Congratulations to our Jiu Jitsu students on their promotions at our summer belt promotions! We welcomed 5 blue belts, 1 purple belt, and 1 brown belt to our team. Congratulations as well to our newest youth grey/white and grey belts, and an additional thanks to our BJJ team who showed up to celebrate our new belts. Your dedication shows and is honored, keep up the great work!

We were also honored to celebrate Professor Kenn Glenn, who has been a true leader on our mats for many years. Outside of the Cellar, Kenn serves as a firefighter and Captain for the Minneapolis Fire Department in addition to being a full-time father and husband. Kenn recently passed his test to become a Fire Chief and expects to move into this role within the next couple months.

Alongside these future responsibilities, Kenn is also looking forward to finding more opportunities to spend time with his wonderful family. With such a full plate, Kenn will be transitioning out of his permanent coaching role at the Cellar by the end of this month. However, Kenn will always remain a part of our team – we’ll still be seeing him around the gym as a substitute coach, leading seminars, and even training alongside our BJJ students!

We are so grateful to Professor Kenn for all of his wisdom, expertise, and contributions to our team. He will continue teaching his youth and adult BJJ classes through the end of August; please be sure to congratulate him and wish him well!