Head Instructors
Jim McWiggins
2nd Degree Black Belt
Jay Bretz
2nd Degree Black Belt
Affiliations
Marcelo Alonso
Gym Location
Wenatchee, WA
What to know
Jim McWiggins
Jim first began martial arts at the age of 14. Since then he has trained multiple disciplines including Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, and Pankration. Jim started the training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with world renown Marcelo Alonso, shortly after Marcelo arrived in Washington in the late nineties. Marcelo is sixth degree black belt under the legendary Carlson Gracie and was the head instructor at Carson’s famous academy in Rio De Janeiro. Jim studied Pankration with one of the top MMA coaches in the world, Matt Hume at AMC in Kirkland.
Jay Bretz
Jay began his Jiu-Jitsu journey at Straight Blast Gym in Portland OR, receiving his Blue Belt from SBG founder Matt Thornton. Jay moved to Seattle in the following year and began training with Professor Marcelo Alonso. In 2012 Jay moved to Chelan County and founded Axiom Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with his Marcelo Alonso teammate Professor Jim McWiggins. Jay was promoted to Black Belt in December of 2015.


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