instructors
Tom Short
Founder / Head Coach
Tom Short is a Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt under Scott Atkinson and Mike Mahaffey of Combat Base.
He started training Jiu Jitsu in 2014 as a way to lose weight and find a challenging new hobby.
Tom fell in love with grappling and kickboxing and started coaching in late 2015 under the direction of his coaches.
Fortunate enough to train with multiple word champion grapplers and kickboxers, Tom took the knowledge gained over the years and opened SmashPass BJJ in July of 2022 with a goal of having one of the premier training facilities in Michigan.
scott atkinson
Head Black Belt
Scott Atkinson is a Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Chris Haueter.
He began his martial arts journey in the late ‘90s practicing JKD and jiu jitsu with Marvin Diem, founder of Wolverine Martial Arts, and trained for several years with Straightblast Gym under Matt Thornton and Kaizen BJJ with Ryan Fiorenzi before opening his own Wolverine Martial Arts school under the Combat Base flag in 2019, which he ran for two years.
A teacher at heart, Scott also teaches English and journalism for the University of Michigan-Flint and Michigan State University in addition to coaching at SmashPass BJJ.
cameron cumming
Coach
Earl smith
Coach
