The Coaches
World-class instructors
You'll learn from coaches who have competed and won at the highest level — and who care just as much about your first day as your hundredth.
Marcos Avellan
Founder & Head Instructor
- ✦ADCC 2004 US Trials Champion
- ✦3x NAGA Pro Champion
- ✦ADCC 2005 World Championships veteran
- ✦Coach to undefeated TitanFC Champion Jason Soares
David Avellan
Founder & Head Instructor
- ✦2009 ADCC World Championships Bronze Medalist
- ✦5x ADCC World Championships veteran
- ✦4x NAGA Pro Champion
- ✦Creator of the Kimura Trap System
Jason Soares
“The Specimen”
FFA Black Belt
- ✦14-0 professional MMA record
- ✦TitanFC Featherweight Champion
- ✦Fight Time Featherweight Champion
- ✦2011 FILA World Grappling Champion
Chevenne Moreno
“Che”
FFA Black Belt
- ✦2-0 amateur MMA record
- ✦1-0 Muay Thai record
Edgard Plazaola
FFA Black Belt
- ✦4-0 professional MMA record (1 KO, 3 submissions)
- ✦1-0 bare-knuckle (1 KO)