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Meet the team behind the mats.

Our coaches are active competitors, certified instructors, and lifelong martial artists. They don't just teach — they lead by example.

Coach John Brattelli
Head Coach
John Brattelli
Head Coach · No-Gi & Striking

John is one of the most decorated No-Gi competitors in the sport — ranked #1 in the world by the IBJJF with 10+ international open titles, paired with 26 years of boxing and kickboxing (2015 world champion). He builds technical, competition-ready students at every level.

#1 No-Gi (IBJJF) 2015 Striking World Champ 10+ IBJJF Opens 26 Yrs Boxing
Coach Steven Robertson
Jiu-Jitsu Coach
Steven Robertson
Jiu-Jitsu Coach

The #2-ranked No-Gi heavyweight in the world and 2022 No-Gi Pan Champion, Steven blends high-level competition with patient, detail-focused instruction.

#2 No-Gi Heavyweight 2022 No-Gi Pan Champ 10+ Yrs BJJ
Coach Dan Scanlan
Head Wrestling Coach
Dan Scanlan
Head Wrestling Coach

With 17 years coaching and 20+ Virginia State Champions developed, Dan is an NCAA Division II National Champion (2008) and 2012 national finalist who builds grit, takedown power, and mat IQ from kids to adults.

NCAA D2 National Champ 20+ VA State Champions 17 Yrs Coaching
Coach Lyndon Yates
Jiu-Jitsu Coach
Lyndon Yates
Jiu-Jitsu Coach

An active No-Gi competitor ranked in the global top 15 (IBJJF), Lyndon brings current, competition-tested grappling straight to his students.

Top-15 No-Gi (IBJJF) Active Competitor
Coach Jamil Hill-Taylor
Jiu-Jitsu Coach
Jamil Hill-Taylor
Jiu-Jitsu Coach · Black Belt

A jiu-jitsu black belt with 20 years on the mats, Jamil is a multi-time IBJJF world champion and a 2019 ADCC veteran — world-championship experience brought to every class he teaches.

IBJJF World Champion 2019 ADCC Vet 20 Yrs BJJ
Coach Dalash
MMA Coach
Dalash
MMA · Combat Sambo · Wrestling

A professional MMA fighter with more than 20 years across combat sambo, wrestling, and MMA. A native of Tajikistan's Pamir region, Dalash came to America to build world champions — and coaches with exactly that intent.

Pro MMA Fighter Combat Sambo 20+ Yrs Experience
Coach Jay LaValley
Wrestling Coach
Jay “Jo” LaValley
Freestyle & Greco-Roman Wrestling

Founder of JO Wrestling (2018), one of fewer than five year-round Olympic-style training programs in the country. Jay develops strong, healthy athletes into effective leaders — freestyle and Greco-Roman, taught at the highest standard.

JO Wrestling Founder Olympic-Style Program Freestyle & Greco

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