About Kraken Foundation

The Kraken Foundation was created with a simple yet powerful belief: strength, confidence, and compassion can change lives—and communities. Through the disciplined practice of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, we help people discover their inner resilience, build real-world self-defense skills, and develop the character to stand up for themselves and others.

We serve individuals who need strength, guidance, and support such as women seeking confidence and safety, men striving to lead their families with purpose, youth facing bullying, and the brave veterans and first responders who carry invisible battles. Our programs combine physical training with mentorship, mental resilience coaching, and community-building to ensure every participant grows not only in skill, but in identity, dignity, and leadership.

At Kraken Foundation, we believe power is not measured by aggression or dominance—it’s measured by discipline, integrity, courage, and compassion. We teach students how to be protectors, role models, and leaders both on and off the mat. We cultivate a community where accountability matters, respect is expected, and every individual is valued.

Our core values are empowerment through discipline, community responsibility, courage with compassion, respect, integrity, inclusivity, anti-bullying advocacy, and leadership through action which guides everything we do. Every class, every conversation, every transformed life reflects these principles in motion.

Through programs like Project Valor, Project Bullyproof, Project Forge, and Project Iron Will, we equip individuals with more than training… we help them reclaim confidence, restore identity, strengthen mental health, and discover purpose. Each participant becomes part of something larger—a community committed to protecting others, uplifting families, and shaping stronger futures.

The Kraken Foundation exists to stand in the gap and to empower, to strengthen, to guide, and to lead. Together, we are building a culture of courage, compassion, and resilience… one leader at a time.

Meet The Leadership Team

Kyle Mattson

President

Landon Gary

Vice President

Kerzdenn Kowalchuk

Secretary

Tess Freeman

Treasurer

Steven Russell

Board Member