ABOUT US
LOCATED IN NORTH CHARLESTON, WE ARE DEDICATED TO SHARING THE TRANSFORMATIVE BENEFITS OF JIU JITSU WITH OUR COMMUNITY. OUR CLASSES PROMOTE DISCIPLINE, BOOST CONFIDENCE, AND FOSTER A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE AMONG MEMBERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO GUIDING INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR JOURNEY, HELPING THEM DEVELOP NOT ONLY THEIR SKILLS BUT ALSO A HEALTHIER MINDSET. TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE LIVES, ONE ROLL AT A TIME.
INSTRUCTORS
ZACHARIE BARON-POWELL
HEAD COACH OF THE EVENING PROGRAM AT VIKTOS BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
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MEET CHARLESTON NATIVE ZACHARIE BARON-POWELL WHO BRINGS OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO VIKTOS BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU. AS A 2X TORO CUP SUPER FIGHT WINNER, SIRIUS GRAPPLING SUPER FIGHT WINNER, CAROLINA COMBAT LEAGUE SUPER FIGHT WINNER, SOUTH EASTERN GRAPPLING SUPER FIGHT WINNER, AND NEWBREED ADVANCED CHAMPION, ZACHARIE HAS PROVEN HIMSELF AS A FORMIDABLE COMPETITOR ON THE MAT.
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A BLACK BELT UNDER GUSTAVO DANTAS, ZACHARIE IS DEDICATED TO TEACHING BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU WITH A FOCUS ON BUILDING STRONG FUNDAMENTALS, STRATEGY, AND TECHNIQUE. HIS APPROACH IS BOTH TECHNICAL AND SUPPORTIVE, EMPOWERING STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. AS THE PM HEAD COACH, ZACHARIE LEADS CLASSES WITH PASSION AND DEDICATION, FOSTERING A POSITIVE AND CHALLENGING TRAINING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE AT VIKTOS JIU JITSU.
CODY MCGUIRE
MORNING HEAD COACH AT VIKTOS BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
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CODY MCGUIRE IS A DEDICATED AND ACCOMPLISHED COACH AT VIKTOS JJ, BRINGING OVER 4 YEARS OF COACHING EXPERIENCE TO THE TEAM. A BLACK BELT UNDER JB BURNEM, CODY BEGAN HIS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU JOURNEY BY EARNING HIS BLUE BELT FROM RICHARD VICTOR AND ALEXANDRE DE SOUZA IN FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL. HIS COMPETITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE NOTABLE WITH GOLD MEDALS IN BOTH IBJJF AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAPPLING ASSOCIATION.
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CODY’S EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND JIU-JITSU; HE HAS A STRONG FOUNDATION IN WRESTLING, HAVING BEEN A NORTH CAROLINA JR STATE CHAMPION, VIRGINIA STATE RUNNER-UP, AND A SENIOR NATIONAL QUALIFIER WITH OVER 120 WINS BEFORE A BRIEF CAREER AT VIRGINIA TECH.
CODY MCGUIRE’S DIVERSE BACKGROUND AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE MAKE HIM AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO VIKTOS JJ.
