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Soke Steve Kovacs
Master Instructor
Soke Steve Kovacs is the son of Grandmaster Frank Kovacs and is now the Soke (leader—Grandmaster) of Minna Jiu-Jitsu. At eight, Steve was almost killed by a criminal and ...
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Soke Steve Kovacs is the son of Grandmaster Frank Kovacs and is now the Soke (leader—Grandmaster) of Minna Jiu-Jitsu. At eight, Steve was almost killed by a criminal and ...
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Master Daniel H. Bralliar holds a 7th degree black belt in Minna Jiu-Jitsu, and is the second-generation to practice Minna Jiu-Jitsu under the training and guidance of Grandmaster ...
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7th Dan Black Belt - MJJ
JJBBF Vice President
Purple Belt - BJJ
Royce Gracie Association Master C has over 40 years experience in Martial Arts including Minna-Jiu-Jitsu, ...
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Adam Droe has been involved in the martial arts since 2010 and is a 3rd-degree black belt in Minna Jiu-Jitsu. By profession, Adam is a high school teacher in the Cleveland school ...
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Sarah Harvey started lessons in Minna Jiu-Jitsu at Mayfield Academy in 2012 and now is a 3rd degree black belt. She has a degree in Cullinary Sciences. Sarah has worked closely ...
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Greg has been with Mayfield Academy for 8 years and received his Black-Belt in 2023. He functions as the schools Red-Man attacker where during special classes, he wears full body ...
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Khalil Merritt is an assistant instructor to the childrens classes. He is currently a brown belt and will be testing for his Black-Belt at the end of 2024. Khalil has the ...
moreMy 8 yr old daughter has been going since September, she loves going and class has been helping with her focus and confidence. Highly recommend!
So many fond memories growing up on the mats here. From being Frank's pressure point dummy, to countless great sparring matches...learned from exceptional instructors and made a lot of friends. Mayfield Academy will live on wherever its new location ends up!
Awesome place to learn self defense. The kids enjoy it and as a parent I love watching them learn and gain self confidence. The instructors and students are awesome. I love the no nonsense approach to teaching self defense, and surprisingly the students really respect that and still enjoy the great art they are learning.
Very professional establishment and would recommend it to any parent with young children or older ones. This is a must learn these days.
Thank you Mayfield Academy of Self Defense.