Professor Micah Reyes began training in 1995 at a Machado school here in Seattle and received his blue belt there from a Rigan Machado black belt, Bob Bass. After leaving that school he trained under a Lotus Club black belt, Juliano Prado, and then a Cia Paulista brown belt, Alex Candido Puertas – from who he received his purple belt.

In 2002 Prof. Micah Reyes met Gracie Barra Black Belt Marcio “Mamazinho” Lauder. From that day on he knew he wanted to be part of the Gracie Barra family, training and teaching under Master Carlos Gracie, Jr. and helping to keep the Gracie Barra legacy alive. After receiving his black belt from Mamazinho in 2005 he was able to realize his dream of teaching and running a Gracie Barra school full time.

Professor Micah Reyes has been teaching for 10 years and is exceptionally good at passing on his wealth of knowledge to his students. He has a commitment to bettering himself as a martial artist and providing his students with the best instruction possible. He strongly believes in the philosophy behind Gracie Barra Jiu Jitsu and feels a sense of history and pride in being part of the family that originated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and brought it to the level of recognition it currently holds as being one of the most effective fighting styles in the world.

Michelle Wagner started training Brazilian Jiujitsu in 1998 under Lotus Club Black Belt Juliano Prado at Seattle's Northwest Fight Club. After just a few short months, Michelle realized her passion for Brazilian Jiujitsu and knew that she would be training bjj for the rest of her life. It was also during this time that Michelle was introduced to long time friend, training partner and teacher, Micah Reyes.

After some ups and downs in the martial arts business world, Michelle was fortunate enough to start training with Marcio "Mamazinho" Lauder, a 3rd degree Black Belt from Gracie Barra Rio De Janeiro. It was under Mamazinho's training and guidance that Michelle fine tuned her bjj skills and developed a knack for teaching technique to her fellow team mates.

Today Michelle is still a committed bjj practitioner and works alongside Professor Micah Reyes and fellow team mate Darren Chase where they continue to share the knowledge and passion that they have developed for Brazilian Jiujitsu.

Darren has spent his entire six years in jiu jitsu with Professors Micah, Mamazinho and Michelle. As a result of a scheduling mixup he was asked to substutue for the professors for a few days while still only a blue belt. Classes went well and he has been teaching ever since. With an eye for the technical, solid work ethic and strong communication skills, Darren is a natural teacher and perfect fit for Gracie Barra Ballard.