DATE: April 25, 2026
TIME: 0900-1600
COST: $30 entry fee
100% of event registration proceeds benefit non-profit, Veteran Bushido Brotherhood
Entry fee gets you access to the Ruck, all 3 BJJ seminars, and Vendor Village.
What to EXPect:
A 5K team-based ruck on the Army Heritage Trail where we move as one and finish as one. Earning your patch by carrying sandbags together making sure they never touch the ground.
(3) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminars with top-notch instructors.
Local Community Vendors
Raffles & Giveaways.
Event Schedule
8:00 AM – Check-in/registration
9:00 AM – 5K ruck kicks off
12:00PM – Kyle Myers’ Half Guard seminar
1:30 PM – Rene Sousa’s Mount seminar
3:00 PM – Daniel Sala’s Crucifix seminar
4:00 PM – Event wrap-up
What to Bring:
Ruck
Rucksack (recommended loadout: 20–30 lb men / 10–20 lb women)
Seminar Stack will have (3) loaner Rucksacks w/ plates
Hydration source (bladder or water bottle—min. 1L)
Durable workout clothes (ready to get sweaty, gritty, possibly scraped)
Boots or rugged shoes (for traction on concrete)
Team-first attitude (non-negotiable)
Sandbags provided by Seminar Stack courtesy of GORUCK
What to Bring:
Seminars
NoGi Attire (All Seminars are NoGi)
Slides (no shoes on mats)
Learning-first attitude
(non-negotiable)
MEET THE INSTRUCTORs
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Experience
• First-Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• 15+ years of experience
• Co-owner and head coach of Saga Jiu-Jitsu (Hatboro, PA)
Competition Experience
• 2x 205 lb Champion at Finishers
• Competed at Fight to Win, Subversiv, and ADCC Trials
Military Experience
• 9 years of service in the Air National Guard and Army National Guard
Combines high-level competition experience with coaching and leadership development
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Experience
• Black Belt under Zach Maslany and Jon Blank
• Trains out of 10th Planet Bethlehem (Bethlehem, PA)
• Former Division III collegiate wrestler
Competition Experience
• Competed on FloGrappling’s Who’s Next: Submission Fighter Challenge
• Multiple Who’s Number One cards
• Known for creative guard and mastery of the buggy choke
Professional / Coaching Experience
• Real estate investor
• Works with veterans, hobbyists, and aspiring competitors to make jiu-jitsu accessible, fun, and effective
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Experience
• Black Belt under Rob Scheier
• Began training in 2007 at Renzo Gracie PA
• Owner and head coach of Real Thing Jiu-Jitsu (King of Prussia, PA)
• Coaches all Gi classes and No-Gi Thursday evenings
Competition Experience
• Fight2Win 2020 Brown Belt Submission of the Year (cowboy choke)
• Known for creative, effective, real-world jiu-jitsu
Military Experience
• US Navy Diver, served six years, trained across the US and in Australia
