Instructors at ALIVE MMA

INSTRUCTORS AT ALIVE MMA

Welcome! To Our Newest Instructors:

Matt Juarez
Our Boxing Coach is a former instructor at Jesse James Leija ChampionFit Gym. He has assisted Jesse James Leija with Spurs Pre-season Training Camp for the past two years. Matt grew up with the boxing. Both his Father and Grandfather were amateur boxers and he's been studying the sport since 1998. Matt is currently a Senior at UTSA getting his teachers Certification in Kinesiology.

Chris Easter
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt and MMA Pro Fighter.

Gustavo Garcia
Gustavo has10 plus years MMA experience and has participated in over a half dozen combative sports competitions including: Thai Boxing, Western Boxing, Savate, Sub-wrestling, Jui-Jitsu, Free-style Wrestling, and MMA. Gustvo holds a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu and a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.

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Marcello "Salazar" Bergo NUMBER ONE GRAPPLER IN THE WORLD (No-Gi 2nd place in the WORLD) — World Grappling Championships, Switzerland, 2008

A BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU BLACK BELT under the celebrated Murilo Bustamante and Mario Sperry, Marcello has dedicated himself to and represented their Brazilian Top Team with major international success. Marcello has won the Brazilian and Rio
de Janeiro State Championships of Jiu Jitsu, the European Submission Wrestling Championship, and—three times—the Brazilian Circuit Championship of Submission Wrestling. He represented Brazil on their Olympic Free Style and Greco Roman Wrestling Teams. Three times he was the Brazilian National Champion of Greco Roman Wrestling; four times the Free

times the Free Style Wrestling Champion. He was undefeated in MMA as an Amateur, and, as a Professional Fighter, he has lost only once— and avenged that loss in a rematch.

What is easy to lose in his list of accomplishments is Marcello’s good-natured humanity, his dedication to his students and team mates, the devotion he has for his wife and child, and his love of coaching. We are honored that Marcello has made a very deep, long term commitment to building Alive MMA, just as he has stood by and helped build the Brazilian Top Team.

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Rudy Hernandez

BORN IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, United States Marine, Fighter and all around nice guy Rudy Hernandez delivers high intensity conditioning training with his program, Spartan Pit at Alive MMA. A Black Belt Instructor for the U.S. Marine Corps in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, he teaches Unarmed Self Defense to the Marine Corrections Specialists and give seminars. He has trained in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Judo, Sambo, Muay Thai, Boxing, Kenpo Karate, among others, as well as competed in Mixed Martial Arts Tournaments. Rudy owes gratitude to his coaches James Walker, "Marra", and Bruno Azevedo, and values his training from Team TABMOC, Power Team Brazilian Jiu jitsu, and Family Martial Arts Leadership Academy.

His achievements include: 2007 King of Kombat 1st round win by submission, 2006 Xtreme Fighting Championship 1st round win by submission, 2005 Lackland Bodybuilding Overall Champion, 2005 John Sherman Bodybuilding Classic- 3rd Place Middle Weight Division, Personal Trainer and Consultant, Mixed Martial Arts Competition Prep Expert, Bodybuilding Contest Prep Coach, Black Belt Instructor/Trainer in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, 2nd Degree Black Belt Judo, Marine Corps Corrections Facility Defensive Tactics Instructor, SWAT Team Leader and Instructor, Krav Maga Military/LEO Instructor.

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Carlos De Santiago

LIKE MOST PEOPLE, Carlos started his fight training with traditional Martial Arts, learning Kenpo Karate from Torres Karate Fighting Team in Los Angeles, California. Fortunately, Mr.Torres was very much into the fight game and he encouraged Carlos to delve deeper into a more serious form of fighting: boxing. During Carlos’ commitment to boxing, he utilized the speed he developed from running track and cross country at UCLA where he was recognized as a standout decathalete. After suffering a five year lay off due to a broken ankle, he walked into Straight Blast Gym in Portland, Oregon, and came to realize that the fight game was

more than about reliance on physical attributes. He learned that it is more about understanding the dynamics of the human body, using leverage rather than strength, and most importantly, about creating community from individuals that share the same passion for a sport. A blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with a strong corporate management background, Carlos manages our gym in San Antonio, coaches boxing, heads up the running team and prides himself on creating community, camaraderie, and teamwork.

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Bill Bradley

BEFORE BECOMING THE OWNER of Powerteam Jiu Jitsu
and Fitness and founding Alive Mixed Martial Arts, Bill Bradley successfully managed the Straight Blast Gym International Headquarters in Portland, Oregon. At Straight Blast, Bill was
also a full time coach of Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, Functional Self Defense, and the Kids Classes. A well seasoned Purple Belt in BJJ under Matt Thornton, Bill represented the team in BJJ, Submission Grappling, and Mixed Martial Arts, retiring from

MMA at 39 as the top ranked Middleweight in the Full Contact Fighting Federation. Prior to training at Straight Blast, and even prior to the coining of the term “Mixed Martial Arts,” Bill combined his Judo background (Black Belt through Michigan State University) with Boxing and traditional martial arts to explore what he then called “Interdisciplinary Self Defense” and taught in a collective he organized at Reed College.

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Monique Johnson TRY OUR YOGA CLASSES!

MONIQUE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE in Psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Masters of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix.

She has conducted her practise for over 9 years and is currently teaching classes through San Antonio Parks and Recreation. Monique also provides one-on-one personalized Yoga instruction to clients, and teaches both yoga and conditioning classes part-time at Northeast Lakeview College. She has certifications in both Yoga and Pilates and has taught several on-going voluntary stress management and mini Yoga classes for the St. Philip's College Wellness program, as well as for Staff Development Day,

Adjunct Faculty Mini-Conferences, and Seniorfest at St. Philip's College.

Additionally, Monique teaches a Meditation series and a Yoga at your Desk class for both Northeast and Northside Adult & Community Education.

Monique believes in blending Hatha Yoga—specifically Iyengar, Meditation, and Stress Management techniques to help invigorate and balance the mind, body, and soul with the intent to improve and maintain a calm and positive approach towards health and wellness in your personal and professional life.