chris foran
Coach Chris is a 2nd Degree Black Belt under Roger Gracie & his father Mauricio, he is also a certified Catch Wrestler under the legendary Billy Robinson. Coach Chris started training martial arts in 1981 & has been an instructor since 1996. He owns five academies teaching nearly 2,500 students BJJ & Kickboxing.
Chris has studied many martial arts to a high level, he is a Kickboxing 7th degree black belt, Taekwondo 6th degree black belt, Hapkido 1st degree black belt and a former World, European, 3 time British Champion and is the recipient of a Martial Arts Illustrated Hall of Fame Award.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr > Carlos Gracie Jr > Roger Gracie > Chris Foran
STUART MCDOWELL
Stuart is a BJJ Black belt, Kickboxing 2nd degree black belt and a former professional MMA fighter. Stuart is a full time martial arts instructor and the head coach of Premier Newton Abbot in Devon.
Stuart is a multiple BJJ Gold medalist.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr > Carlos Gracie Jr > Roger Gracie > Chris Foran > Stuart McDowell
sean flynn
Sean is a BJJ Black belt & Kickboxing black belt, he is a qualified personal trainer and a professional MMA fighter.
Sean is a multiple BJJ Gold medalist at Black belt & the former FullForce Lightweight MMA Champion.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr > Carlos Gracie Jr > Roger Gracie > Chris Foran > Sean Flynn
FEMI AZEEZ
Femi is a BJJ black belt and has been training for just over 11 years. He started training BJJ due to his 2 boys taking up the art and fell in love with it and hasn’t stopped training since. He competed at white to purple belt level but due to injuries stopped.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr > Carlos Gracie Jr > Roger Gracie > Chris Foran > Femi Azeez
NILS HIRANI
Nilesh is a BJJ Brown belt, and a master of lapel chokes, actively competing and a multiple medalist from white to Purple belt.
Level 2 and 3 qualified personal trainer.
Certified Kettlebell coach.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr > Carlos Gracie Jr > Roger Gracie > Chris Foran > Nilesh Hirani