Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Milwaukee

Introduced to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for the first time in 2007 while living in his native city of Cape Town, South Africa, Skye instantly fell in love with everything Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. After a little over a year of intense training, he received his official Blue Belt from the Gracie Academy. In 2010 Skye left Cape Town and immigrated to California, USA, where he continued training Gracie Combatives and Master Cycle based out of the certified training center Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Solana Beach as well as running a successful Gracie Garage. He continued his training along with private lessons and seminar visits to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu world headquarters in Torrance, CA. In December 2018 after owning and operating the Gracie Milwaukee CTC for about 5 years full-time, Skye was promoted to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt!

Dianne came to Jiu Jitsu late in life with no Martial Arts background. She found strength not only through self-defense, but also inner strength and positivity. She is dedicated to helping people realize that Jiu Jitsu if for everyone and guiding them on their journey.

Kevin joined Gracie Jiu Jitsu Milwaukee in 2014 after a 10 year layoff from jiu-jitsu. After spending 4 years as a dedicated student he was excited to complete the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Certification Program in January 2019. He is passionate about helping new students discover the effectiveness of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and all the other benefits it has to offer, on and off the mat.  

Credentials

Joe completed the Gracie Combatives program in May of 2017, and received his Blue Belt one year later. With the encouragement of Head Instructor Skye Middleton, he then embarked on the journey to become a certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor. This process was completed with live verification testing at Gracie University in Torrance, CA in January of 2019. In addition to his love of jiu-jitsu, Joe is also a dedicated family man, an accomplished musician, and works as a physical therapist assistant. On his role as an instructor and training partner Joe says, “It's an honor to share this exploration of the Gentle Art with you.”