In 2010, now a purple belt, Mike’s coach encouraged him to accept the position of head BJJ instructor at Legion 13 Success. One year later, he started teaching on a regular basis. He began training as a Blue Belt at Legion 13 Perth in Cannington (formally Gracie Barra) in 2007. Thus, BJJ became his number one priority and passion. What he also saw was how much more effective BJJ was, shaving years off other forms of martial arts training. He lost weight, gained energy and muscle, and most importantly, fell in love with his new set of skills. Within just a couple of months, even as a complete novice, he saw the results he wanted. In 2003, he attended his first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class. That’s when he turned to various martial art forms (including kickboxing, boxing, Aikido, and Japanese Jiu-Jitsu). Mike had been fit and active for most of his life and understood very clearly that if he wanted to get back into shape he should take up something that would not only get him back into shape, but also something that would give him skills to maintain consistency and interests for a long time. He has dedicated the last 17 years to training, competing, coaching, researching, and studying Jiu-Jitsu.Īfter a working holiday around Australia in 2001, he arrived back in Perth overweight and unfit. Closely involved, he leads most of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes and spars with students at every opportunity. Mike Featherstone is the owner, operator, and 2nd-degree Black Belt head coach at Legion 13 Perth Hills located in Midvale near Midland. This was an honour that she was able to share with her husband, teaching partner and Legion 13 Perth Hills coach, Andy James.īrazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a huge part of Bec (and her family’s) life and she is passionate about introducing and supporting younger and older students to find their passion for BJJ too. In November 2019 Bec had the honour of being awarded her Black Belt from 3rd-degreeBlack Belt Professor Grayson West, 2nd -degree Black Belt Mike Featherstone and 1st -degree Black Belt Bernie Bishop. Bec has found teaching to be hugely rewarding and is always looking to improve her skills and knowledge to pass on in class. Since 2015, she has been an instructor teaching kids, teens, adults and in more recent years, women’s only classes. This cemented her new passion and she has since gone on to compete and win at State, National and International competitions – including winning gold at the World Masters Championship in Las Vegas in 2017. Three months later, she entered and experienced great success in her first competition. “With my experience, I hope to bring in a striking skillset which is adaptable to students at all levels and one which can provide a challenge but still maintain some creativity and fun.īec first started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in August 2011, after a year of kickboxing training at Legion 13 Cannington, and some gentle pressure from her husband. James maintains a passion for Kickboxing and Muay Thai and his experiences have included training in Thailand at TMT and taking opportunities to learn from some of Australia’s best including John Wayne Parr, Nathan Corbett, and Bruce Macfie. After relocating to Perth, he has worked with a number of local coaches honing his striking skills in Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts and traditional arts including Karate and Taekwondo. During this time James performed duties as an assistant instructor to both kids and adult beginners. In 2009, he achieved a Black Belt rank under the instructors at XL Martial Arts Academy in Mandurah and was an active competitor in exhibition and novice bouts until 2011. James started his martial arts journey in 2005, taking up Boxing and Kickboxing classes and eventually transitioning fully to Kickboxing and Muay Thai in 2006. Coming Soon as one of our Kickboxing Coaches
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