SPIKED COMBAT FITNESS - COACHING: Full time Mixed Martial Arts / MMA Studio Berkshire, Bracknell, Ascot, Windsor, Berkshire. Covering Muay Thai, K1 Kickboxing, ABA Boxing, MMA, Mixed Martial Arts, Olympic Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Thai Kickboxing

SPIKED COMBAT FITNESS - COACHING TEAM

FULL TIME COACHES

Matt Walton - Owner and Head Coach

Matt Walton is Managing Director of SPIKED Action Sports, Head Coach at SPIKED Combat Fitness.
Matt has been involved in action sports all his life and been involved in Boxing and Muay Thai Boxing for over 20 years. Matt has balanced this with working as a Director, Project Manager and Personal Development coach within the media industry, working for companies such as Virgin, Vodafone, Orange and BP. He is also a father of 4 children.

Matt has focused mainly on Muay Thai Boxing training under Howard Hughes / Master Skens Sitanrong camp from 1992. Matt was awarded his Muay Thai Instructors qualification in 2004 and he has been coaching ever since. He has also been involved in traditional boxing since he was 8.
To widen his knowledge, Matt started BJJ in 2000 and then spent a number of years training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, with Roger Gracie and Phillipe Souza. This was halted when he herniated L5 and S1 disks in 2005.

The coaching Matt provides incorporates a lot of the core skills and techniques from sport and martial arts, but also combines it with key personal development skills like NLP and CBT to improve overall confidence and self belief through acheivement of goals and targets.
Matt is also the President for the Knockout Bullying campaign in partnership with Kidscape.

Carl Mitchell - Muay Thai, Strength and Conditioning

Carl has been involved with martial arts for 10 years, initially training in Karate, Kickboxing and Kung Fu. Carl started training in Muay Thai Boxing 5 years ago and hasn't look back since.
Carl has been a dedicated and loyal student for Sukhothai Muay Thai and has currently achieved the 10th Khan, Black armband grade. The classes Carl runs are great fun and hi-intensity with everyone leaving the session feeling great.

Dani Vlad - Olympic Wrestling

Dani Vlad is 37 and was born in Transylvania, Romania. Dani has been involved with wrestling since he was 10 years old and trained under the communist regime.
In 1989, right before the Romanian Revolution, under the local free-style wrestling club he placed 5th on the International junior's competition, and later that year won his first Free Style Wrestling national title at one of the toughest wrestling tournaments in Romania. From that point on he joined the National/Olympic Team.
Dani now lives in Steyning in Sussex and coaches at a number of Wrestling Clubs. He is affiliated with the British Wrestling Association with level 1.5 coaching status.
Dani is also involved with the Knockout Bullying campaign, where we will be working with Kidscape and supporting bullied children build confidence through sport.

Matt Haunton - Grappling / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Matt has been involved with martial arts since the age of 10, when he first started training in Judo. Matt is a 1st Dan Black Belt in Judo which he received 4 years ago.
Matt further complemented his training in Judo with Traditional Japanese Ju-jitsu, of which he has trained for 11 years and holds a 1st kyu brown belt.
To widen his skillset, Matt took up Muay Thai 4 years ago, and has been a loyal member of Sukhothai Muay Thai ever since.
Matt will join the SPIKED Combat Fitness team as assistant grappling coach focusing on the key elements of MMA including striking, clinch work, take downs and ground control.

Joanna Barraclough - Fully Qualified Stott Pilates Instructor

Joanna trained to become a Stott Pilates Instructor after being so impressed with the results as a client of Pilates. She saw her posture improve, a dramatic reduction in dress size and any shoulder and back pain alleviated.
After qualifying in 2009, Joanna opened up Group Pilates classes in Old Windsor, Sunnningdale and Ascot. These have been very well received, with many clients wanting to train twice a week and recommending the classes to family and friends.
SPIKED Combat Fitness are pleased to have Joanna as part of the coaching team, with Pilates sessions starting on Wednesday mornings from September 2011.
Prior to becoming a Pilates instructor, Joanna held many Senior Marketing roles within the IT industry and also became a mother of two boys.
You can find out more by visiting Joanna's website or calling Joanna on 07711093337.

GUEST COACHES

Brad Pickett - MMA

SPIKED Action Sports initially sponsored Brad Pickett when he was fighting for the Cage Rage promotion a number of years ago, before leaving for the WEC.
Brad is now a UFC fighter and ambassador for the SPIKED Knockout Bullying campaign.
Brad has been instrumental in the progression of MMA within the UK and has gone on to be a respected MMA athlete throughout the world.
It is a great pleasure to have Brad supporting the Knockout Bullying campaign and a great pleasure to have Brad coaching on a regular basis in between his UFC fights.
Brad will be turning up at SPIKED Combat Fitness unexpectedly throughout each month.

Dean Amasinger - MMA

Dean Amasinger is without doubt an ambassador for Mixed Martial Arts. Dean not only is a highly motivated athlete, but also lives his life with great respect for other people.
Dean has competed on TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) and is very active within the UK and European MMA scene, proudly representing the ROUGH HOUSE GYM
Dean is also an ambassador for the Knockout Bullying campaign, where we are aiming to raise awareness of bullying and the damages it causes, but also focus on how sport builds confidence and self esteem.
It is great to have Dean involved with SPIKED Combat Fitness. Dean will be holding regular sessions and seminars throughout the year.

Howard Hughes - Muay Thai Boxing / MMA

Howard is the former British Muay Thai Champion and founder of Sukhothai Muay Thai. Howard was also one of Master SKen's top students when he started training in the 80's.
Howard and Matt have been friends for over 20 years and Howard was the first person to get Matt involved in Muay Thai in 1991.
Howard is a great friend and will be continuing to provide regular seminars at SPIKED Combat Fitness, throughout the year.
Howard is also an ambassador for the Knockout Bullying campaign.