Mike Roberts

Owner, BJJ & Muay Thai Instructor

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Michael Oshima

Judo Instructor (Thursdays 6pm – 7:30pm)

Michael is a 3rd degree black belt in judo with more than 30 years experience as a competitor, teacher, and practitioner. Michael has competed nationally and internationally, winning various junior national championships as a teenager and a Collegiate National Championships in 2009 for Harvard University. He was the founder and sensei of the Harvard Judo Club. (https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/4/1/judo-040110/)

He’s taught at Tohoku Judo (Boston, his home club), San Gabriel Judo (CA), and Hanapepe Judo (HI) and at various seminars. He’s trained at Tokai University in Japan, and dojos in NYC (with Shintaro Higashi), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Mexico City, Berlin, and across the US.

Michael began judo with the greatest training partners, his two brothers (one is the ex-Stanford Judo team sensei and one is a current instructor) and his Dad as coach.

Michael lives in Santa Cruz and works as a writer, ghostwriter, and college counselor. 

Dante Urbano

Boxing Instructor (Thursdays 7:45pm – 9pm)

Dante started training at Farley’s Kickboxing Academy (FKA) the year it opened in 2009 and stayed until the day it closed in 2015. During those years he trained extensively under World Kickboxing champion Francis “Footloose” Farley, as well as every other boxing & kickboxing instructor the academy had, including Christian Pellechia in boxing and Mike Roberts in Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu.

His experience doesn’t just stem from FKA. Dante has made it a point to train at and gain knowledge from other gyms in the SC area, Salinas, and Hollister, most notably from Main Street Kickboxing with Dani Kelly. He enjoys teaching and has been doing so for nearly a decade.

Lennon

Substitute BJJ Instructor

Known for his technical skills and inventive solutions, Lennon is a Brown Belt soon to be black.