Trainers

Nick is employed at various Schools teaching MMA as well as teaching Junior and beginner MMA classes at BST Academy since he was 19. He has over 8 years MMA experience, and is also an active MMA fighter (first mma fight at 16), a Brazilian jiujitsu Purple belt, an elite Nogi jiujitsu competitor, and an experienced pad man.

Offering:

• 121s in MMA
• 121s in NoGi and Gi Brazilian jiujitsu
• ­Striking Pad sessions focusing on technique and/or fitness
• Junior and adult coaching with a full enhanced dbs

Womens Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA coach

Claire started training in Muay Thai at the age of 23 with Lee Hasdell in Milton Keynes, by the age of 26 she had started competing and fell in love with the art.

Claire was ranked no. 1 in the UK for a couple of years and was undefeated as British and International Champion.

Gaining 3rd Dan status she has been teaching for over 15 years and has travelled and trained in Thailand to add to her knowledge of the sport.

Since moving to Northampton she is the head female coach at BST teaching all levels from beinners to getting fighters ready to compete.

Claire also is a qualified PT with an NVQ & Diploma.

Ray started training at 4 years old in taekwondo and later went to to start Muay Thai at 15 and competed a few times at amateur level then he starting grappling at 17 trying to blend the styles together, adding wrestling, boxing and judo then in 2010 he met former Cage Warriors champion Danny Batten.

Danny helped Ray blend all his skills together competing in MMA and becoming undefeated in 7 fights!

Ray stopped competing in 2013 and concentrated on working with Danny batten to coach at BST academy.

Ray still trains everyday often travels around the world training at some of the highest level camps to try and gain new knowledge and methods of training to help improve the BST fight team.

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Damien Mills has been training in Progressive JKD-Kali for over 15 years, & had the privilege of training under the late Guro Roger Barnes (Full instructor under Bob Breen and associate instructor under Dan Inosanto) from 2001 to 2009.  He continues to travel the World to expand his knowledge of the Filipino fighting arts and further develop his understanding of the Progressive JKD concepts.  Since 2005 Damien has won and defended multiple World, European and British Stickfighting titles.  Damien is also the Co-Head coach to the GSBA (Global Stick & Blade Alliance) British Squad (currently ranked number 1 team inthe World).

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Danny was British 2001 Super Fight Sport Ju Jitsu Champion and Grand Prix winner beating the already 7 times World Sport Ju Jitsu Champion Trever Birmingham and has a series of accolades to his name including fighting as the main event against UFC fighter Demacio Page and winning by arm bar in 37 seconds in Las Vegas, fighting top of the bill against Pancrase champion Meada in Japan, World Cage Warriors Feather Weight champion for 7 years defeating the likes of  BJJ specialist Emmanual Fernandez, and another BJJ specialist who previously beat another Cage Warriors champion Paul Macvaugh, taking a decision win over a world class striker Tom Ninimaki.