Curtis Blaydes is the current #3 ranked heavyweight in the UFC but more importantly, he received his purple belt from Professor Cody Donovan at High Altitude Martial Arts last week. In honor of this achievement, we are going to go through a history of Curtis’s achievements throughout his athletic career and how that led him […]
Our martial arts program not only teaches BJJ and Kickboxing techniques. It teaches respect and discipline and increases physical fitness and confidence. It also teaches life skills through mat chats. The topics in these chats range from hygiene to manners to handling bullies. After warmups, our instructors sit the kids down in a circle for […]
There are many lessons to be learned in kickboxing and the first one is everyone had a first day. Everyone was in your exact shoes, feeling your exact some butterflies. Many of us are looking to work out, get in shape, and have fun. Some of us are looking to be mixed martial arts (MMA) […]
At High Altitude Martial Arts, we believe Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the best sports your child can do. Our “Youth Yetis” program is designed to teach the fundamentals of BJJ to children of all ages and has been developed for many years by our head professor, Cody Donovan (a BJJ black-belt and former […]
If you are looking to try out a new workout that could help you reach your goal of losing weight, improving endurance, or even if you are in search of a new hobby, then I encourage you to try kickboxing at High Altitude Martial Arts. I have been training here for a total of 2 […]
Taking care of yourself is the single most important thing you must do to maintain a long and healthy Brazlian Jiu jitsu career. Jiu Jitsu, like any contact sport, can leave you with chronic injuries that hamper your ability to train and while some injuries are unavoidable or accidental, there are many things you can […]
At High Altitude Martial Arts, culture comes first. This means taking care of each other, supporting each other, and respecting each other. Being a good training partner is arguably one of the most important skills to learn when you start Jiu Jitsu. Learning how not to hurt your training partner while allowing them to learn […]
Kids seem to have a natural curiosity towards “fighting”. They love play fighting by punching and kicking. Parents start wrestling with their kids at a young age as a form of play. Many kids express at a young age that they want to start some form of martial arts. As with any sport there are […]
Abbas Sakhizada trains at High Altitude Martial Arts under Professor Cody Donovan. After immigrating to Denver, CO from Afghanistan at age 9, Abbas began training BJJ less than a year and a half ago at HAMA and very quickly moved from the beginner children’s classes all the way up to the advanced adult classes. Typically, […]
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