The people on the mat
Coaches who arein the room.
Black belts, Army veterans and the family that built the academy. Every coach on this mat is IBJJF certified.
- Five coaches
- IBJJF certified
- Kids and adults
- Name
- Abie Gonzales
- Rank
- Black belt
- Service
- U.S. Army · 20 yrs
- Academy
- Est. 2024
- Home mat
- Rio Rancho, NM
IICompetition · Head instructor
Two world titles.Twenty years of service.
Abie Gonzales is a black belt and two-time IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, with a background in wrestling and MMA. Before the mat came twenty years in the U.S. Army, three tours in Iraq and a Bronze Star.
He opened Gonzales Jiu-Jitsu in 2024 with his wife Laura, a fellow Army veteran he met on deployment in Iraq. All three of their sons grew up competing. Every coach on this mat is IBJJF certified.
IICompetition · On the mat
Abie Gonzales.
Black belt, two-time IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, twenty years in the U.S. Army.
Wrestling, MMA and a black belt he earned competing: IBJJF No-Gi world titles at purple and brown, second at the Master Worlds. Three tours in Iraq and a Bronze Star taught him the rest. On the mat he builds confidence first, in kids and adults alike.
IIInstructors · The staff
In the roomevery day.
Laura Gonzales
Co-owner · Kids instructor
Tito Valdez
Black belt · Instructor
Adriana Rascon
Black belt · Instructor
Brandon Romero
Army veteran · Kids instructor