Meet Killian Bryne, coordinator of EvolveAll’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program! Killian grew up…well, everywhere. His dad was a Marine Officer which took the family to places like Miami, San Diego, and central Pennsylvania. Killian joined the Marine Corps as well and it was there that he discovered jiu jitsu while deployed in 2017. Killian moved to the Arlington area in 2019 to start a job at the Pentagon and began training at EvolveAll. Other than brief breaks for COVID and a deployment to Iraq, he’s been training consistently ever since. Occasionally, you might also see him pop in for boxing with Coach Sa’id.

Off the mats, you’ll find Killian nerding out about something–fantasy novels, video games, movies, or music (he boasts over 180k minutes per year on his Spotify wrapped!). He’s great at impressions and has a “passable singing voice.” We’ll find out at the next EvolveAll Holiday Party karaoke session. His brother is his best friend, and his brother married his wife’s best friend, so now best friends are family. For work these days, Killian does project management for software developers “making cool things to solve customer’ problems.”

Killian gives a shout out to Brian (the GOAT!) and his ride-or-die Blue Belt Crew: Jared, Liz, Priscilla, Elizabeth, and Suzi. As an instructor, he’s trying to “talk less and roll more” in his classes to let people figure things out, rather than always diving into the details. Killian is developing EvolveAll’s BJJ curriculum and teaches on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7:15. If you can’t make those classes, you can often catch some rolls with Killian at our Saturday open mat.