Instructors
Prof. Anthony "Sickness" Ferro
Professor Ferro has been practicing Mixed Martial Arts for over 18 years, the last 14 of which were focused on Jiu Jitsu. Professor Ferro also competed in MMA, securing a record of 7-0. Prior to his immersion in MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Anthony enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served two tours in Iraq ('05 and '06). Currently, Professor Ferro is training under Christian Uflacker, where he has trained for 10 years. In addition to being a small business owner, he is still competing in Jiu Jitsu tournaments all over the country.
Prof. Alex Mattson
Professor Alex is one of our newly promoted black belts under Professor Christian Uflacker. He is currently one of our instructors and students. Professor Alex has been training for 12 years and counting!
Tyler Jones
Tyler is our wrestling coach. He has been wrestling since 2010 and is a collegiate wrestler out of Lakeland University. Current record is 18-0. Tyler also is a blue belt in Jiu Jitsu and an active MMA fighter (1-0), winning the Middleweight Belt for MMA in 2021.
Austin
High School standout wrestler at Neuqua Valley, with a recorded 130 wins. With his success in High School, Austin earned a scholarship to wrestle at the collegiate level with Purdue University. A Division 1 Wrestler at 149 and 157 lbs. Academic All, Big Ten.
Since starting Jiu Jitsu, Austin has competed regularly with a record of 26-2. A two time Fuji Chicago Champion in both Gi & NoGi.
Marisa
Marisa started her Jiu Jitsu journey when she was only 12 years old. Her love of Jiu Jitsu only strengthened after she had reconstructive surgery on her foot when she was 13. Marisa has been training for over 5 years, and is now an active IBJJF Competitor. She looks to continue on this journey all the way to black belt and teach others along the way.
Instructs & Assists:
~ Kids Classes
~ PT Sessions
Josh
Josh has been training in Jiu Jitsu for over 3 years, taking on the sport because he thought it looked "cool", and now it has become his favorite thing in the world.
"I wake up everyday with a smile on my face, knowing I'll be able to come train at Ferro Academy."
Outside of BJJ, Josh has a pet snake, two geckos, likes to lift weights, and play videogames.
Instructs & Assists:
~ Kids Classes
