No-Gi Murder Yoga

10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Salt Lake City

Elite no-gi jiu-jitsu for oddballs, killers, nerds, and other people worth talking to. You don't need experience. You do need a certain… je ne sais quoi or maybe a joie de vivre, probably. It doesn't have to be french.

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AD ADCC Veteran Instructor Q2 Quintet Champion 10 Eddie Bravo Black Belt NG No-Gi Only OW Gi hurts our little fingers WW If you're weird, you're welcome SL Salt Lake City, UT

The no-gi revolution

Roll with the lunatics.

No experience needed. No ego allowed. Your first class is free, and yes, you'll survive.

The crew

Meet the lunatics on the mats

World-class competitors with bios funnier than most stand-up specials. Every word below is theirs.

Head Instructor: Dr. Amir Allam, PhD

Next Level Thinkfluencer & Trust Agent

Those titles just sound perfect, like he's for sure the guy you need in your life right now, don't they? That PhD shit is real, though; Amir has been a Research Professor of Geophysics at the U of Utah since 2015. An active competitor since he began wrestling in junior high, he's won numerous Grappler's Quest, NAGA, Grappling Industries, and Gracie National/World tournaments, is a veteran of EBI and ADCC, and was a member of the championship-winning Team 10th Planet at Quintet 2. Training directly under Eddie Bravo for more than 15 years, going from white to 3rd Degree Black belt, Amir is dyed-in-the-wool #10P4L, which means he fanatically chases submissions at all costs. His curriculum combines the rigorous intellectual approach of academia with the dynamic movement of those flexible 10th Planet lunatics.

Josh "Biggie Talls" Hanagarne

Fundamentalist

The tallest and baldest man in any room, best-selling author (The World's Strongest Librarian) Josh Hanagarne looms comfortingly over you while patiently explaining what you've done wrong. Not just in jiu-jitsu, but in life more generally. A famed librarian at the SLC Public Library, Josh is also a performing strongman who can roll up frying pans and tear phone books in half. So just trust me when I recommend that you never to try to re-shelve your own goddamned library books while he's watching. With a deep baritone like thunder rolled in honey and the easygoing manner of an inveterate bartender, Josh excels at welcoming newcomers to the severely complicated world of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. He's currently a brown belt but hopes to someday not be a brown belt.

The Rawson

Human Resources

You know how some people are so cool that they only need one name like Tyson, Banksy, or Beyoncé? Yeah, the Rawson is nothing like that, we just forget his other names. Hailing from the [insert derogatory adjective here] plains of West Texas, the Rawson is a gentle and friendly colossus like a crossbreed of Hagrid and Totoro. Ever since he started jiu-jitsu with Amir in 2018, he's viewed the human body as a resource to be exploited for artistic entertainment. Humble and unassuming, the Rawson has achieved cascading success at every endeavor he's attempted, from playing middle linebacker at UT Austin, to professional bodybuilding, to a local chain of nutrition retailers, to a marijuana farming empire. Generous to a fault, he'll let you achieve a seemingly dominant position in jiu-jitsu only to twist you into a pretzel 5 seconds later.

Sean "White Noise" Bennion

Associate Regional Director of Marketing Outreach

Sean is... what's the word ...?... ah, yes: "Special". His dogs know it, his mom has always known it, and now we at 10PSLC know it too. White Noise is one of these dudes with a totally relevant B.A. in English that he uses exclusively to write snide things on social media. A purple belt with approximately 47 years of experience, he's like a dusty old encyclopaedia of jiu-jitsu; he'll for sure have the answers to your grappling questions but you'll probably start sneezing if you approach him. By far the most effortlessly loud person anywhere, someday I'm going to offer him $100 to whisper the lyrics to Careless Whisper just to watch him fail comedically. When he used to teach, he'd osmose his extensive knowledge directly into your brain through sheer audial volume. He currently isn't teaching, but this roastful bio is too amusing to take down.

Inside the room

This is the room.

A room full of funny, obsessive, technically dangerous grapplers learning to solve human bodies. Beginners are welcome. Egos are not.

The 10th Planet Salt Lake City crew grouped together throwing shakas and goofing off after class

The crew

A big group at 10th Planet Salt Lake City posing with competition medals after a tournament

Medal day

Where Are We?

Brand new facility in the heart of SLC. Showers, changing rooms, and over 1,000 sq. ft. of mat space waiting for you — and yes, the showers actually work.

We are LIVE!

215 S 1000 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102

We are now at home in our brand new facility!

This means more classes, more guard passes and more opponents taps-es!

Full shower facilities, two bathroom/changing rooms, and over 1000 sq. ft. of mat space!

Street parking is free all day and lot parking after 4pm M-F.

Schedule

Morning rolls, lunch sessions, evening wars. Pick a time that works and we'll see you on the mats. We're flexible — it's kind of our whole thing.

6:30am Lunatics Jiu-Jitsu

12:30pm All Levels

5:15pm 10P Kids!

6:30pm Fundamentals

Filter by day and class type on the full schedule page.

Come find out.

Then try to leave.

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Before you roll up

Questions? We've got answers.

Do I need experience to start?

Nope. You can show up with zero experience, two left feet, and the survival instincts of a houseplant. We'll take it from there.

Is 10th Planet only no-gi?

Yes. No-gi jiu-jitsu means no heavy kimono, no belt-grabbing wizardry, and no hiding behind 47 pounds of lapel fabric. Just movement, timing, problem-solving, and the occasional existential crisis.

Am I too out of shape to start?

Almost everyone thinks this. The secret is: you don't get in shape to start jiu-jitsu. You start jiu-jitsu and then your body slowly realizes this is its life now.

What should I bring to my first class?

A water bottle, athletic clothes without zippers or pockets, sandals for off the mat, and the emotional maturity to get folded by someone smaller than you.

Will I get hurt?

We train smart, but this is still a combat sport, not competitive knitting. You'll learn how to move, tap early, protect yourself, and avoid becoming the person everyone politely avoids during rounds.

Is this good for self-defense?

Yes. You'll learn how to control another human being without needing to punch a hole in the moon. Very useful. Very humbling. Weirdly fun.

What if I'm nervous?

Good. That means you're normal. Everyone is nervous at first. Then you realize most people here are friendly, sweaty nerds who just happen to know how to strangle people responsibly.