Don Dees in Detail
Full Name: Don Dees
Don Dees earned his black belt in Jiu-Jitsu in 2019 under Professor Matt Larsen, founder of the Modern Army Combatives Program. Coach Don opened Modern Martial Arts & Family Fitness in Clarksville, TN with his Brown Belt wife Kim in 2016. He is a San Dan in karate and has studied Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Hwarang Do, Aikido and Nei Wai Chia Kung Fu.
As a student of Prof. Larsen, Coach Don focuses his curriculum on Jiu-Jitsu fundamentals and real-world applications. His students include professionals in law enforcement and the military.
Coach Don believes everyone can benefit from Jiu-Jitsu if they abandon their ego and humble themselves to the lessons the art offers. This philosophy is embodied in his personal motto, “Tap early, tap often, train tomorrow!”
Lineage: Jigoro Kano > Tsunejiro Tomita > Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda > Carlos Gracie, Sr. > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti > Matt Larsen
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
Association/Team: Modern Martial Arts
Don Dees earned his black belt in Jiu-Jitsu in 2019 under Professor Matt Larsen, founder of the Modern Army Combatives Program. Coach Don opened Modern Martial Arts & Family Fitness in Clarksville, TN with his Brown Belt wife Kim in 2016. He is a San Dan in karate and has studied Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Hwarang Do, Aikido and Nei Wai Chia Kung Fu.
As a student of Prof. Larsen, Coach Don focuses his curriculum on Jiu-Jitsu fundamentals and real-world applications. His students include professionals in law enforcement and the military.
Coach Don believes everyone can benefit from Jiu-Jitsu if they abandon their ego and humble themselves to the lessons the art offers. This philosophy is embodied in his personal motto, “Tap early, tap often, train tomorrow!”
Lineage: Jigoro Kano > Tsunejiro Tomita > Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda > Carlos Gracie, Sr. > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti > Matt Larsen
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
Association/Team: Modern Martial Arts