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COFFS COMBAT ACADEMY
Meet the Team
These two are more than our team they form part of a culture we know as the Coffs Combat family.
Shane Cassidy
Shane has over a decade of martial arts experience: training, competing, and coaching, in both striking and grappling. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
His passion for martial arts is visible if you have ever attended one of his classes, and he genuinely cares about each and every one of his students.
He is consistently learning and improving himself, and as well as supporting students' competition goals, is also an active competitor.
His favourite dinosaur is a triceratops.
Chris Power
Beginning martial arts aged 8, Chris holds a 4th Dan black belt in Taekwondo, and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Chris combines attributes from traditional martial arts such as respect, discipline, integrity and compassion, when furthering his knowledge and training in kickboxing and MMA.
Chris has won gold at the highest level in mat sports sparring events, won dozens of medals in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and wins in MMA. As an instructor, he is patient, considerate, and encourages students to always strive to be their best.
His favourite dinosaur is a pterodactyl.