Mason McClellan, known on the mat as Mason Ryan, earned his Alliance Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt in 2017 and, by his count, has more than 30 years in BJJ, submission grappling, MMA and Muay Thai. His formative training came at Greg Nelson's Academy with Greg Nelson, Tom Schmitz of Spartan and Damian Hirtz of Alliance, and he has trained with Sean Sherk, Dave Menne, Brad Kohler and Erik Paulson. He built the gym's coaching around his 20 Pillars of Resilience framework.
