Coach Anna

Anna is a local business owner, and happily married mom of three. She has been an educator for the past twenty years, teaching piano and developing and implementing training programs for her employees, so coaching jiu jitsu is a natural fit based on her background. Anna has experience working with a wide range of ages, as young as 3 years old up through adults of all ages. Anna first started training jiu jitsu in 2020 under Professor Jorge Gurgel. She has enjoyed competing and medaling locally since then, and in June of 2024 she started coaching JGMMA's Women's Jiu Jitsu program.

Anna's coaching philosophy focuses on growth through personal development, by creating a welcoming and friendly class environment where results are achieved through dedication, consistency, hard work, camaraderie, supportive and informative coaching, and inner transformation. Anna provides detail-oriented demonstrations with concise explanations of techniques that not only teach students how to execute a move, but also explain the "why" behind each technical detail. In addition, each class includes time devoted to foundational warm-ups, drilling techniques, and also live application of techniques through situational drilling and rounds. As a smaller grappler herself, Anna is passionate about empowering women by teaching self-defense strategies and techniques that are effective even against a larger opponent. Getting to see each student transform, both in their physical abilities and also in their increased confidence and self-love, is what Anna is most proud of in her coaching.