Mike Samson

Our head Jiu-Jitsu coach is Mike Samson, Mike holds a Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,  4th degree black belt in Trident Jiu-Jitsu, 2nd degree Black belt in Judo and is an NCCP level 2 certified Judo coach. Mike has been training since 1993 and is still very active as both a coach and a competitor.

Mike's Coaches

Trident Jiu-Jitsu - (Todd Hodder / Gerry Marshall)
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - (Jeff Joslin)
Judo - ( Todd Hodder / Blair Bradbury)

In addition to his Martial arts background Mike Holds a Masters degree in Kinesiology from Memorial University and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist(r).

Blair Bradbury

Our Head Judo coach, Blair Bradbury, holds a 4th Dan Black Belt in Judo and is the past president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Judo Association and a past Vice President of Judo Canada. Sensei Blair also holds a Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Jeff Joslin.

Blair is a NCCP level 3 coach, former Canada games coach, and 2 time coach of Canadian Deaflympian Silver Medalist, Marco Chiaramonte. 

Blair's Coaches

Judo - (Yves Legal) 
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - (Jeff Joslin)