Progressive Jiu-Jitsu of Idaho was founded in 2019 and is locally owned and operated. Our instructors have a combined 50+ years of experience competing and teaching the grappling arts of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling and MMA. We also have the only female instructor in the area.
Our training philosophy is based on personal growth and checking your ego at the door. That doesn’t mean that we aren’t ready to kick butt!
Our competition teams have placed 3rd at multiple statewide competitions, with students taking medals in all categories.
Our Instructors
Alan Larson, Head Instructor
Alan’s grappling journey started in elementary school wrestling at age ten. He was an outstanding high school athlete, also playing baseball and football for the Orofino Maniacs, and graduated in 2000. Alan’s career brought him to the Tri-Cities, where he started studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Progressive Jiu-Jitsu instructor Matt Roberts in 2007. He became the head instructor there for four years before returning to his hometown of Orofino in 2015, continuing his training under 3rd Dan Blackbelt Trevor Burnell in Vancouver, WA, who trained directly under 6th Dan Romolo Barros and the legendary 9th Dan Rickson Gracie. Besides regularly traveling to Vancouver, he has also trained at the Brazilian Freestyle Academy in Oahu. Progressive Jiu-Jitsu opened in downtown Orofino in August 2019. Alan received his Black Belt in June 2023. Alan is passionately dedicated to his students and sharing his art. He currently heads the instructor staff, teaching children and adults, women’s self-defense and leading the competition team.
Beth Britz, Instructor
Beth started Judo in 1989 under 7th Dan William Maxey, a well-known Judo and international Sambo US national team coach. She placed at the United States Judo Association (USJA) Junior Nationals in 1990 (52kg weight class) and won other major Midwest tournaments in the early 90s, including the Chicago Open and the Illinois Prairie State Games in the Women’s Lightweight class and competed at the National Ladders in 1995. She also had the opportunity to train with 9th Dan Phil Porter, founder of the USJA, in the summer of 1990 at the national training center in Colorado Springs. In 2015, Beth began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and received her blue belt in BJJ in 2016 from 4th Dan Vinicius Gahyva of the Renato Tavares Association. She continues training BJJ under Alan Larson at Progressive Jiu-Jitsu. Beth received her Purple Belt from Trevor Burnell in June 2023. Beth assists with teaching children, women’s self-defense, helps with the competition team and gym logistics and teaches yoga.
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