About.

​Always Forward Jiu-Jitsu Academy was founded by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt, Ramsey Green, with the goal of bringing like-minded individuals together to learn and practice the self-defense and modern competition applications of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Always Forward In Life

Our goal is to instill the idea that we are always going forward in life. Every fight or obstacle we encounter, regardless of the outcome, is an opportunity to learn and grow.  ​

Always Forward In Jiu Jitsu

We believe in the traditional concept of moving forward through positions, achieving positional dominance and then submitting our opponent. This concept will create success in self-defense and in competition. ​

Our Team

Ramsey Green
Owner/Instructor

Ramsey began training Jiu-Jitsu in 2005. He earned his blue, purple and brown belts from 4th degree blackbelts James Gardner and Johnny Carlquist at Unified Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Salt Lake City, UT. After moving to Tucson, AZ in 2017, Ramsey was promoted to blackbelt by Sal Flores and Augusto "Tanquinho" Mendes. He is currently a 1st degree blackbelt under Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho. Ramsey has balanced teaching and competing in Jiu-Jitsu while serving in the military, attending college, and most recently working as an Emergency Medical Technician.
Photo: High Tier Photo

Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho
Ares BJJ Association Co-Founder

Queixinho was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but he now resides in Goodyear, AZ. He is a 4x IBJJF Nogi World Champion, 2x IBJJF Master World Champion, 4x IBJJF American National Champion and holds many other championship titles. He is one of the founders of Ares BJJ Association. Queixinho is a mentor to Ramsey and will be overseeing the program and offering guidance in training structure and techniques.
Photo: Gameness 

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​​Assistant Instructor

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