Built on the mat. Still evolving.
TRITAC began with a coaching problem: how do you help different people become capable martial artists without forcing every one of them through the same style, pace, body type, or way of moving?
Why I started training.
I started martial arts in 1991.
I was the skinny, shy, redheaded band geek who got bullied. I was not naturally gifted. I sucked at wrestling for a long time. I lost, learned, kept showing up, and eventually became good.
That shaped the way I coach.
- Runs TRITAC Training Center at 14 Alcap Ridge, Cromwell, CT. 20,000 square feet, 2,200 square feet of mat
- On the mat since 1991. Started at 14 in Shorin-Ryu karate, wrestling shortly after
- Teaching since 2007, running his own school since 2009
- 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rafael Formiga Barbosa
- 5th Dan black belt in Kobukai Jujitsu under Russ St. Hilaire
- Brown belt in KFM / Defence Lab, earned before the split
- Years in Kyokushin under Shihan Fujiwara, competing against their black belts and teaching jiu-jitsu there
The problem I kept seeing.
Martial artists were learning hundreds of techniques without understanding how the pieces connected.
The problem was not a lack of information. The problem was a lack of structure, context, and coaching.
TRITAC studies your goals, experience, instincts, strengths, limitations, and preferred way of fighting. Then it builds the next layer around you.
Shaped by decades of work in these:
What works stays.
What the name means.
Transformation · Realization · Integration · Technique · Athleticism · Confidence
TRITAC does not erase the rank you already earned.
How it got here.
Matt begins training.
Matt begins coaching professionally.
The school opens as Jiu-Jitsu and Strength Academy.
The developing system is formally named TRITAC.
TRITAC Training Center opens at Alcap Ridge in Cromwell.
Trained in the gym, delivered through the Hub, still evolving.
Who is on the mat.
The Kickstart call is a private 30 minute call, one to one. Matt takes them first and hands off to Ruben or Chris when the calendar is full.
Built on the mat. Built around you.
Answer six quick questions about what you already train and what you want to improve. We'll match you with the right MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, or Combatives foundation plan and show you what to train first.