BJJ Purple Belt and Judo Black Belt, Ashlea Austin has been a student of the academy since 2016 when she started her BJJ journey. After three years of training Ash had progressed her way to purple belt, competing along the way and picking up a gold medal at the IBJJF European Championships at blue belt. Ash has won Gold medals at, Spanish Open IBJJF Gi & No-Gi, IBJJF New York Open Gi, IBJJF Paris Open Gi x2 and No-Gi, Gold No-Gi European Championships in addition to triple Gold IBJJF Dublin Open Gi and place in Abu Dhabi London Grand Slam & Abu Dhabi Rio De Janeiro Grand Slam. Ash instructs in the BJJ explorers programme in addition to helping out with our women’s BJJ team and foundation programme. Ash takes judo sessions for our students and with her breadth of experience in grappling martial arts, she educates our students not only on the basics of ground fighting, but also instils that the element of throws and takedowns are not neglected.