B Team Jiu Jitsu

B Team Jiu Jitsu (stylized as B-Team Jiu-Jitsu), also known simply as The B-Team, is a submission grappling team and gym located in Austin, Texas. Led by ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones, it is regarded as one of the top grappling organizations in the world.^[4]

B-Team Jiu-Jitsu

Also known as	The B-Team[1]
Date founded	2021[2]
Country of origin	United States
Founder	Craig Jones, Nicky Ryan, Nick Rodriguez, Izaak Michell, and Ethan Crelinsten
Current head	Craig Jones[3]
Arts taught	Grappling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Ancestor schools	Danaher Death Squad
Practitioners	See notable members
Official website	bteamjj.com

History

The B-Team was founded in 2021 after a split in John Danaher's Danaher Death Squad.^[5] The B-Team was initially headed by former Danaher team members Craig Jones, Nicky Ryan, Nick Rodriguez, Izaak Michell, and Ethan Crelinsten.^[6] Around the same time of The B-Team's founding, Danaher, Gordon Ryan, and Garry Tonon created New Wave Jiu Jitsu in Austin, Texas.^[7]

In 2022, The B-Team's Jay Rodriguez won the ADCC North American West Coast trials in the 88kg division,^[8] while Izaak Michell won the ADCC Asia and Oceania trials in the 99kg division.^[9] Izaak Michell later left The B-Team due to disputes over responsibilities, pay, and ownership of the team.

During the 2022 ADCC World Championships, The B-Team was represented by seven athletes competing across all weight classes. Nick Rodriguez won silver in the +99 kg class while Craig Jones won silver at −99 kg.^[10][11] In January 2023, B-Team member Damien Anderson announced that he was opening a B-Team location in New Jersey.^[12]

From August 16–17, 2024, B-Team head Craig Jones held the Craig Jones Invitational, counterprogramming the broadcast of the 2024 ADCC World Championship.

On May 6, 2025, Craig Jones announced through an Instagram post that Jay Rodriguez had been banned from the team and gym, due to alleged predatory behavior with female members of B-Team. This was later confirmed by Rodriguez through two posts on his own Instagram account.

Notable members

A list of notable current and former members:^[10]

• Damien Anderson
• Ethan Crelinsten — ADCC North American Trials Champion (2017, 2018)^[13]
• Izaak Michell
• Jozef Chen
• Robert Diggle^[14]
• Kenta Iwamoto
• Craig Jones
• Kieran Kichuk
• Declan Moody
• Vince Barbosa
• Haisam Rida^[15]
• Jay Rodriguez
• Nick Rodriguez
• Nicky Ryan — Polaris Invitational 145 lbs Champion (2018, 2019), ADCC North American Trials Champion (2019)^[16]

See also

• Craig Jones Invitational
• New Wave Jiu Jitsu
• Danaher Death Squad