
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 National & State champion in Gi & No Gi BJJ
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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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Invitational Grappling Event competitor
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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
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NDIS support worker

COACH AARON
Instructor
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Blue Card 1708465/2
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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 Brisbane A grade Rugby League player
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Commenced BJJ in 2020
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Computer nerd

COACH GARTH
Instructor
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Blue Card: 1414122/2
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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
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BSc

COACH PETE
Instructor
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Blue Card: 1933479/2
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BJJ Black 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
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