I am Christopher Powell, known in the Coachella Valley Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community as “the General”. I am an active competitor and expert in NOGI Submission Wrestling. I look at grappling through a sports science lens and focus on the stark differences between GI and NOGI Jiu-Jitsu. I believe in making high level Jiu-Jitsu accessible to both the beginner and the expert in my classes and strive to close the gap between theory and practice. Jiu-Jitsu is self expression through movement as much as it is self-defense and sport. The first crucial skill to my beginning students is the ability to get themselves out of the worst situations and then begin going on the attack using the most proven methods of the sport. It is my honor to be your coach.