Nick Hernandez
Owner and head coach at Backville Grappling Academy in Northern California, an eight‑year jiu-jitsu practitioner who adopted the CLA around 2022–2023 and focuses on culture, personalization, and youth coaching.
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Mar 22, 2026 • 56min
#177 CLA Coaching Panel, Early Lessons, Mistakes, and Advice from Ryan Moutinho, Rudy Gonzales, and Nick Hernandez
Nick Hernandez, owner and youth-focused coach from Backville Grappling, Rudy Gonzalez, multi-discipline coach and gym operator from Tacoma, and Ryan Moutinho, Connecticut coach who shifted from drilling to CLA. They discuss first impressions, early implementation experiments, common mistakes like over-directing, how classes changed, and tips for adapting games and constraints to different learners.
