Marco, Michael and Yvette met in a small but perfectly formed kickboxing dojo in a corner of North London. Learning the art of teaching and dojo management, they founded Ronin MMA and expanded the classes to showcase their martial arts repertoire gathered from years of tradition training as well as introducing modern mixed martial arts into fun and action packed classes.
Instructor Profiles
Michael
Head Instructor
Michael started martial arts at a very young age with Wadoryu Karate and Sanshou. Ever the versatile martial artist, Michael has also trained in Ninjutsu, Boxing, Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and brings all his passion and years of expertise to the group classes and his always popular, always over-subscribed, personal training sessions. Michael will make his amateur MMA debut this year.
Marco
Head Instructor
Growing up in his native France, as a child Marco was always the first on the mat when doing Shotokan Karate. He moved to London 6 years ago and instantly picked up kickboxing becoming an instructor within a few months. Marco excels in Muay Thai and has trained and learnt his craft in Thailand. He is as comfortable on the ground as he is on his feet, especially when doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. His personal training sessions at are second to none and his outdoor workouts are particularly popular. Marco will make his amateur MMA debut this year.
Yvette
Instructor and General Manager
Yvette is the analytical brain of the team, managing the operations and marketing. Yvette has a fierce love of combat sport and has practiced and taught kickboxing to adults and children for 9 years, and managed a Martial Arts dojo, as well as training in boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Filipino Martial Arts. Yvette's particular passion is teaching women how to spar as a means of building confidence, self-defence, and self-expression. She is available for personal training at Ronin MMA and boxing coaching at Total Boxer.