INSTRUCTORS
Boxer Rebellion has assembled a collective of experienced martial arts instructors. Biographies below:
Dominique Fontanarosa .jpg)
Kickboxing / Savate, Boxing, Competitive Striking
Dominique is a former professional fighter. In Savate (French Kickboxing), he achieved a record of 76 wins and 6 losses; in 1993 he was crowned World Champion. In kickboxing, he lost only once in 27 bouts, and won both European And World Champion belts. In International boxing his record is 24 wins and 7 losses. In addition to being a great competitor, Dom is an experienced trainer who tailors instruction to the needs and attributes of each student. (Click to watch his Savate demo match)
Leigh Harris .jpg)
Combatives, Jeet Kune Do
Leigh started training martial arts with Wing Tsun and kickboxing, then Savate. Upon arrival in Thailand he trained Muay Boran (Chaiya Style) and Krabi Krabong, and in 2002 began training Jeet Kune Do and Kali under Mark Stewart. Leigh is a qualified Kapap Level 1 & Tactical Krav Maga Instructor.
Shane Wiggand 
MMA, Muay Thai, Grappling
Shane is a career martial artist who began judo at 14, competed at the collegiate & state level (taking 2nd in Illionois & Texas), and coached at Texas A&M University. He has also fought professionally in Both MMA (14 fights) and Muay Thai (22 fights, 10 KO), and is certified by the World Muay Thai Council. His other martial arts experience includes wrestling & Brazilian jiujitsu. (Watch Shane win Pro Muay Thai Fight and his MMA Instructional video).
Shane is set to be competing in the August Martial Combat MMA event in Singapore- Details coming soon!
Mark Stewart 
Jeet Kune Do, Weapons
Director of his own martial style, IJKD/SKDT, Mark Stewart has been teaching martial arts, combative sports and defensive tactics since 1977. In 1990 he became the youngest 5th degree black belt in the world of the Okinawan Karate do Association (Uechi Ryu Karate). Mark is the founder of International Jeet Kune Do, teaching Bruce Lees JKD through the lineage of Ted Wong (Lees protege). Mark is also the founder of SKD Tactical Weaponry, teaching Modern FMA/Kali through the Ted Lucaylucay Lineage. Mark is aso the founder of Strike Force MMA which is based on the IJKD Engagement Continum with facets of wrestling and BJJ(Striking Emphasis). Mark also specializes in teaching Defensive Tactics for Law Enforcement and Miltary, including FBI, US Navy Seals, US Navy Demolition, Singapore ICA, Singapore Prison Spear Team and AFP. Mark is a former competitor in Karate, American Full Contact, International Muay Thai and Savate. He was the 1982 Great Lakes Black Belt Grand Champion and has compiled an International Kickboxing Record of 15-5-1. His last fight was a victory in Los Angeles, CA under Savate rules in 1994. (Click to watch his Stick Fighting video or Jeet Kune Do video).
Kris S.
Jeet Kune Do
Kris is a qualified JKD instructor under Mark Stewart. He has over thirty years martial arts experience in Judo, Kung Fu systems (including Wing Chun), Muay Thai and Kali. Most recently, he has been training internal Chinese arts (Xing -I and Bag Gua).
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Andrew Leone
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The newest instructor to join the team, Andrew utilizes his experience as 2 time all state wrestler for New York and college wrestler for Missouri Valley to teach the wrestling components of the MMA course here at Boxer Rebellion.Andrew competes whenever the chance presents itself and most recently won the under 66KG blue belt division BJJ tournament here in Bangkok. Info on his upcoming MMA fight coming soon!
Andrew is competing in the June 17th Martial Combat MMA event in Singapore (8pm Sin. time) - you can watch his bout against his 6-0 opponent on ESPN! |
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