My name is Trey Wiggins and I am a BJJ blue belt as well as a US Navy Pilot. I began training Jiu Jitsu in 2005, my senior year at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. My friend and I would drive 45 minutes each way to Camp Springs just to get the chance to train under an instructor with such technical knowledge in both Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling as Danny Ives.
Danny is one of the most positive and informative Jiu Jitsu instructors I have ever met. His positive attitude promotes a great learning environment and pushes people to train hard. He spread his love of the sport to me and that has pushed me to continue to train despite moving several times due to being in the military.
His instruction helped put me way ahead of all other jiu jitsu practitioners with the same amount of experience allowing me to get my blue belt in just 13 months. With him as my coach I placed 3rd in the NAGA No-gi worlds fighting 12 times and placed 1st in White Belt and 2nd in the Open at the BJJ United tournament in Philly. Even today as a Blue belt I still find myself going over my notes from his classes. He also has a genuine care for his students as we continue to keep in touch. For anyone near Annapolis I highly recommend training with Danny Ives.
Trey Wiggins
Ensign United States Navy
BJJ Blue Belt
2006 NAGA World’s 3rd Place No GI beginners
2007 Texas International Grappling Festival 2nd Place Blue and 1st Place No-GI Advanced
2007 Austin Martial Arts Festival 1st Place Blue and Open
2007 South Texas Grappler’s Challenge 1st Place Blue and 3rd Place Absolute
