Our Instructors

Grove City Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is committed to your training and safety, with knowledgable coaches, we strive to provide you some of the best training in and around the greater Columbus area.

These three are the lead instructors at GCBJJ:

Dave Freetage:

Black belt and owner of Grove City Brazilian Jiu jitsu

3rd Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt (Vitor Oliveira GFTeam)

Muay Thai Instructor (began study in 1994)

Black Belt Filipino Kali/Cacoy Doce Pares 

Full Instructor Jeet Kune Do (Richard Bustillo) 

Multiple time BJJ Gold medalist spanning four different decades 

ABA National Kickboxing Champion 2000

Sport Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt World Champion 2001

20yr Police Officer and Defensive Tactics Instructor 

Tim Davis:

Black belt coach at Grove City Brazilian Jiu jitsu

2nd degree BJJ Black Belt

Kickboxing BB

Muay Thai certified instructor

16+ years competing in BJJ, Kickboxing, and MMA

Adult and Kids BJJ instructor

Lead MMA instructor 

20 yr Police Officer and Defensive tactics Instructor

Multiple time gold medalist in BJJ

Brett Boggs:

Black belt coach at Grove City Brazilian Jiu jitsu

BJJ Black Belt

Judo Brown Belt

Lead No-Gi Instructor

Beginners Class Instructor

Leg Lock Specialist

12+ years of BJJ and Judo Competitions

GCBJJ would not be the gym it is without such a strong foundation. On top of our seasoned Black Belt coaches, we have a large staff that helps with classes day in and day out. Below is a list of our additional coaches and their ranks.

Additional Instructors:

Michael Arrieta - Black Belt

Wendy Kuhn - Black Belt 

Amanda Purdin - Brown Belt 

Karlie Jones - Brown Belt

Dave Emmons - Brown Belt 

Zak Edwards - Brown Belt

Josiah Harrell - Brown Belt

Nathan Miller - Brown Belt

Danielle Sabatino - Purple Belt

Mike Stone - Purple Belt

Justin Sexton - Purple Belt

Ben Green - Purple Belt

Black Belts from GCBJJ:

Dave Freetage - (2012)

Tim Davis - (2016)

Doug Jones - (2017)

Pat Vehr - (2019)

Brett Boggs - (2020)

Donnie Worthington - (2021)

Jeff Garcia - (2021)

Michael Arrieta - (2023)

Wendy Kuhn - (2023)