Coach Caleb Riker, originally from New York state has been resident of Middle Tennessee since 1997. He is gym operator and the head kickboxing and kid Jiu Jitsu coach at Checkmat BJJ Mt. Juliet. He has been an active martial artist for over two decades, achieving the rank of 5th degree black belt in the Ernie Reyes World Martial Arts Association. He is also currently a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu under Checkmat BJJ Professor Sebastian B. Rodriguez. Coach Caleb has also taught martial arts for self defense, sports, and performance for 10 years. Here at Checkmat BJJ Mt. Juliet coach Caleb focuses on teaching a style of kickboxing drawn from Muay Thai kickboxing, American style kickboxing, boxing and advance kicking from Tae Keon Do.