Ellie Boylan is a BJJ purple belt and full time psychologist. Ellie has been training at the Academy since 2013 and is another product of the gyms foundation programme. Since starting in the foundation programme she has advanced to Purple Belt under Jason Tan, after 4 years of training. She has been teaching on our foundation programme since 2016 and now heads up the women’s teams, instructing in foundation and also women’s 101. She has also been successful on the jiu-jitsu circuit with gold medals in local tournaments, silver in the British Open and appearing in sub-only show GrappleFest. Ellie is an excellent coach with a high level of knowledge in both Gi and No-Gi grappling. Being a well rounded coach helps her when it comes to helping students get to grips with new jiu-jitsu technique or preparing the women’s team for competition.