10th Planet Oakland’s Jonny Mezheritskiy earned his place on Team 10th Planet for the AIGA World Championship after an impressive qualifying run. Jonny submitted his way into the finals, ultimately securing his spot on the 10th Planet roster and the…
Competing on the January 2025 event, Corbin secured the submission and took home prize money for the victory. The performance came shortly after Corbin earned bronze at the 2024 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship in the Adult Brown Belt division, continuing…
Before the opening of 10th Planet Saigon, 10th Planet Oakland founder and head coach Michael Hillebrand traveled to Vietnam to teach a Jiu Jitsu seminar alongside his longtime student and future business partner Damon Nguyen. The seminar brought together grapplers…
Longtime 10th Planet practitioner Kevin Gibbs was promoted to black belt by 10th Planet Oakland founder and head coach Michael Hillebrand on December 16, 2024. The promotion was particularly meaningful because Kevin and Hillebrand’s history goes back many years. The…
10th Planet Oakland Coach Corbin Bilund earned bronze at the 2024 IBJJF World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship, reaching the podium in the Adult Brown Belt Featherweight division. Competing against a deep international field, Corbin represented 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu on one…
10th Planet Oakland’s Jimmy Zhen reached two major milestones at the 2024 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship, earning a silver medal and receiving his brown belt. Competing in the Purple Belt Master 1 Light division, Jimmy fought his way to…
10th Planet Oakland’s Jonny Mezheritskiy captured gold at the 2024 IBJJF European No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship, becoming an IBJJF European Champion. Competing as a juvenile blue belt, Jonny reached the top of the podium and added one of the biggest international…
10th Planet Oakland’s Gurwant Singh captured a major international title at the 2024 SJJIF World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship, winning gold in the Brown Belt Master 5 Heavyweight division. Gurwant didn’t stop with the heavyweight title. He also entered the Open…
Jonny Mezheritskiy continued an exceptional run through adult competition, capturing the 145-pound Submission Pro Tour championship belt on September 14, 2024, in Sacramento. Representing 10th Planet Oakland, Jonny once again stepped into a 145-pound championship while still weighing well below…
At 10th Planet Oakland, we believe staying at the forefront of Jiu Jitsu requires more than simply teaching the same techniques and training methods year after year. It means continuing to research, experiment and test new ideas. When Rollbot sent…
