Throw back to Professor Sonya being awarded her certificate for 1st place in the black belt Women's Master 6 division and 3rd place in the black belt Women's Master 5 division. She is easily the most accomplished BJJ athlete in Wisconsin and has more Master World Championships than any other Master's athlete. We're very fortunate to have her and she's a very integral part of our team! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #womensbjj #womensselfdefense #quittersneverwin #winnersneverquit #hardworkbeatstalentwhentalentdoesntworkhard #shesabrickhouse ...

More smiles! Please congratulate Jonah on earning his blue belt! Jonah is one of the Olympic lifters in the gym and is always trying to bring the idea of efficiency into his training. He's always got a smile on when he's rolling and if you're not careful he can show you how good his Oly lifting is with some "frequent flyer" miles. #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #olympiclifting #olylifting #frequentflyermiles #throws ...

Again! Who said belt testing couldn't be fun? Ultimately when we find ourselves in the bottom position, we need focus defending and keeping ourselves safe. Once we're able to accomplish this goal, the next is to improve position and find our way to the top. Shouldn't be surprising sweeps are on the blue belt test! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #bluebelt #womensbjj #womensselfdefense #sweeps #twopoints ...

Oh snap! Please congratulate Charlie on earning his blue belt! I know we say a lot of people are always smiling, it seems to be a common trend over here. Charlie is always smiling and is quickly finding how to be technical and playful at the same time with his Jiu Jitsu. He seems to easily dial in his training in for his partner. He's a great training partner and we're happy to have him in. #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #bluebelt #smile ...

Results from the weekend! David takes 1st in the Adult Blue belt Featherweight division! This moves him to number 5 in the world in the blue belt featherweight division. David keeps racking up good performances in competition and hasn't been a blue belt for very long. The mat time he's accumulating is definitely starting to show. We're very proud! Good work! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #IBJJF #stlouisopen #featherweight #bluebelt ...

Who said belt testing can't be fun!?!? Here is Kim showing Professor Mark how to escape the back position. This is a very important concept that exists on all belt levels and is something we learn early on in our Fundamental program. As we get better, hopefully we don't find ourselves defending this position too often. BUT! It turns out we also learn back taking in Fundamentals as well. #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #seatbelt #backescapes #backtakes #4points #perfectlybalanced #asallthingshouldbe ...

We have another great addition! Please welcome Tom to the Alliance team! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions ...

Level up! Please congratulate Joss on earning his first stripe! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions ...

We're all smiles over here! Please congratulate Kim on earning her blue belt! Kim always comes in smiling and ready to learn more. We can tell she really focuses on understanding the techniques and she always asks great questions, looking for the best solution to solve a problem. We're certain these traits are going to move her forward on and off the mats! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #bluebelt #smile #smiles #womensbjj #womensselfdefense ...

We want to send some positive vibes to this guy! David is competing this weekend in the @ibjjf St. Louis Open! We would say good luck, but we know these things don't come down to luck. David has seen the podium multiple times and that is a byproduct of all the hours of hard work and training he puts in. Have fun out there dude! We'll try to cheer loud enough that you can hear us from there. Also! If you leave your phone around, there is a good possibility that Hazel will absolutely grab it and fill it with selfies. This is your warning! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #ibjjf #stlouisopen #bluebelt ...

There's more where that came from! Please congratulate Elias on his promotion to blue belt! Elias is always in training and never shows a sign of quit. Keep it up, because that's going to help propel you like it did through your white belt. Elias had some good performances in competition at white belt and we're sure we'll see him on the podium at blue as well! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #bluebelt #bluebelttest ...

Here's another photo of some of our new blue belts who tested last week! We're very proud of those that tested and it's always great to watch teammates support each other to a goal. It's almost impossible not to smile when you're surrounded by great people! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #bluebelt #teamworkmakesthedreamwork ...

Congratulations to Pat on earning his Blue belt! Pat always brings positive energy and a smile to the room. He just won his division at the IBJJF Chicago Spring open! He also spends a lot of time working with Professor Mike and while that doesn't automatically get you a blue belt, it sure doesn't hurt when it comes to a belt test. He also runs his own business @combatlifeapparel. We look forward to seeing you chase and conquer more goals in the future! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #bluebelt ...

Throwback Tuesday! Last week we held a testing day for our four stripe white belts looking to add some color around their waist. If you haven't seen our previous post, everyone who took the test, passed! That doesn't indicate the test was easy, but that they all knew their material and were able to demonstrate it! We'll be sharing individual photos of people receiving their blue belts, but as you can see we were pretty ecstatic about how everyone did! Again, good work to those who took a step up last week! Congratulations blue belts! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #bluebelt #bluebelttest #selfdefense #theygrowupsofast #dontchangetheformula ...

We have another great addition! Please welcome Andrew to the Alliance team! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions ...

Big shout out to this little champion! Zach went to Chicago this past weekend to compete at Newbreed. He competed in his weight class for gi and nogi. He even stepped up a weight class in the gi for more matches and came home with three gold medals. Zach is very active in our Kids program and has been also attending some of our Adult Fundamentals classes. The sky is the limit for this young man! Good work Zach! We're very proud! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #littleeagle #kidsbjj ...

In case you haven't noticed, there's some new blue belts walking around! Blue belt testing was this Thursday and we're very proud to announce that all students testing passed their test. Everyone showed they understand sport, as well as, self defense techniques. This is just one of the photos from the tests and we had multiple people test at different times. We'll be posting up more, highlighting individuals who have been promoted. As a whole, good work everyone who tested and congratulations on receiving your blue belts! Oss! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #whitebelt #bluebelt #belttest #bluebelttest #selfdefense #martialarts ...

Level up! Please congratulate Danielle on earning her first stripe! She always brings an open mind and a big smile! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj ...

Another big smile! Please welcome Brad to the Alliance team! #Allianceeusou #Madisonbjj #Bjjmadison #Madisonwi #Madisonwisconsin #Bjj #alliancebjj #everydayporrada #championsmadebychampions ...