Founder
John
Martial art has had an important part in my life since I was a teenager. It helped me to find positive focus when I had dropped out of school and became addicted to drugs.
I started training in London, then later at 18 spent time
training in China in martial art camps and later in Muaythai / MMA camps in Thailand.
I fought in professionally in three different countries but I naturally gravitated towards coaching . I gained a sport science degree and was a coach for about 15 years.
Now Im focused on running the MMA dojo.
Martial art had a positive effect on my life and now the the goal is to pass it on. I hope that MMA dojo will positively affect you and help you to make positive change.
You can find out more about that here.
Illiar Sbragi
Illiar is a fighter and coach at MMA dojo.
Known for his love of animals and a tricky style in the ring.
He was born in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan to a family of martial artists and started training in karate at age of 7.
Since coming to the UK, he has been studying multiple different arts and has competitive experience in karate, Muay Thai and MMA.
He is good at teaching the fundamentals of Muay Thai, MMA and basic grappling and also has very good ability to teach unorthodox karate style kicks.
Iliiar helped to build MMA Dojo from the beginning- and has been a fundamental part of the coaching team.
Tom Hines
Tom has been training in martial arts since childhood, beginning with kickboxing.
He has fought in K1, MMA and is a regular competitor in advanced category no gi BJJ.
Over the past ten years, he has trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA around the world, learning from some of the best coaches and top athletes in the sport.
This extensive experience has led him to develop a more efficient system for learning MMA. His approach divides training into three distinct technical segments, allowing techniques to be learned more thoroughly and with a deeper understanding of the sport.
He coaches the MMA classes at MMA dojo. And is also an experienced PT and fitness coach .
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