Competition at the 2016 IBJJF World Championships are complete and we are very proud of all our Cellar Gym/CheckMat competitors! This was the first Worlds tournament for many on our team and they did awesome! We won some great matches…
Nate "The Natural" Richards wins his fight via 1st round TKO! Nate was the main event for the Warrior's Xtreme Kickboxing Event on Saturday night and he put on a great show! After multiple knockdowns, his opponents coach threw in…
Antonio Dvorak headlined the Warrior's Xtreme Kickboxing Event last night. He won with a 3rd round TKO! Antonio came out with impressive combinations and landed some devastating leg kicks. He knocked down his opponent several times before the Referee ended…
Congratulations to our "Student of the Week"- Teagan Bros! Teagan is in the Cellar Gym's Lil' Ninja program along with her little sister. Teagan has a great personality, positive outlook and always works hard! Check out our exclusive interview with…
Congratulations to The Cellar Gym / Checkmat Minneapolis' newest blue belt, Kaitlin Youwer. Kaitlin has been extremely successful competing as a white belt both locally at the 2016 IBJJF Pan Am. We are excited to see her continue this success…
The Cellar Gym / CheckMat Minneapolis took home both the Adult team trophy as well as the Overall team trophy from the 2016 MNBJJF Spring Open! We had nearly 50 students compete at the 2016 MNBJJF Spring Open last Saturday.…
The Cellar Gym had an excellent showing at the 2016 Grappling Games in Hudson, Wi last Saturday! Ryan Grant won Gold in both his Gi and No-gi divisions. 16 year old, Javen Guzik, won Gold in the Adult Blue Belt…
Ryan Sternberg wins his first fight at the U.S. Muay Thai Open by 2nd round TKO via leg kicks! It was a fantastic performance but unfortunately Ryan was unable to win in the championship finals. Ryan lost to the very…
Congratulations to "Student of the Week"- Amy Cano! Amy is in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai! She is a role model to all her sisters as well as other students. She is focused, dedicated and as tough as they…
The Cellar Gym and team Checkmat traveled to Chicago this weekend for the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Chicago Open. Results: Professor Mayko took Gold in his Black belt Gi Division and Bronze in No- Gi. Dave took Gold in his…