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10th Planet Black Belt Heather Jo Clark is a long time martial artist. She began studying Shotokan Karate at 8 years old but fell in love with fighting on the ice playing D1 hockey at Saint Cloud State University. After returning from Switzerland, where she moved to play professionally, she decided to get back into martial arts and joined an MMA gym in Los Angeles under head coach Roberto Piccinini of the famed Chute Boxe lineage.

Finding early success in the gym, Heather decided that she wanted to pursue fighting as a career and sought out the best coaches and training partners in the world.

This pursuit of greatness led her to Jackson/ Winkeljohn’s in Albuquerque, NM where she lived like a student, dedicating all of her energy to mastering her craft. After surviving hard training sessions in the gym with MMA standouts and pioneers like Holly Holm, Michelle Waterson, and Julie Kedzie, she took her first fight as a professional despite having no amateur experience. Aside from the wars she had with the women and men in training. That caliper of training was the best in the world.

Back in 2008, surviving the gym was all about learning to be tough until you learned to fight. Heather quickly learned to fight back and soon became a straw weight prospect to watch. Despite losing her first pro fight, Heather went on to finish her next 5 in a row including a highlight reel knockout just 10 seconds into her second pro bout. In constant search of the best coaches and training partners, Heather moved to Las Vegas where she found her home at Xtreme Couture training under Robert Follis and along side UFC Champion Miesha Tate. Having Robert as a coach was life changing for Heather and she aspires to continue his legacy, keeping his and message and teachings alive in her new gym.

Heather was selected as one of the top 16 women in the world and asked to take part in the UFC’s first women’s flyweight tournament on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 20. After notching a hard fought victory over Bec Rawlings in the season finale while fighting on a torn ACL, Heather went on to fight several more top contenders in the UFC’s Strawweight division while traveling around the world and fighting on the biggest cards of her era. He also had fights in Bellator and Invicta FC before announcing her retirement in 2018.

After retiring from fighting, Heather shifted her focus to coaching Jiu-Jitsu and founded 10th Planet Denver with 10th Planet black belt Conor Heun.
At 10th Planet Denver she dedicated herself to becoming the best coach possible and worked to build 10th Planet Denver into the world renowned facility it is today. In March of 2023 Heather moved to South Florida to build her own world class training center at 10th Planet Boca Raton.
Heather is beyond excited for this next chapter and can’t wait to share the life changing philosophies of her coach, Robert Follis, and the out-of-this-world techniques of the 10th Planet System with the next generation of fighters in SoFlo.

Travis Calanoc qualifications include certifications from renowned institutions such as (NASM), he is certified as a Wellness Coach, Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach, Sports Nutrition Coach, Corrective Exercise Coach, and Functional Nutrition Specialist. Additionally, he hold certifications as an MMA Fitness & Conditioning Coach from (NESTA) and as an Ignite Sport Performance Coach from IMG Ignite. He is well-versed in the principles of Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology (CHEK) Scientific Core Conditioning.

In the realm of martial arts, his expertise is vast. He holds black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Taijutsu, as well as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Brown Belt in Nogi Jiu Jitsu (10th Planet), an instructor in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP), and the founder of Calanoc Mixed Martial Arts Concepts (CMMAC). Drawing from his own experience as a professional mixed martial artist and world-ranked competitor, he has honed his training methods by working with diverse individuals.

Fed Pereira (or Feddie like some people affectionately refer to him) is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu purple belt, which he received from 10th Planet Miami black belt, Gabe Tejada in 2021. However, Fed has been involved in Martial Arts since the early 1990s. He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, achieved the rank of instructor in Jeet Kune Do, is an ISR MATRIX instructor, and an FDLE Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor. Moreover, Fed was a black belt light-weight division Florida State Karate Champion under the UFSKA in 1995 and 1996. As an MMA competitor, he was active in the local mixed martial arts scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, competing in several Florida amateur pankration, shoot-fighting, and MMA events, such as the Extreme Shoot Challenge 11 (1999) and the Jacksonville Vale Tudo 2 (1999). After several injuries, Fed took a break from Martial Arts to focus on his recovery, education, and career. Today, Fed trains at 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Boca Raton and teaches JITS 101, a class aimed at cementing the fundamental techniques of Jiu-Jitsu and assisting beginners get acclimated to the fascinating world of grappling in a supportive and healthy environment.

Jason Kapnick is a devoted martial artist and second generation Renzo Gracie black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under George Sernack. For more than four years (2016-2020) Jason studied almost daily under John Danaher in the famed “blue basement” of Renzo Gracie Academy New York City. When it comes to jiu-jitsu, Jason abides by the motto “think street, train sport, practice art”—while daily training mostly takes place in the arena of sportive grappling, it should never be forgotten that jiu-jitsu is rooted firmly in combat (‘think street’), as well as being an aesthetically beautiful practice that fortifies the mind, body, and spirit (‘practice art’). Accordingly, Jason has spent extensive time and energy studying stand-up grappling arts such as Judo, Wrestling, and Sambo, as well as lifesaving combative techniques in both armed and unarmed situations.

Jason’s teaching style focuses on conceptual understanding and situational problem-solving rather than rote memorization of techniques. He constantly seeks to open his students’ minds and perspectives, so that they may progress rapidly and develop their own intuition when it comes to grappling. With over 20 years of experience in strength & conditioning, Jason’s knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy, and motor learning plays a major role in his teaching style.

Nicdali’s journey into the world of martial arts began during her high school years when she discovered her passion for kickboxing. Eager to expand her horizons, she transitioned to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) under the tutelage of Travis Calanoc, the esteemed founder of Calanoc Mixed Martial Arts Concepts (CMMAC). Nicdali’s dedication and talent propelled her onto the competitive stage, where she competed across the United States and around the globe in countries like Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Her skills and determination led her to the pinnacle of the atomweight division, earning her a spot among the top 10 ranked fighters in the world. While competing for Invicta Fighting Championship. In addition to her success in competition, Nicdali achieved the esteemed rank of black belt in CMMAC and a purple belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under UFC fighter & 10th Planet black belt, Anthony Birchak .Nicdali continues to excel as a professional MMA and kickboxing competitor while sharing her expertise and passion for martial arts as a dedicated instructor, specializing in kids’ self-defense and martial arts since 2006

The MMA fighter Flavio Carvalho, began his career as a child in the practice of karate, capoeira and later, at the age of 14, in Jiu-Jitsu. He stood out in competitions conquering the titles of Brazilian champion, among several other regional and state titles. In MMA he gained international prominence fighting in countries like China, England, Thailand, Cambodia and USA. He was finalist of the selective of the Ultimate Fighter Brazil 4 and later coach and corner of the English UFC athlete Ian Entwistle.

Worldwide Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA coach from UFC, Bellator, One Fc, Kunlun Fight Fighters he always split your professional training working as a coach at big gyms like Phuket Top Team, England Top Team, Kunlun Fight Gym, Werdum Training Center, Kings MMA, American Top Team, Combat Club, Fight Sports Deerfield Beach. He also had a great muay thai and boxe mentors with 2 camps at muay thai birthplace Thailand, and master Rafael Cordeiro from Kings MMA.

Mariah began her yoga journey at home as a teenager, studying the 8 fold path of Buddhism to manage anxiety and depression. By age 18 she found her way to the nearest yoga school to study the 8 limb path of yoga and has been dedicated to the practice ever since. She has, since, completed over 700 hours of yoga teacher trainings; all of which stem from the Ashtanga and Anuttara lineage.

As a retired gymnast and psychology student her teaching principles revolve around transcending the boundaries within the mind and body, in order to attain a state of peace or liberation from the everyday stressors within the human experience. Her philosophy being that the body is the backdoor to the mind, her classes focus on using breathing exercises combined with proper alignment in the body in order to attain a state of equanimity.

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Heather Jo Clark

Head Coach and Owner of 10th Planet Boca Raton

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