MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
COACH DAVE
Director/ Instructor
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Blue Card: 1907047/2
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2nd Degree Black Belt under Yoshinori Hasegawa of CAZA BJJ Australia
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Commenced training BJJ in 2007
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Awarded black belt in 2017
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Former BJJ Gi and No Gi National & State champion
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Experienced BJJ competitor
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Also trained in judo, wrestling, MMA, boxing, muay thai
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Extensive knowledge of strength and conditioning for martial arts
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Former Ipswich A grade and representative rugby league and union player
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BSc, GCGISc
COACH KALAN
Director/ Instructor
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Blue Card: 1975369/1
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BJJ Black Belt
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Commenced training BJJ and MMA in 2009
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Awarded black belt 2023
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Former BJJ National and State champion
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Experienced BJJ, MMA and muay thai competitor
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Also trained in boxing, judo, wrestling
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Over a decade of BJJ coaching experience
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Experienced kids coach
COACH TROY
Instructor
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Blue Card: 916922/6
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Experienced BJJ competitor
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Multiple time BJJ division champion and medalist including caged grappling events.
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Commenced training BJJ in 2013
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Experienced Kids & Adults coach
COACH SARAH
Instructor
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Blue Card: 1809222/1
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Experienced Muay Thai competitor and coach
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Trained in Muay Thai since 2010
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Extensive experience in boxing
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Trained in freestyle wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Experienced kids and adults coach
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CertIV(Fitness)
COACH PETE
Instructor
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Blue Card: 1933479/2
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Jissen Budo 1st Degree Black Belt
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Experienced BJJ competitor
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Trained MMA & BJJ since 2016
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Also, trained in muay thai, wrestling and judo
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Experienced Kids & Adults coach
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Experienced military combatives practitioner
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Indestructible
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BBus, MER
COACH AARON
Instructor
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Drop Bear BJJ first home grown Purple Belt
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Experienced BJJ competitor
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Mutliple time BJJ tournament medalist and champion
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Also trained in boxing, muay thai, Wrestling, Judo
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Experienced Adults coach
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Former Brisband A grade Rugby League player
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Commenced BJJ in 2020
COACH GARTH
Instructor
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Blue Card: 1809222/1
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Experienced Kyokushin and MMA practitioner
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Trained in Muay Thai, wrestling, judo
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Commenced BJJ training in late 1990's
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Experienced kids and adults coach
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Experiened BJJ competitor in Sydney and Brisbane
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Mutliple time BJJ tournament medalist and champion
COACH BARRY
Danger Close Martial Arts Instructor RACEVIEW
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Blue Card: 1751203/2
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Experienced BJJ competitor
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MMA competitor
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Mutliple time BJJ tournament medalist
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Also trained in boxing, muay thai, Wrestling, Judo
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Experienced Kids & Adults coach