Instructors

Head Instructor

Professor Blake has been practicing martial arts since 2003 and has competed in mixed martial arts, judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has been a lifelong athlete who draws upon a multitude of coaching disciplines to keep students engaged and progressing, while still having fun. Professor Blake has also been a certified personal trainer since 2011 and is a believer in having a well rounded workout routine and proper nutrition.

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Professor Jonny 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖥𝖫 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖧𝖫.A Black Belt under Professor Jake Martin, Professor Jonny 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗃𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖩𝗂𝗎 𝖩𝗂𝗍𝗌𝗎 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗂𝖾 𝖡𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖺 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗂𝖾 𝖡𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖺 𝖬𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗂 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝖮’𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗇 𝖬𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗂 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗋 𝖬𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖡𝗎𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗅𝗌 & Professor Jake Martin 𝗂𝗇 2011 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖩𝗂𝗎-𝖩𝗂𝗍𝗌𝗎 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖬𝗎𝖺𝗒 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗂 𝖪𝗂𝖼𝗄𝖻𝗈𝗑𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖧𝖾𝗅𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 300 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋, 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝖶𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗋 𝖩𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇 . 𝖢𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝖩𝗈𝗇𝗇𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖪𝗂𝖽𝗌 𝖢𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗂𝗇 𝖡𝖩𝖩 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖪𝗂𝖼𝗄𝖻𝗈𝗑𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖽𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌.

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Kids Coach

Coach Brad Lenz is a dedicated Purple Belt and one of the original instructors who helped shape Gracie Barra West County from its very beginning. With experience training and teaching at multiple Gracie Barra schools across the country, Coach Brad brings a deep understanding of Jiu-Jitsu and the Gracie Barra teaching philosophy.

Known for his kindness, patience, and strong attention to detail—especially with kids—Coach Brad creates a positive, supportive environment where students feel encouraged to learn and grow on and off the mats.

𝖬𝖾𝖾𝗍 𝖠𝗅𝗂! 𝖢𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝖠𝗅𝗂 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗇𝗎𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖶𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇’𝗌 𝖲𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝖣𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌, 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖬𝗎𝖺𝗒 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗂 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖺 𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗎𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖩𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗈𝗋’𝗌 𝖬𝖬𝖠 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖩𝗂𝗎-𝖩𝗂𝗍𝗌𝗎 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌, a 𝗋𝗈𝗅𝖾-𝗆𝗈𝖽𝖾𝗅 𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖿𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗌! 𝖠𝗅𝗂 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗌𝗂𝖼 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝖽𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗅𝗒 𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗉 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗅𝖾𝖽𝗀𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗌𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋 (𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗇’𝗌!) 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾!

Assistant Kids Coach

𝖬𝖾𝖾𝗍 𝖢𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝖩𝗈𝗁𝗇! 𝖩𝗈𝗁𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖩𝗂𝗎-𝖩𝗂𝗍𝗌𝗎 𝗃𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝖢𝗁𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗀𝗈 𝗈𝖿 2011. 𝖧𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖩𝗎𝗂-𝖩𝗂𝗍𝗌𝗎 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝖽𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗉𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖼𝗄 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖾𝗑𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋, 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝖺𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅-𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖣𝖺𝖽, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅-𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖾𝗆𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗒𝖾𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗈! 𝖫𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖬𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗂, 𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗂𝖾 𝖡𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖺 𝖶𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾! 𝖩𝗈𝗁𝗇 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗇’𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗌! 𝖲𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗅𝖾𝖽𝗀𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖽𝗎𝗅𝗍 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌.

Kids assistant Jiu Jitsu Coach and Kickboxing

Meet Coach Trey! Trey serves as an assistant coach for the kids’ Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu classes. Passionate about martial arts and youth development, Trey brings a joyous attitude and high energy to every class he helps lead. He is committed to creating a positive and encouraging environment where students can grow both on and off the mats.

Trey takes pride in mentoring young athletes, helping them build confidence, discipline, and respect while developing strong martial arts fundamentals. His leadership style focuses on encouragement, teamwork, and consistent effort. Trey strongly promotes physical activity, healthy nutrition, and an active lifestyle, believing these habits are key to long-term success and well-being.

Assistant Kids Coach

I love being on the mats, learning, competing, and helping coach others along the way. Hard work, consistency, and respect. 🥋

Program Directory

Joshua Roth serves as the Program Director at Gracie Barra West County, where he is passionate about helping students of all ages build confidence, discipline, and resilience through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With a leadership style rooted in service, mentorship, and real-world experience, Joshua is dedicated to creating a welcoming environment that supports personal growth both on and off the mats.

Joshua is a proud U.S. Army veteran who has served both overseas and at home in times of need. His military service includes deployments to Iraq, Kuwait, Germany, and Guatemala, as well as domestic activation during the civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he continued serving his community as a targeted vaccination team leader in the St. Louis region. His commitment to protecting and supporting others has earned him multiple honors, including a Lifesaver Award and the Governor’s Medal for his service as a firefighter. He is also a licensed EMT and brings a calm, safety-first leadership presence to his work with students and families.

As a disabled veteran, Joshua understands the importance of perseverance, mental strength, and strong community support. He is a man of faith and a believer in God and Jesus Christ, values that shape his character and leadership style. He strives to reflect integrity, humility, and encouragement in his daily life and at the academy.

Outside the academy, Joshua is a devoted husband, father, and therapeutic foster parent. He is also a greenhouse enthusiast and beekeeper, reflecting his passion for growth, stewardship, and building strong foundations — values that closely align with the Gracie Barra philosophy.