About Garra BJJ & MMA Academy
Garra BJJ & MMA Academy is a premier martial arts gym offering gi & no gi BJJ, wrestling, kickboxing, youth classes and mma. We have two large mat spaces, a full cage, weights, women’s and men’s locker rooms. Garra is a place for everyone to accomplish their goals - professional and amateur fighting, physical fitness , camaraderie, competitive BJJ, protection for yourself and family.
Meet Our Instructors
Jacob Hurlock
Black belt in BJJ under James Clingerman. Former head varsity wrestling coach. More than 14 years of experience
Matt Hightower
Matt Hightower is Garra's striking coach. Matt is a black belt in Hawaiian Kempo, and a brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Kyle Thomison
Kyle is a brown belt in BJJ and was a traditional kickboxer and boxer before finding BJJ. He is the 155lb colossuem combat and was previously ranked #1 lightweight mma fighter in Indiana before turning pro.
Kieghan Callis
Kieghan Callis is Garra’s fundamentals coach. Kieghan works directly with the new students to get them to a comfortable understanding of each basic position.
Matt Boor
Matt Boor, AKA Coach Hammer, is Garra’s strength and conditioning coach. Coach Hammer works specifically with our MMA Fighters and BJJ Competition Team and runs our Saturday morning Fight Camp.
Wilson Lopshire
Wilson Lopshire runs Sunday wrestling class at Garra. His goal is to build basic wrestling foundations. Wilson is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a former college wrestler.