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JOHN CROUCH

BENSON HENDERSON

JARRET AKI

ROB EMERSON

CHRIS ZUBRYCKI

MARIA HENDERSON

MIKE DE LA TORRE

ADAM MARCONETT

TRACE ENGLEKES

NIKO MORENO

TREVOR SMITH

JAQUELYN WALDECKER

DIONEE MARRERO

JARED CANNONIER

MICHAEL STOLLER

RANDY STEINKE

Keith Hagen

Ryan Brooks

Head BJJ Instructor / MMA Coach of the MMA Lab Elite Team
JOHN CROUCH
Specialties: BJJ, MMA
Classes Taught: Adult Basic & Advanced BJJ, MMA
Other: Head Instructor and Head MMA Coach at the MMA Lab. Professor and 3rd Degree Black Belt under Royce Gracie. World-renowned MMA Coach with over 170 UFC fights experience. Experience includes training Special Forces, Navy Seals, DEA, and many law enforcement agencies.

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
BENSON HENDERSON
Specialties: BJJ, MMA, Kickboxing, Wrestling
Other: Former WEC and UFC Lightweight World Champion. BJJ Black Belt under John Crouch. Bellator Fighter and Jiu-Jitsu Competitor. Touted as the Greatest UFC Lightweight Champion ever.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
JARRET AKI
Specialties: Strength & Conditioning
Classes Taught: Lab Fit, Combat Cardio, Strength Training
Other: graduated from ASU with dual BS Degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice. He also has a BS in Athletic Training from Grand Canyon University. Jarret has been with The MMA LAB Team since it’s inception.

HEAD STRIKING COACH
ROB EMERSON
Specialties: Kickboxing, MMA
Classes Taught: Adult Beginner & Advanced Kickboxing
Other: Rob has an extensive background as a competitor in Mixed Martial Arts. Rob is a veteran of the UFC, Bellator, Pancrase, and was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter 5.

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
CHRIS ZUBRYCKI
Specialties: BJJ
Classes Taught: Adult Beginner BJJ
Other: BJJ Blackbelt under John Crouch. Brown Belt Gold medalist at the IBJJF’s Pan Ams and No Gi Worlds tournaments.

WOMEN'S BJJ
MARIA HENDERSON
Specialties: BJJ
Classes Taught: Women’s BJJ
Other: Black Belt under John Crouch.

STRIKING
MIKE DE LA TORRE
Specialties: BJJ, Kickboxing, MMA
Classes Taught: Kickboxing, MMA
Other: Former UFC Fighter and Brown Belt under John Crouch.

STRIKING
ADAM MARCONETT
Specialties: Kickboxing
Classes Taught: Adult and Youth Kickboxing
Other: Purple belt under John Crouch.

YOUTH WRESTLING
TRACE ENGLEKES
Specialties: Wrestling, MMA
Classes Taught: Youth Wrestling
Other: 3 time High School State Finalist, Undefeated State Champion, 5 time high school all American, 2017 NCAA Division 1 qualifier, 3 time U23 Greco-Roman All American, 1 time U23 Freestyle All American.

YOUTH BJJ
NIKO MORENO
Specialties: BJJ
Classes Taught: Youth BJJ
Other: Purple Belt under John Crouch.

YOUTH BJJ
TREVOR SMITH
Specialties: BJJ
Classes Taught: Youth BJJ
Other: Brown Belt under John Crouch.

YOGA
JAQUELYN WALDECKER
Specialties: Yoga
Classes Taught: Yoga
Other: Blue Belt under John Crouch.

Youth Boxing
DIONEE MARRERO

MMA/Striking
JARED CANNONIER

Youth BJJ
MICHAEL STOLLER

Striking
RANDY STEINKE

BJJ
Keith Hagen
Specialties: BJJ
Classes Taught: Adult Basic & Advanced BJJ,
Other: Black Belt under John Crouch.

BJJ
Ryan Brooks
Specialties: BJJ
Classes Taught: Adult Basic & Advanced BJJ
Other: Black Belt under John Crouch.