Instructors

Head Instructor:     Jesse Ward

Jesse began his Gracie Jiu-jitsu training in 2011 here in Minot with instructor Tyrone Bess and later James Hong. He earned his blue belt in 2015 and went through the Gracie University® Instructor Certification Program in January 2016. At the time he was the youngest Gracie certitifed instructor in the world.

Jesse is now a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt, he has been training in martial arts since he was 6 years old starting in taekwondo, in which he holds a fifth degree black belt.

As well as having a passion for teaching jiu-jitsu, Jesse has a passion for teaching people about Jesus. He lives this out through being on staff at the Pursuit Church, working with Momentum, their youth group, as the youth coordinator.

As the head instructor of Gracie Jiu-jitsu Minot, he has a passion for maintaining quality techniques; he accomplishes this by using the same teaching methodologies set forth by Grandmaster Helio Gracie.