Egley Train Boise Instructors
Head Instructor
Michael Egley
Born in 1989 in a small rural town in Pennsylvania named Kittanning, my efforts on the football field and in the classroom landed me admission and a scholarship to Columbia University in the City of New York.
In 2011 I graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a degree in financial economics where I played college football.
In 2013, after listening to a Joe Rogan podcast, I started my Jitsu Jitsu training under Renzo Gracie Pittsburgh. In 2016 I quit my senior financial analyst position in Pittsburgh, PA – leaving a $90K salary – to pursue Jiu Jitsu full-time as a competitor and instructor. I saw how much Jiu Jitsu positively benefited my life in terms of confidence, social networks, fitness, self-discovery, and personal development. The more I trained the better I was as a human. I knew I wanted to spread Jiu Jitsu and build a community of like-minded individuals.
In 2017 I moved to Southern California, the “mecca” of modern day Jiu Jitsu, to test my abilities and to learn from the best Jiu Jitsu academies in the world.
In 2019 I received my brown belt from Carlson Gracie in Temecula, CA.
In 2021 I received my black belt from Keenan Cornelius in San Diego, CA. Keenan is an internationally known and respected Jiu Jitsu competitor with over 265k followers online. He also started jiujitsux.com – a leading internet website of Jiu Jitsu instructionals taught by the best practitioners in the country.
May 30, 2021 my first son, Elliot, with my partner Emily, is born.
June 2021 we move to Kuna, Idaho to raise our son near family and bring world-class Jiu Jitsu instruction to Boise.
No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Instructor
Jacen Flynn
We’re proud to announce our no-gi instructor, Jason Flynn.
Jacen started training jiu jitsu in 1996 — before the art was mainstream. He’s a black belt under Craig Kukuk — Idaho local and the first American Jiu Jitsu black belt.
Jacen is passionate instructor with a breadth of jiu jitsu knowledge and experience. He genuinely loves to help; and he loves to watch his students succeed. His passion is contagious on the mats.
We’re fortunate to have him as an instructor.
Catch his morning no-gi class Wednesdays at 11am. Open mat to follow class!
Thai Striking Instructor
Doug Collins
Raised between Novato, CA and Boise, ID, Doug developed an early love for martial arts through wrestling. After high school, Doug had his first amateur MMA fights before competing his college degree. While attending college, Doug continued his training with a heavy focus on western boxing and Muay Thai striking. He then went on to do an amateur Muay Thai fight before completing college and returning to MMA.
In 2019, Doug went professional as an MMA fighter with a 3-fight win streak in 2020. Doug is an active Jiu jitsu competitor as well as an active professional MMA fighter.
Doug is a passionate coach and is dedicated to helping his students excel.
