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Head
Coach - Douglas Esposito
Doug has been training, studying,
and coaching martial arts for over twenty-five
years. As a professional instructor, his experience
teaching adults has included curriculum design
at all levels and literally thousands of hours
of formal instructional training and coaching.
While on active duty he was the Head Instructor
for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program's
lead school in Quantico, VA and was a combatives
instructor for over five years for the Marines.
He has extensively trained in Weapons Handling
(firearms, bladed, and others), Combative Engagements,
Wrestling, Boxing, Judo, Grappling, Thai Boxing
, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, in which he is a
Black Belt under the world famous Leo Dalla. He is also a CrossFit Level One Instructor and
certified Contact Defense Bladed and Improvised
Weapon Instructor with Steve
Tarani. |
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Assistant
Coach - Jason Doucette
Jason
started wrestling in Junior High School on 1984.
He wrestled through High School and wrestled
Division One with VMI. He has coached
youth wrestling for Marsteller middle school,
coaching them to multiple regional champion
titles. He has been studying Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu since 1999. He received his
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt under Chad LeBrun
(BJJ Blackbelt under world famous Leo Dalla).
Jason has trained in Thai Boxing with Vanguard’s
head coach, Doug since 2002, which helped prepare
him for his entry into mixed martial arts.
With competitive experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
MMA, wrestling, and coaching Jason brings valuable
knowledge to the team and those desiring to
test themselves in a competitive arena. |
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