The mission of North Star Jiu-Jitsu is to provide private and semi-private lessons guided by the five elements of Jiu-Jitsu: standing self-defense, striking, clinching and throwing techniques, grappling, and philosophy.
At North Star, we recognize that Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art with a low retention rate among new students, to combat this we provide our students with clearly stated goals, patience, and the programs to follow their North Star. Though we teach self-defense, North Star Jiu-Jitsu is a competitive school that encourages participation in tournaments.
Darren Branch is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt from Cleveland, Ohio who has been on the mat since 2004. Given his black belt by Royler Gracie in 2014, he has earned medals in IBJJF Pan Americans.
He has recently moved to Las Vegas where he teaches daily and coaches fighters in major professional organizations. Darren is known for his passionate and engaging style of teaching as well as his high-energy personality.