THE MOST DIRECT PATH TO UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIAL. Concentrated small group classes and private lessons in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Mixed Martial Arts.

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  • NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE REACH OUT BEFORE YOUR 1ST VISIT. FEEL FREE TO REQUEST OTHER CLASS TIMES, AS THEY CAN BE ADDED WITH AS FEW AS 4 STUDENTS.

    MONDAYS

    @ EAST DOUGLAS

    Men’s Jiu-Jitsu- 12-1pm

    Children's Jiu-Jitsu- 4:30-5:30pm

    Men's Jiu-Jitsu- 5:30-7pm

    TUESDAYS

    @ EAST DOUGLAS

    Men’s MMA- 12-1pm

    @ LINDBERGH PARK

    Men's Jiu-Jitsu- 5-6:30pm

    WEDNESDAYS

    @ EAST DOUGLAS

    Men’s Jiu-Jitsu- 12-1pm

    Children's Jiu-Jitsu- 4:00-5:00pm

    Men's Jiu-Jitsu- 5:00-6:00pm

    THURSDAYS

    @ EAST DOUGLAS

    Men’s MMA- 12-1pm

    @ LINDBERGH PARK

    Men's MMA- 5-6:30pm

    FRIDAYS

    @ EAST DOUGLAS

    Men’s Jiu-Jitsu- 12-1pm

    SATURDAYS

    @ EAST DOUGLAS

    Men's MMA- 11:00am-12:30pm

    Open mat- 12:30-1:30pm.

  • CONCENTRATED SMALL GROUP CLASSES

    Men's classes- $25 per class, or $170 per month for unlimited training (no contract, month to month).

    Children's classes- $15 per class, or $95 per month for unlimited training (no contract, month to month).

    Family discounts available on monthly unlimited training.

    PRIVATE LESSONS

    Jiu-Jitsu- $100 per hour (up to 2 people*)

    Muay Thai Kickboxing- $90 per hour (up to 2 people*)

    Boxing- $80 per hour (up to 2 people*)

    Fitness training- $60 per hour (up to 2 people*)

    * + $25 each additional person

    Travel charge- $1 per mile of travel to the client's home or chosen location from 92019, rounding up to the next nearest $5. (no charge for return trip.)

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ATTENTION!

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The Way MMA’s Story.

Professor Joshua's martial arts journey began in childhood around age 7 with 2 years of Judo. Tang Soo Do was his second martial art starting around age 11, and reaching purple belt at age 16. In the early 90’s, he saw the UFC and knew it was the truest testing ground for martial arts. Seeing the power of grappling, he joined the high school wrestling team, becoming the team captain and CIF runner-up.


In 2002, Joshua joined the San Diego Fight Club, training under former King of the Cage champion, Charlie Kholer. He competed in two amateur boxing matches before shifting his focus to MMA, training in Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and making his pro MMA debut in 2006.


Between 2006 and 2009, Joshua amassed a record of 4-2 in Pro MMA. In 2009, he began traveling overseas, stopping in Thailand for Muay Thai training. His focus became more spiritual, however, and he would not return to MMA until his come back fight in 2014, finishing his Pro MMA career with a 5-2 record, and recieving his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Charlie Kholer.


Later in 2014 Joshua sustained a serious injury while training for what would have been his second come-back fight, halting his training and causing him to question if he would ever return to serious training and get his black belt in BJJ. After 3 years of physical therapy, Joshua resumed consistent Jiu-Jitsu training in early 2018 under Alfredo Barum, receiving his black belt in late 2020.


Joshua has taught classes and coached intermittently since 1999 in Folkstyle Wrestling, since 2009 in Jiu-Jitsu & Muay Thai, began ramping up teaching private lessons in 2017, and went full time in 2019, opening his own program at a gymnastics gym. Certain events in 2020 made operating in a brick and mortar location difficult, so he expanded his private lessons by teaching remotely at clients' homes, and at parks.

In 2021 an opportunity opened up to hold group classes in the fellowship hall of a church in El Cajon. That is the main location where indoor small group classes are currently held, to which The Way MMA’s Google Maps profile is attached. Joshua still travels to locations most convenient for students for private lessons, and also holds small group classes at Lindbergh Park in Clairemont.

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The Way MMA’s YouTube channel.

Watch Joshua demonstrate techniques in MMA, Self Defense, and Jiu-jitsu.