Instructors
Jeb Tonkin
  • Head Instructor/Program Director (Bridgeport/Weston)
  • Coach Jeb is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Phil Davis and Don Cunanan and is the first person to go from white belt to black belt under the two.  He has comprehensive competition experience and close to a decade of teaching experience.  Coach Jeb strives to produce an environment that not only produces high level grapplers but also extraordinary human beings.
  • Accomplishments
    • Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor
    • 3x WV State BJJ Champion
    • 2x Ground Zero Open Super Fight Champion
    • WV Grappling Open Professional Division Champion
    • Multiple Time WV Grappling Open Champion
    • 2x Cold Steel Submission Only Champion
Pictured from left to right, Jeb Tonkin, Don Quinn, and Andy Isner
​Don Quinn
  • Assistant Instructor/Kids Instructor and General Manager (Bridgeport)
  • Coach Don is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt and the first student to achieve the rank under Coach Jeb as well as the first Brown Belt at Ground Zero Bridgeport.  He is a hard worker who motivates his teammates and students to push themselves to achieve their maximum potential.  Coach Don is an experienced competitor and a passionate instructor that brings out the best in his students.
  • Accomplishments 
    • ​2009 Gracie Survival Tactics Instructor​
    • 2011 Western PA BJJ Champion
    • 2016 Western PA BJJ  2nd Place Purple Belt
    • 2017 WV Grappling Open 2nd Place Purple Belt
    • 2017 WV Grappling Open Absolute Purple Belt Champion 
    • 2017 WV Grappling Open 2nd Place No Gi Advanced
    • 2017 The Good Fight Masters Purple Belt 2nd place  ​
    • 2019 Grappling Industries (Arnold Sports Festival) Masters Brown Belt Champion 

Cody Clevenger 
  • Assistant Instructor Instructor (Bridgeport)
  • Coach Cody is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt under Coach Jeb.  He is an experienced purple belt with a unique style and an intellectual approach to instruction.

Andy Isner
  • Head Kid's Instructor (Bridgeport)
  • Coach Andy is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt under Coach Jeb.  He is a former collegiate athlete with a strong work ethic and a passion for BJJ.  These characteristics allow Coach Andy to instill a level of discipline and character into the Kid's Program and his teammates.

Chad Thomas
  • Assistant Instructor (Bridgeport)
  • Coach Chad is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt and one of two of the first students to achieve the rank under coach Jeb. He is a knowledgeable instructor with years of experience.  
Joe Kramar
  • Assistant Instructor (Bridgeport)
  • Coach Joe is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt, Joe has a unique ability in memorization of techniques and the reapplication in a coaching atmosphere. Joe spends a lot of his free time viewing online technique videos and attending seminars in an effort to increase his Jiu Jitsu knowledge. Joe teaches the noon classes each week on Tuesday and Thursday as well as assisting with the kids and adults classes in the evenings. 
​Kristien Blend​
  • Women's only and Women's seminar class instructor.
  • Kristien has been able to spear head the Women's only program and help it take flight. We have increased our women's enrollment nearly triple since Kristien started helping with the women's only program. Kristien is also one of our first female blue belts from Bridgeport. 
RJ and Amber Hedrick 
  • ​Husband and Wife duo RJ and Amber are both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belts under Ground Zero Bridgeport, they also are the only 2 dedicated coaches we have for the Teens only class. They bring a unique style of teaching the children both self-defense and sport Jiu Jitsu techniques in a friendly and inviting class setting. 
LINEAGE
MITSUYO MAEDA > CARLOS GRACIE > HELIO GRACIE > FRANCISCO MANSUR >
JOE MOREIRA > RANDY BLOOM > ROLANDO "DC" CUNANAN/ PHIL DAVIS >
​JEB TONKIN
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​Steven Paris, Graphic Designer.
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Video credit goes to Kelly Rorick
of Mountain Air