Ray Casias in Detail
Full Name: Ray Casias
Ray started his training at an early age. He started wrestling when he was 5 years old and it has been a part of his life for over 35 years. Ray jointed the military straight out of high school and stayed in for 4 years active duty and 6 years in the reserves. During his active military career he went to several leadership schools and the coveted Army ranger school.
During his time in the military he continued his love of martial arts learning Karate, Tae KwanDo. After leaving the military, Ray enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University where he started wrestling again on a regular basis and found a Jiu-Jitsu academy.
Ray's love for the art encouraged him to open Middle Tennessee's first mixed martial arts school with co-owner Chris Heflin called The Fighter's Guild. The Fighter's Guild produced some great instructors who currently own schools across Tennessee. Today Ray Casias runs and owns Tennessee Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Spring Hill, TN. The academy has become a hot spot for producting some of the best grapplers and MMA fighters in the region.
Ray is one of the most decorated BJJ players in Middle Tennessee and is the only school owner that is also a Level 4 Combative Instructor for the United States Army.
Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Hélio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Leonardo Vieira > Robert Drysdale > Ray Casias
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
Association/Team: Team Zenith / TN BJJ Academy
Ray started his training at an early age. He started wrestling when he was 5 years old and it has been a part of his life for over 35 years. Ray jointed the military straight out of high school and stayed in for 4 years active duty and 6 years in the reserves. During his active military career he went to several leadership schools and the coveted Army ranger school.
During his time in the military he continued his love of martial arts learning Karate, Tae KwanDo. After leaving the military, Ray enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University where he started wrestling again on a regular basis and found a Jiu-Jitsu academy.
Ray's love for the art encouraged him to open Middle Tennessee's first mixed martial arts school with co-owner Chris Heflin called The Fighter's Guild. The Fighter's Guild produced some great instructors who currently own schools across Tennessee. Today Ray Casias runs and owns Tennessee Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Spring Hill, TN. The academy has become a hot spot for producting some of the best grapplers and MMA fighters in the region.
Ray is one of the most decorated BJJ players in Middle Tennessee and is the only school owner that is also a Level 4 Combative Instructor for the United States Army.
Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Hélio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Leonardo Vieira > Robert Drysdale > Ray Casias
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
Association/Team: Team Zenith / TN BJJ Academy