Welcome to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Fort Collins
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Our Instructors

Professor Finnie McMahon
Owner

Professor Finnie McMahon
Owner, McMahon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Ft. Collins, Colorado

The owner of the fast-growing BJJ Academy in Ft. Collins and a full-time black belt instructor and mentor, Professor Finnie McMahon was first introduced to martial arts at the age of 10 through Kenpo Karate.

After kayak instructing for three years in Crested Butte, Finnie rediscovered his passion for martial arts and began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Santa Fe, New Mexico under the instruction of Professor Alberto Crane, a black belt under Vinicius Draculino Magaelhes.

In 2001, Finnie moved to Boulder and began studying under Professor Amal Easton, a Renzo Gracie black belt. From there, he managed the Easton Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in Boulder for three years, while competing and training in BJJ and MMA. He emerged quickly on the scene, snagging first place honors at the 2001 American International championships, and has since continued to make a name for himself in national and international top-name events. McMahon’s success culminated at the 2009 Pan American championships in California where he won the gold medal in the Brown Belt division and was awarded his Black Belt on the podium by Professor Amal Easton.

Upon meeting Master Renzo Gracie for the first time in 2004, Finnie was so impressed with him that he travels to New York twice a year to train under Master Renzo and the RGA team. Because of this dedication, MacMahon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an official Renzo Gracie Affiliate school.

AWARDS:

* 2001 American International Championship 1st place
* 2001 SLAM tournament 1st Place
* 2002 Pancrase 2nd place
* 2003 Maine Skirmish 2nd place
* 2003 Grapplers Quest West (Intermediate) 1st place
* 2004 Grapplers' Quest East (Advanced) 1st place
* 2004 Pancrase Submission Wrestling 3rd place
* 2005 Pancrase Submission Wrestling 2nd place
* 2005 Grapplers Quest East (Advanced) 2nd place
* 2005 Ring of Fire 18 - Winner by referee stoppage 1st round
* 2009 Pan-American Championships Gold Medal Brown Belt

Tessa McMahon
Owner

Professor Tessa McMahon
Owner, McMahon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Ft. Collins, Colorado

The only female Jiu-Jitsu black belt in Colorado today, Tessa McMahon began her search for the most realistic form of self-defense as a senior at CU in 2001. She found it at Easton Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Boulder, where she quickly flourished in the art of BJJ – Tessa McMahon was the first American woman to win the Pan-American gold medal for two consecutive years, and was ranked the #1 female in her weight class in 2005.

After graduating from college, Tessa became a middle school Spanish teacher, and taught for five years in Aurora, Co. During that time, she continued to train BJJ under Professor Amal Easton, and competed successfully in various BJJ tournaments around the world.

In 2004, Finnie and Tessa were married, and two years later, decided to dedicate their lives to BJJ through opening the McMahon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Fort Collins, Colorado. While Tessa instructs women and men of all ages and abilities in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, she is also the Head Children’s Professor for the Academy’s rapidly growing circle of boys and girls learning the finest art in self-defense technique. In the summer of 2009, after 8 years of training Tessa was awarded her Black Belt by Professor Amal Easton.

AWARDS:

• 2001 1st Place SLAM tournament
• 2001 1st Place American International Championships
• 2002 1st Place Grapplers' Quest
• 2003 Bronze Medalist Pan-American Championships
• 2004 1st Place Grapplers Quest East
• 2004 Gold medalist Pan-American Championships
• 2005 Gold medalist Pan-American Championships
• 2007 Silver medalist World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships

Instructors

Alastair Macdonald

Instructor Alastair MacDonald
McMahon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Ft. Collins

Before Alastair MacDonald discovered the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or found his way to MacMahon BJJ in Ft. Collins, he was a professional hunter and Zambezi whitewater Kayak Guide in Zimbabwe, Africa. In 2001, Alastair moved to the United States, where he met and began training with Professor Amal Easton, head instructor of Easton BJJ. After training for exactly three weeks, he entered a local grappling tournament and was completely destroyed … and he has been hooked ever since!

Business choices led Alastair and his family to Portland, Maine, where he reconnected with Professor Jay Jack, a black belt under Professor Easton. He received his Blue and Purple belts from Professor Jack at his Academy of Mixed Martial Arts. After five long years in Maine, he moved back to Colorado and life in Fort Collins, where he began training with good friends and old training partners from Boulder, BJJ black belt Professors Finnie and Tessa McMahon.

A Bronze medalist at the 2007 NAGA North American Championships, MacDonald finds Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu a source of endless fascination, whether it is teaching, coaching, strategizing game plans, or analyzing an opponent’s game. For Alastair, being able to teach or assist others in their own development at the MacMahon BJJ Academy is one of the many privileges in life - others being, a proud husband to bride, Delia, and father to two mini-grapplers, Abigail and Angus. Alistair MacDonald currently holds the rank of brown belt.

Jason George

Coach Jason George
began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in January of 2006 with Coach Larry King, a black belt under Professor Amal Easton. In December of 2006, he joined us here at MacMahon’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy and has assisted in instructing men, women and children in BJJ ever since.

Jason’s passion for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stems from how mentally and physically engaging it is. In addition, he loves how the sport is capable of transforming one’s character through humility (everyone taps!) and comraderie (you can’t learn without good partners). When not training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Jason spends his free time with his family of five, friends and church community. He currently holds the rank of purple belt.

Roy Page

Now a favorite instructor at MacMahon BJJ Academy, Roy Page began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in March 2007 at McMahon BJJ just two weeks after his children started training.
As a white belt, Roy immersed himself in the basic fundamentals of BJJ and, upon earning his blue belt, began successfully competing. Roy has competed in both gi and no-gi BJJ. With black belt Professors Finnie and Tessa as his mentors, Roy also began teaching classes at our Ft. Collins Academy in 2008. Now, he proudly trains, teaches and competes for McMahon BJJ and holds the rank of blue belt.

Awards

2008 - 1st Place Colorado State Grappling Master's Absolute- No-Gi
2008 - 2nd Place Colorado State Grappling Master's - No-Gi
2008 - 1st Place CKA - RAGE Grappling Tournament Intermediate Division
2009 - 1st Place Tournament of Champions 2 Master's Blue Belt
2009 - 3rd Place Colorado State Jiu Jitsu Championship Adult Blue Belt
2009 - 1st Place Colorado Open Master’s Blue Belt