Dr Geoff Aitken.Ph.D.
Founder, Director and Chief Instructor

  • 3rd degree BJJ black belt

  • 6th degree Black Belt in Freestyle martial arts

  • Thailand trained and certified Muay Thai trainer

  • Former South Island Kickboxing Heavy-weight champion

  • Former NZ Jiu Jitsu champion

  • Certified advanced coaching certificate with Coaching NZ

  • Pioneered BJJ in NZ, starting the first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school in 1996

Mark Wowk
2IC & IT Manager

  • BJJ, No-Gi & Kids Martial Arts Instructor

  • BJJ Black Belt 1st Degree

Aaron Hamilton

  • Thai Boxing Instructor

  • Trained in Thailand

  • Freestyle Black Belt 3rd Degree

Alf Walker

  • Muay Thai Instructor

  • Freestyle Black Belt

  • Over 3 decades of experience

Tony Lafrentz
Maintenance Manager

  • Freestyle Instructor

  • Freestyle Black Belt 2nd Degree

Des Smith

  • Thai Boxing Instructor

  • Over 3 decades of experience

  • Freestyle Black Belt

Cam Snell

  • Muay Thai & Kids Martial Arts Instructor

  • MMA & Muay Thai fighter

  • BJJ Blue Belt

Tim Freeman
Operations Manager
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  • Muay Thai, BJJ & MMA Instructor

  • BJJ Brown Belt

  • Personal Trainer

Paul Spang

  • Freestyle Instructor

  • Freestyle Black Belt 2nd Degree

  • Self defence specialist

Maria Churcher

  • MMA & Kids Martial Arts Instructor

  • MMA & Muay Thai fighter

  • BJJ Blue Belt

Megan Pettigrew

  • Ladies Thai Instructor

  • Muay Thai fighter