Joseph “Joe” Watson is a black belt under multiple-time world champion Samuel Braga, and he is a world-class competitive Jiu-Jitsu athlete.

Joe has been an athlete since he was young, but he has been practicing, teaching, and competing in Jiu-Jitsu for over a decade. Following a successful football career at Maryville High School, he found his greatest passion in Jiu-Jitsu. He very quickly discovered that this gentle art was something he wanted to dedicate his life to and transitioned to a full-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

Joe is an esteemed coach and has multiple years of experience teaching kids and adults alike at Gracie Barra Knoxville, a world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Knoxville, TN, prior to opening Maryville Jiu-Jitsu. Having recently graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Business Administration, Joe is excited to share his knowledge of this amazing art with students through his passionate and infectious teaching style.