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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

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COACH DAVE

Director/ Instructor

  • Blue Card: 1907047/2

  • 2nd Degree Black Belt under Yoshinori Hasegawa of CAZA BJJ Australia

  • Commenced training BJJ in 2007

  • Awarded black belt in 2017

  • Former BJJ Gi and No Gi National & State champion

  • Experienced BJJ competitor

  • Also trained in judo, wrestling, MMA, boxing, muay thai

  • Extensive knowledge of strength and conditioning for martial arts

  • Former Ipswich A grade and representative rugby league and union player 

  • BSc, GCGISc

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COACH KALAN

Director/ Instructor

  • Blue Card: 1975369/1

  • BJJ Black Belt

  • Commenced training BJJ and MMA in 2009

  • Awarded black belt 2023

  • Former BJJ National and State champion

  • Experienced BJJ, MMA and muay thai competitor

  • Also trained in boxing, judo, wrestling

  • Over a decade of BJJ coaching experience

  • Experienced kids coach

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COACH AARON
 

Instructor

  • Drop Bear BJJ first home grown Purple Belt

  • Experienced BJJ competitor

  • Mutliple time BJJ tournament medalist and champion

  • Also trained in boxing, muay thai, Wrestling, Judo

  • Experienced Adults coach

  • Former Brisband A grade Rugby League player

  • Commenced BJJ in 2020

COACH GARTH

Instructor

  • Blue Card: 1809222/1

  • BJJ Purple Belt

  • Experienced Kyokushin and MMA practitioner

  • Trained in Muay Thai, wrestling, judo

  • Commenced BJJ training in late 1990's

  • Experienced kids and adults coach

  • Experiened BJJ competitor in Sydney and Brisbane

  • Mutliple time BJJ tournament medalist and champion

  • BSc

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COACH PETE

Instructor

  • Blue Card: 1933479/2

  • BJJ Brown Belt

  • Jissen Budo 1st Degree Black Belt

  • Experienced BJJ competitor

  • Trained MMA & BJJ since 2016

  • Also, trained in muay thai, wrestling and judo

  • Experienced Kids & Adults coach

  • Experienced military combatives practitioner

  • Indestructible

  • BBus, MER

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COACH BARRY
 

Danger Close Martial Arts Instructor RACEVIEW

  • Blue Card: 1751203/2

  • BJJ Brown Belt

  • Experienced BJJ competitor

  • MMA competitor

  • Mutliple time BJJ tournament medalist

  • Also trained in boxing, muay thai, Wrestling, Judo

  • Experienced Kids & Adults coach

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