Coaches

Richard Shore……

 

RICHARD HAS BEEN STUDYING JUJUTSU AND MMA FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS. RICHARD WAS RECENTLY AWARDED HIS 2nd DAN BLACK BELT IN COMBAT JUJUTSU BY 7th DAN BLACK BELT KEVIN O'HAGAN ON THE 15TH NOV 2009. RICHARD IS A REGISTERED INSTRUCTOR WITH THE BRITISH COMBAT ASSOCIATION.

RICHARD IS ALSO A BLUE BELT 2 STRIPE IN BJJ. RICHARD CURRENTLY STUDIES BJJ UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DAVE COLES OF THE COMBAT ACADEMY HEREFORD, WHO IS A BROWN BELT 2 STRIPE UNDER BJJ WORLD CHAMPION BRAULIO ESTIMA.

Tournament History:-

 

2002 Hereford Novice Invitational Ju-Jutsu Kumite Middleweight Champion

2003 National Ju-Jutsu Kumite Council Irish Open Under 86KG Champion

2003 Hereford Open Ground fighting Championships Under 90KG Champion

2003 British Combat Open Grappling Challenge Under 8OKG Bronze Medallist

2003 NJJKC Welsh Open Championships Under 86KG Silver Medalist

2004 Grapple & Strike Amateur League Finalist

2006 British Grapple & strike Semi Professional Rules Middleweight Champion

2006 Awarded Black Belt by Kyoshi Ross Iannoccaro

2007 NEJJA & NJJC Wales Open Grapple & Submission Championships Bronze Medallist

2007 TCA Hereford Open Ground fighting Championships Heavyweight Champion

2007 World Martial arts Games Under 81kg Grappling Silver Medalist

2007 World Martial arts Games Under 81kg Black Belt Division Sport Jujutsu Champion.

2007 NJJC British Jujutsu Championships Under 80kg Champion.

2009 Welsh Open 2009 BJJ Blue Belt 82kg gold medalist.

2009 BJJ British Open Senior Blue Belt Silver Medallist

2009 Awarded 2nd DAN Black Belt under The British Combat Association

 

 

RICHARD HAS COMPETED AT AMATEUR, SEMI PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL, MMA AND IN SEPTEMBER 2006 WON THE BRITISH GRAPPLE & STRIKE SEMI PROFFESIONAL RULES MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE.

RICHARD HAS ALSO COMPETED IN OVER 120 GRAPPLING AND SPORT JUJUTSU BOUTS. HE HAS REPRESENTED GREAT BRITAIN IN SPORT JUJUTSU AND WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE SPORTS JUJUTSU DIVISION AT THE WORLD MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2007 HELD IN REGENBURG, GERMANY. RICHARD HAS ALSO TRAINED WITH IAN FREEMAN, ROYCE GRACIE, AND BRAULIO ESTIMA.

Darrel James…..

 

Darrell started training in martial arts as the age of 11 gaining his 1^st Dan at 14 and his 2^nd Dan at 18 in Karate (Shinto kai) under sensei David Watkins and Steve Hayman. In 1997 Darrell then moved onto kickboxing and gained his black belt and gold bar in 1999 under Sensei Allen Morgan (WKA). Darrell competed in several kickboxing matches at 77 kg with a record of 6 wins and 2 loses

Darrell has also competed in various styles of fighting and gained title:-

2004 Herford open gi champion

2004 No Gi Hereford open champion

2004 Herford open sport ju jitsu champion

2005 Grapple and strike finalist

2006 Grapple and strike champion

2007 British sport ju jitsu champion

2008 Combat Sport Finalist

2008 No Gi Hereford Open Champion

2008 Hereford BJJ Open Champion

2009 Hereford BJJ Middleweight Champion

2009 Hereford BJJ middleweight and Absolute Silver medallist.