Coaches
adam
davila
Adam Davila started his journey at Northern Illinois University when he joined their Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club in 2014. He was seeking a change in lifestyle and Jiu Jitsu made the most sense to him. It brought him discipline, purpose, and an outlet for his competitive nature.
Despite having to take breaks in training to allow for life events, he never lost his passion and has since become one of the most active competitors at 10th Planet Denver, winning gold in multiple submission only tournaments.
Adam, a 10th Planet brown belt, has been training with 10th Planet Denver since day one and truly relishes the opportunity to share his knowledge as a coach. After teaching at 10th Planet Denver for several years, the opportunity arose to take on the role of head coach at the new Longmont location and Adam jumped at opportunity to teach along side his wife Sheila.
You can still catch Adam teaching our noon All Levels Classes on Monday and Wednesday at 10th Planet Denver in addition to his leadership role as head coach of Longmont.
Adam is available for private lessons at $100 per hour.
CONOR
HEUN
10th Planet Longmont Owner and 10th Planet Denver Head Coach Conor Heun has over 40 years of grappling experience under his second degree black belt.
Conor started wrestling at 4 years old and continued to wrestling at Ithaca College in upstate New York. After college, Conor moved to LA where he began training under Master Eddie Bravo and fell in love with the Rubber Guard. Impressed with his work ethic, toughness, and flexibility, Master Eddie encouraged Conor to try his hand at MMA.
After winning his first professional fight by rear naked choke, Conor quit his job selling dental equipment and spent the next 7 years fighting the toughest men on the planet in the IFL, Elite XC, and Strikeforce.
He retired in 2012 with a professional record of 9-5 and opened 10th Planet Denver in 2018 realizing his lifelong goal of leading his own team. After seeing success in Denver, Conor opened 10th Planet Longmont in 2024 to further the reach of the 10th Planet System in Colorado and to provide the same leadership opportunity he enjoyed in Denver to his top students.
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Ben
swan
Ben Swan started wrestling in 1989 in Merrill Wisconson for the Junior Jays at the ripe young age of 4. He was a multiple time Wisconson National Team Member in both Greco and Freestyle.
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At Merrill High School he was a team leader, voted Team Captain as a Sophmore, Junior, and Senior. He was a four year starter setting the school win record and placing 6th at the State Tournament his Junior year.
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In college, Ben wrestled for the University of Dubuque in Iowa at 149lbs and graduated with a degree in Health, Wellness, and Recreation.
After college began his foray into traditional Chinese Medicine. He attended East West Healing Arts Institute where he graduated with a degree in Western Massage and Eastern Medicine.
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Ben and Conor became fast friends in 2012 when they were both working at 24 Hour Fitness in Boulder as Personal Trainers.
Conor invited Ben to check out 10th Planet Jiu and the rest is history. Ben dove headfirst into Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts and was awarded his brown belt in 2024.
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Ben is avaiable for one on one sessions in massage, strength training, and grappling at $100 per hour.
Sheila
Davila
Sheila started training in 2016 after her partner convinced her that learning self-defense was a necessary skill. She immediately became enamored with both the physical and cognitive challenge jiu jitsu provided. While she began training in the gi, earning her blue belt in 2019, she enjoyed cross training and was intrigued by 10th Planet's nogi style. She eventually saw the light and decided to train full time at 10th Planet Denver.
Shortly after earning her blue belt, Sheila began her coaching journey as a substitute coach for the women’s class. She soon developed a special interest in helping grow the community of women and helping others achieve their goals. She takes great pride in being able to coach on a regular basis and be a supportive mentor for her team.
In March of 2023, after 4 years with 10th Planet Denver, Sheila was awarded her purple belt. When 10th Planet Longmont opened in 2024, Sheila was excited to expand her reach teaching women and children at the new gym.
Outside of Jiu Jitsu, Sheila’s other favorite hobby is to cook and feed people. She and her Husband Adam run The Yuppie Kitchen, providing delicious vegan fare at pop up's around the city and at private events.
Sheila is available for privates at $70 an hour.
DEL
JOLLY
Del's grappling career started his sophomore year wrestling at Arvada West high highschool. After almost two decades off the mats, it wasn't until he put his kids in Jiu-Jitsu that the art piqued his curiosity.
Starting with wrestling, taught by Conor Heun, Del quickly recalled the explosiveness and youth required to wrestle. His training partners encouraged him to try Jiu-Jitsu and after a few handful of live classes, he fell in love with the gentle art.
Between his mushroom business with pro athletes including our yoga teacher, former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer and UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans, Del is dedicated to savouring life through Jiu-Jitsu.
He's available for private lesson for $70.
jacqui
jolly
At 10th Planet Longmont we are always looking for our next world class coach. Are you a black belt looking to learn the 10th Planet System?
Are you a current student looking to share your passion for Jiu Jitsu with the next generation?
Are you a movement coach, strength coach, striking coach, dance instructor, yoga teacher or have some other skill you think would be benificial to the 10th Planet Longmont Community?
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If so, please send us an email at 10thplanetlongmont@gmail.com
and lets get the conversation started.
Mars
Brassell
A Colorado native, Mars Brassell’s martial arts journey began over a decade ago at Gumm BJJ & MMA in Littleton, Colorado, driven by a fascination with martial arts films and UFC/Pride fights, and a desire to overcome personal challenges with being bullied in highschool and lacking self-esteem.
During this time, Mars found Eddie Bravo’s DVDs which he would study and practice from, seeding his proclivity for the 10th Planet system early on. Under Brad Gumm, Mars earned his purple belt after performing well in local competition shortly before the school was permanently closed.
After this, Mars faced a hiatus from consistent training, but could never quite shake the desire to get back on the mats until he discovered 10th Planet Denver and Coach Conor Heun when they opened their home location in Wheat Ridge. The values, sense of community, and stylistic resonance he found at 10th Planet Denver reignited his passion for the sport and reaffirmed his desire to share his knowledge and experience with others with newfound commitment and consistency in training.
As a Jiu Jitsu coach, Mars is committed to helping his students unlock their potential, build confidence, explore their curiosity, and experience freedom of expression and personal growth through Jiu Jitsu.
Mars earned his 10th Planet brown belt in April of 2024 and is available for private lessons at $80 per hour.
Sheila
Davila
Sheila started training in 2016 after her partner convinced her that learning self-defense was a necessary skill. She immediately became enamored with both the physical and cognitive challenge jiu jitsu provided. While she began training in the gi, earning her blue belt in 2019, she enjoyed cross training and was intrigued by 10th Planet's nogi style. She eventually saw the light and decided to train full time at 10th Planet Denver.
Shortly after earning her blue belt, Sheila began her coaching journey as a substitute coach for the women’s class. She soon developed a special interest in helping grow the community of women and helping others achieve their goals. She takes great pride in being able to coach on a regular basis and be a supportive mentor for her team.
In March of 2023, after 4 years with 10th Planet Denver, Sheila was awarded her purple belt. When 10th Planet Longmont opened in 2024, Sheila was excited to expand her reach teaching women and children at the new gym.
Outside of Jiu Jitsu, Sheila’s other favorite hobby is to cook and feed people. She and her Husband Adam run The Yuppie Kitchen, providing delicious vegan fare at pop up's around the city and at private events.
Sheila is available for privates at $70 an hour.
Sebastian
zydek
Sebastian is a 10th Planet blue belt & started his jiu jitsu journey in 2021. Jiu Jitsu quickly became a passion for him.
Sebastian is constantly studying new techniques and seeking new information in the jiu jitsu world. He loves to travel all over to train at other 10th planets constantly visiting 10P ATX, 10P Vegas and 10P Lombard, but always comes home to 10th Planet Denver to share his knowledge.
Sebastian trains daily and also competes as much as possible, making his professional debut at F2W 213. He strives to be better and is constantly pushing his team.
His favorite quote is “ Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but doing it like you love it” - Mike Tyson
Sebatian is available for Privates and charges $60. He can be reached by email at:
or through his Instagram linked below.
Bernadette
Lambert
Bernadette is a life long athlete, playing volleyball and basketball in high school as well as being a member of the cheerleading team. After graduation she began competing in The Spartan Race and found joy in strength training and lifting heavy weights.
Bernadette's Jiu Jitsu journey began in 2010 when she began training for a charity MMA cage fight between Cops and Firefighters. Despite training in MMA for two years and having a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, she did not feel those arts helped her as a graveyard police patrol officer where she worked for 13 years.
Berna wanted to be able to hold her own and affect an arrest in a manner that was safe for everyone involved so she began to train regularly at a jiu jitsu gym in 2019. In 2020 she moved to Loveland and began training at The Academy of Grind. Falling in love with the sport, she trained almost everyday, in Gi and Nogi and earned her blue belt in April of 2024.
Bernadette is a strong advocate for women in Jiu Jitsu and is a volunteer/ coordinator for many non-profit women only Jiu Jitsu clubs. These include The Jiu Jitsu Gypsies, Girls in Gi's, Rocky Mountain Women's Grappling and the Mile High Women's BJJ club.
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While Bernadette has yet to compete in Jiu Jitsu, she has years of competition experience in TKD, Karate and Kung Fu.
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Outside the gym Bernadette is a mother of three girls, and works as a service coordinator for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
