Star, ID (208) 408-3687
The team

Meet the coaches.

World-class instruction in a welcoming room. Our program is led by decorated black belts who are as invested in a first-day white belt as they are in a competition team — and backed by a deep bench of coaches who make every class run.

Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa

Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa

Affiliation Head · 3rd-Degree Black Belt

Third-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and founder of Yemaso BJJ. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Marcos first encountered the art in Bayamón before moving to Sacramento and beginning his training in July 1999. He earned his black belt in 2007 and is widely regarded as one of the best of his generation, studying under 2003 world champion Cassio Werneck. His record includes eight World Championships, six Pan-American titles, twenty-three American National titles, three Grappler's Quest championships and two Fight to Win Pro super-fight titles.

Nik Williams

Nik Williams

Head Instructor · Adults & Kids · Black Belt

Head Instructor for both our adults and kids programs. Nik started jiu-jitsu at age 10 in Santa Cruz, California, training under Garth Taylor, Caio Terra and Paul Schriener through his colored-belt years. He began teaching kids in 2014 and opened High Caliber Jiu-Jitsu in Santa Cruz in 2017, before Professor Steele recruited him in 2019 to lead the kids program at West Idaho BJJ. He earned his black belt in 2023 from Professors Tom Steele and Marcos Torregrosa.

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Instructor · Adults · Black Belt

Began Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2004 with Rodrigo Lopes and Mamazinho at Gracie Barra Seattle, training twice a day, six days a week and earning his blue and purple belts from Professor Lopes. After relocating to Star, Idaho, he resumed training, competing and teaching, and earned his black belt from Mitch Coats in July 2018. As a purple belt he began training regularly with Professor Torregrosa in Sacramento — a partnership that led to the two of them opening West Idaho BJJ. He's a father of three and an active community volunteer.

Coaching staff

The rest of the crew.

The coaches who lead classes, run drills and keep the mat moving every day of the week.

Jasper
Jasper
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Aaron
Aaron
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Jessica
Jessica
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Teagon
Teagon
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Alberto
Alberto
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Carson
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Kevin
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Josh
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Justin
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