Kutting Edge Jiu-Jitsu Academy
724 N. 3rd
Burlington, IA, 52601
319-768-9422
JIU-JITSU & KICKBOXING
Meet the Owner
Coach Jarod Kirby
Hello, and thank you for visiting my page. My name is Jarod Kirby. I own and coach at Kutting Edge Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Burlington, IA. I live here with my wife, our three boys, and our large fur babies.
My passion for MMA began in November of 2009. I have been blessed to hone my MMA skills over the last eight years at a few gyms in the Midwest area, such as Roufosport MMA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Skunk River MMA in Iowa, and more.
I have studied, trained, and coached Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Judo, and Self-Defense for the past eight years at Olive Branch Jiu-Jitsu under Joe Lestina in Fort Madison, IA while being able to train at Tac Team Midwest affiliate clubs.
Now, 16 years later, I teach Jiu-Jitsu and Kickboxing to adults and children, with or without experience, here in Burlington.
Contact Today to Start Your New Journey!
"Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger, and faster than you so that you can learn to rely on technique, timing, and leverage rather than brute strength."
-Helio Gracie
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"If you think, you are late.
If you are late, you use strength.
If you use strength, you will tire.
If you tire, you will die."
-Saulo Ribeiro
Contact Us
KUTTING EDGE JIU-JITSU ACADEMY
K.E.J.J. Academy is located upstairs at the Bridgeview Suites in Burlington, IA.
I share the upstairs with two other local businesses.
My beautiful wife, Myl, a certified esthetician who owns Bone Chilling Beauty Studio, LLC, owns one.
We also share a space with our friend Ollie Wolfgang, owner of Ollies Oracles.
Contact Myl to set up an appointment for your significant other while you come in and train.
We hope to see you on the mats!
What is Footwork?
This class is designed to help with footwork in general! Footwork is crucial whether you're starting off standing or trying to pass someone's guard! Wrestling/judo/kickboxing requires you to have an understanding of where your feet should be to initiate and finish the move, whether that be pass by's (wrestling) or uchi Mata (judo), punching, or kicking (kickboxing). Everything has some form of footwork! Get your footwork right, and combat sports, in general, will become much more manageable.