Aaron Findley is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Don Cooper and Professor Andre "Alemao" Vasconcellos. A long-time grappler, he wrestled through high school, and started training No-gi jiu-jitsu around 2006 at Team Quest under Jon Krohn. He then trained Sambo for several years before transitioning to Gi Jiu-Jitsu and making his way to Impact JJ in Beaverton, there he was promoted up to purple belt by Professor Michael Chapman before moving to Vancouver WA.
A Marine Corp Veteran, Aaron currently works as an Electrical Engineer. He has been married for 21 years, and has a son and daughter who both train jiu-jitsu at Emerge.
“I encourage everyone to have fun with their training, it will be uncomfortable and challenging, but if you’re not also having fun it will never stick”
