Staff

Joe Bauserman

BJJ Black Belt (3rd Degree)
TKD Black Belt
Judo Brown Belt
MMA
Head Coach

Jeremy Clyburn

BJJ Black Belt (1st Degree)
MMA
Adult BJJ Coach

Chris Conner

BJJ Black Belt
MMA
Wrestling
2024 IBJJF Brown Belt Masters World Champion
Adult BJJ Coach

Cory Shannon

BJJ Black Belt
MMA
Adult BJJ Coach

Brandon Howe

BJJ Black Belt
MMA
Adult BJJ Coach

Crystal Smiles-Tharp

BJJ Black Belt
Adult BJJ Coach

Brandon Roberts

BJJ Black Belt
MMA
Kids' Coach

Will Potter

BJJ Black Belt
TKD Black Belt
Illegal Techniques Coach
Kids' Coach

Rochelle Potter

BJJ Black Belt
Women's BJJ Coach
Adult BJJ Coach
Kids' Coach
Social Media Director

Patrick Fore

BJJ Brown Belt
Adult BJJ Coach

William Potter

BJJ Brown Belt
Wrestling
2026 VHSL Virginia State Champion
2026 ADCC West Coast Youth Trials Champion
2025 + 2026 NHSCA Nationals 6th Place 2X All-American
2026 ADCC Youth World Championship Silver Medalist
2026 IBJJF No-Gi Pans Bronze Medalist (Brown, Adult)
2024 ADCC Youth World Championship Bronze Medalist
Head Kids' Coach
Shark Pups Coach

Tony Sirna

BJJ Brown Belt
MMA
Adult BJJ Coach

Melanie Welzel

BJJ Brown Belt
10th Planet Brown Belt
Scientific Wrestling
Adult BJJ Coach

David Kovak

BJJ Purple Belt
Wrestling
Combatives
Kids' Coach
Wrestling Coach

Seth Lederman

BJJ Purple Belt
Adult BJJ Coach
Kids' Coach
General Manager

Rick Huyck

BJJ Purple Belt
Wrestling
Combatives
Head Shark Pups Coach

Mike MacCumbee

BJJ Purple Belt
Judo Blue Belt
Kids' Coach

Anthony Wilson

Kickboxing
BJJ Blue Belt
MMA
Striking/MMA Coach

Brit Conner

BJJ Blue Belt
Women's BJJ/Competition Class Coach

Sarah Sumner

BJJ Blue Belt
Kids' Coach
Shark Pups Coach

Laura Hughes

BJJ Blue Belt
Shark Pups Coach

Matt Garten

Battodo Yondan
Yoshitsuni Jiu Jitsu Yellow Belt
Nakamura Ryu Battodo Instructor