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Neil Owen

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Neil started his journey into martial arts at a very young age - Boxing and Karate the age of 8.

Over the last 13 years Neil has devoted his time to Martial Arts, training in Boxing, Thai, Judo, Wrestling, MMA and BJJ.

During this time he has travelled the world competing, training and coaching - gaining experience from some of the biggest names and teams in those arts.

He is currently a BJJ Black belt under Renato Migliaccio and part of the Ryan Gracie Jiu-Jitsu team.  Neil is also a qualified Thai Boxing (Muay Thai) coach under Charlie Martin and Brian Lister of the Dakartan camp.  He has also gained experience in the arts of boxing and Judo. 

In recent years Neil’s focus has been as a coach, where he has had success training athletes in a number of areas from tournament winning BJJ athletes to MMA fighters competing on shows all over the world including the UFC.

Neil is the head instructor of adult classes at the Infinity Martial Arts studio in Currimundi, on the Sunshine Coast.  

 

Scott Nicholson

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Scott is the Instructor of the Junior programs at Infinity Martial Arts.

Scott lives locally with his wife Trin and two kids, which means Scott is quite understanding and compassionate to the needs of young children.  He is dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, fun and exciting training environment that he believes is essential to your child's development.

Scott has completed, or is currently completing the following qualifications:

  • Certificate IV in Fitness
  • Certificate III in Fitness
  • Certificate II in Sport & Recreation
  • Level 1 General Coaching Principles
  • Level 1 General Officiating Principles
  • Senior First Aid
  • Working with Children Blue Card
  • Infinity Martial Arts Instructor Licence

Scott has had a long and enjoyable association with martial arts, beginning with Judo at age 10, followed by two different styles of Karate, then Japanese Ju-Jitsu.  After a long break he became a Foundation Member at Infinity Martial Arts, studying both Freestyle Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Scott is a very passionate surfer of nearly 20 years.  He shapes his own boards and can regularly be found 'out the back' at his beloved Wurtulla beachbreak on any given day.

He has 17 years experience in the building industry as a trade qualified Metal Roofer, which he has happily retired from to become a full-time martial arts instructor.

 

 

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