Head Instructor: Justin Aye
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Justin has 20 years experience in Martial Arts, first studying Kenpo Karate and becoming a Junior Black Belt.
His first instructor was Mick Nichols who Justin believes is the best Combat martial artist in Australia and Justin still trains with him privately on a weekly basis and is an instructor in his urban combat system Defend-tech.
Justin has spent the last 11 years living training and teaching in California, New Zealand , London and Thailand where he still makes frequent visits to upkeep hisThai boxing skills with his Thai trainer based at the Fairtex Camp. He spent time in LA last year running seminars based on Muay Thai. Justin has a strong connection in California where he lived for 18 months training and fighting and will always be his home away from home.
He followed this training with the study of Australian Combat Karate to become a Black Belt Instructor. Justin is currently an instructor in Martial Mix Unified Martial Arts with a 4th Dan Black Belt ranking and holds the highest grading available in Australia in Muay Thai Kickboxing.
Justin has spent the last 6 years developing jiu-jitsu ground fighting and knife skills to be incorporated into the M2 Mixed Martial arts and M2 Blade and Street Defense. Justin is always on a search for better training and teaching methods, with his main goal to pass onto his students to help develop there skills in their chosen areas.
Assistant Instructor: Tina Ayer of Tina fight photo.jpg)
Since 2003 Tina has been involved in a full time basis both training and teaching of allstyles offered at Martial Mix. She is a 1st Dan black belt instructor in Unified Martial arts Karate and holds an expert level in weapons including Sword, staff, knife and Kali. She is an Instructor in Mick Nicholls Defend-Tech Urban defense and is an elite level instructor in Muay Thai Kickboxing and is a regular at the Fairtex camp in Thailand.
Tina is a strong fighter with clean skills and a big heart and alongside her fight training she manages the accounts and administration, is a full time mum and in the last year opened the second chapter to Martial Mix in Mt Martha where she runs classes and private training monday - thursday.
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Assistant Trainer: Mark Yodgee
We are very lucky to have such a talented instructor with us at Martial Mix. Yodgee is a red shirt 'Elite Level' in Muay Thai and has studied several martial arts in his career including the phillipino martial arts, He is an excellent trainer with both beginners and experienced fighters with a skill for bringing the best out of people in a very short period of time.
Yodgee is available for personal training throughout the week.
Gretta "Grets" Pullen
Grets is one of the first members at martial mix and has been training since she was 11 years old! Grets has been involved in all aspects of the gym has developed an amazing skill for teaching and being one of the few to receive the Jim Ayer Club Member of the year award in 2006. Grets currently holds a black shirt instructor level and is training for her elite level this year. Grets is available for private training though the week and is well known for her strength and fitness training sessions.
Nick Likane
Russian is currently a black shirt instructor and 1st Dan in Freestyle Karate. Russian has pursued his training career further learning weapons and training with Mick Nicholls in his Panuntukan, Urban street defense and street boxing syllabus and jujitsu working frequently with Peter de Been.
Russian is an impressive athlete working tirelessly at the sport and he has demonstrated that in all his fights. Russian is available for private training throughout the week.
Daniel Basile
Basi is one of our newest but most valuable members at the club, hleping with fighters classes and personal training sessions and always putting is hand up for hard sparring with Justin and the fighters to help for their preperation leading into fights. Basi will be center stage himself this year in his own debut fight and the club & fighters will be behind him 100%.
Patricia Gonzalez (Club Manager)
Pat is a 'lifer' like so many at the club however Patty is special to us because Martial Mix couldn't survive without her hours of organising and bossyness. Pat is the right hand man to everyone at the club and we are greatful to have her with us. Pat is not just a pretty face but also a black shirt Instructor level and training in Mick Nicholls urban street defence and Freestyle Karate.
