Matt Kallaher and Jacob Ortiz making their blue belt debuts after earning those belts in wins at TNJJ 100 last month. Mason Lombardo returns after a quick triangle victory at TNJJ 100, while 10PATX Heavyweight purple belt Mike Mendoza looks to get back in the win column after a loss at the same event.

Juan Najera will also be competing after a solid showing at our Baddest Blue tournament that same weekend last month.

If you’re looking to appear on Thursday Night Jiu Jitsu in the coming months, direct message the @thursdaynightjiujitsu account to find out if we have a match for you.

Remember, Thursday Night Jiu Jitsu is the third Thursday of every month. There is always an opportunity to put your name in to compete!

🙏 Community & Housekeeping

Thanks to everyone that volunteered to be a part of making White Belt Worlds and Baddest Blue happen.

Thanks to Noah Chavira for all of his hard work in producing the content that became the Black Belt Promotions the night before.

And thank you to all of you for making this community what it is.

As a reminder, we are always in a war against the “invisible enemy” that is staph, ring worm, and skin infections of all kinds.

Be sure to use Mat Funk to help keep yourself and your training partners safe when anything pops up.

Treatment is only $79 with follow up appointments being just $49.

Their treatment experts are well versed in the kinds of issues we are bound to run into over the course of our Jiu Jitsu journey.

Guerrilla Grocers Update

We are hitting the ground running in 2026 with cow shares being sold to multiple members of the community with members raving that it’s some of the best meat they’ve ever had.

A membership to be a part of the Guerrilla Grocers collective is $29.99/month.

Anyone can purchase our raw milk and chocolate milk offerings available at our front desk, but as a member, you also have access to beef and fish offerings.

The membership is a de facto credit for $29.99/month that can be used on any of our items, while the pricing for these items are as follows:

Ground Beef: $8.50/pound

Smoked Salmon: $1.80/ounce

Sockeye Salmon: $10/8-ounce filet

Halibut: $14/8-ounce filet

Rockfish: $7.50/8-ounce filet

Cod: $7.50/8-ounce filet

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter and for being a part of what we are doing in Austin, Texas.

We know there are a lot of places to train in Austin and we’re glad you’re with us.