I started Japanese Jiu Jitsu in 1994 under the great Instructors at Jan de Jong Jiu Jitsu dojo. I then went on to train under Christian Thiele in Kito ryu. In my mid years of training I trained directly under Japanese Shihan.

I cross trained in different Japanese Jiu Jitsu styles before training directly under Japanese Shihan including Paul Marston in Kenpo Jiu Jitsu and some Tomiki Aikido under Katie Noad.

I briefly reconnected with Jan de Jong training privately under Paul Connolly and Maggie de Jong.

I was also a close friend with Damien Tong who we trained privately together which he taught me Tsutsumi Hozan Ryu Ju Jutsu  and was a senior black belt in that school.

I am a member of the Australian Ju Jitsu Federation

I started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Christian Thiele, and have trained under Paul Marston and Adam Metcalf before moving around various states and trained in Sydney where I was awarded my black belt.

I have also competed in MMA with a short but successful MMA Amateur Fighting stint and all up spent 12 years learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Cleve Williams & i started around the same time but he kept going and is a phenomenal competitor and instructor. I was very privileged to grade him to black belt in japanese Jiu jitsu, he is by far a better martial artist than me. here he is in house displaying both his brazilian jiu jitsu & japanese jiu jitsu black belt

I started Japanese Bujinkan Taijutsu under Andrew Jarvis, Stewart Jarvis, Chris West and Lindsay Hawke in the mid 90's and trained in Sydney as well, all Instructors trained directly under Hatsumi Sensei/Soke and other Senior Japanese Shihan.

I recently reconnected with Gustavo Arguello for a few months taking private lessons under him. I also trained under Mark Roemke for a couple of months recently on a weekly basis.

I started training in Karate in Sydney under the British line of Kyokushin under Shihan Shaiharin, it was a great experience. I then transferred over to a Kyokushin Instructor with direct lineage to aJapanese line of Kyokushin. I also had to opportunity to train under Japanese Shihan earning my first Dan in Kyokushin Karate.

I competed in full contact tournaments and had a short but healthy winning streak. I then shifted to the background as training partner for a number of National competition black belt.