Steve Maxwell is a true pioneer in American Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He was one of the first Americans to earn a black belt under the Gracie family (the Brazilian family that developed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) and founded the first Gracie-approved academy on the US Eastern Coast. He is accomplished in his practice; Steve is a multiple-time winner of the Jiu Jitsu Pan American Championship!

He has worked as a strength and conditioning coach of a UFC fighter, and has trained professional athletes from the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Eagles. He has even worked with several government agencies to bring Jiu Jitsu training into the services.

Now, Steve continues to inspire through Jiu Jitsu, mobility, and decades of experience.

Anna Mae is a Trauma Informed 500hr Yoga + Embodied Presence (Somatics) Guide, with an additional 100+hrs of advanced study in Yin (Taoist) Yoga & Qigong. She also holds certification in Sound Healing//Sonic Massage, Thai Yoga Bodywork, and Empowered Heart Intuitive Counsel & Group Facilitation. 

Dentista (Joe Churchill) began his capoeira journey in Buffalo NY while he was still in dental school in 2007-2008 with the Capoeira Manginga group. In 2010 he moved to Omaha, Nebraska and trained intensively with Mestre Nô’s Capoeira Angloa Palmares group under the direction of Contramestre Pererê and instructors Ratinho and Pensador. In 2015, Pererê broke away from Palmares to form Capoeira Angola Oxossi (alternatively Vadiação de Oxossi), and his group in Omaha came along for the ride. Dentista moved to Sequim, WA in 2018 and has been tending the Capoeira ember here on the peninsula ever since.