Straight Blast Gym continues its transformation from a small martial arts gym to a respected school for both emerging grapplers and professional-bound fighters.
Not only has the gym upgraded to a larger building in downtown Kalispell, one of its fighters, Jake Oyler, is scheduled for his first professional mixed martial arts fight on Friday July 17 in Missoula at Osprey Park. That same day, teammate Zach Dickson will be defending his amateur title in the 145-pound division, which he won at a Kalispell Kombat event at Majestic Valley Arena in April.
The gym moved to a new location earlier this month. It can now be found at 410 First Avenue East in the old Coco and Boo building. Since the move, Davison said his membership has been growing rapidly. He gets calls or interested passersby nearly every day. The gym also offers yoga classes, taught by Davison’s wife, Kisa. In addition, Davison said he has recently brought in an experienced boxing coach and wrestling instructor.
When not teaching, Davison is still active in competitive jiu-jitsu. Over this past weekend, he traveled to Las Vegas for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s “Grapplers Quest.” Competing in the executive class, Davison placed first in the brown belt division, second in the lightweight advanced No-Gi division and third in the absolute No-Gi division.
Straight Blast Gym offers instruction and training for adults and children. Classes are offered seven days a week. Call (406) 471-1232 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. The Web site is www.sbgmontana.com.