our coaches
Ben Cook
Jamie Ballard
Simon Arentz
Ben is the owner and director of Alpha MMA. He has an extensive background in the gym and coaching industry. He has been coaching for over 20 years and possesses a bachelors degree in Exercise and Sport Science, Diploma of Business Management, Cert 3/4 in Fitness, Cert 4 in Massage Therapy a long with countless short courses and certifications.
Ben uses his unique coaching skills to teach grappling and MMA. Ben was undefeated as an amateur kickboxer and is also a grappling specialist. He has been training and competing for over 18 years and is a black belt in jiu jitsu under professor Jamie Ballard.
Simon Arentz
Jamie Ballard
Simon Arentz
Simon is the chief striking coach at Alpha. He has over 10 years training and coaching experience with a long and extensive competitive background. He has had a combined 22 fights in kickboxing and MMA with a record of 14-7. He is a wealth of knowledge in the striking arts and builds well rounded strikers through his "Alpha Striking Systems" program. Simon is also a black belt in BJJ under professor Jamie Ballard and is an excellent wrestler in his own regard. This shows through in his ability to tailor the sport of kickboxing to match MMA competition where wrestling is involved. This is called shoot boxing and is an integral part of Simon's coaching curriculum.
Jamie Ballard
Jamie Ballard
Jamie Ballard
Coach Jamie is a local legend in the combat scene. He is a black belt in BJJ who has been training for over 25 years and owned his own gym for over 15. He has competed and coached at the highest levels of jiu jitsu and is one of the most experienced grapplers in Australia. He has competed professionally in mixed martial arts and brings unparalleled knowledge to the coaching team.
Paul Cupitt
Jamie Ballard
Paul has 20 years experience in boxing training and coaching. In 2012 he was the state and national amateur boxing champion before turning professional. He brings an intelligent approach to boxing coaching which has been honed through overseas training camps and years of experience. Paul wrote the book "Jack Carroll and the rise of Australian Boxing" which displays Paul's exemplary historical knowledge and understanding of boxing.
Dave Morley
Dave has 15 years of fighting and coaching experience. He had 8 fights as professional and was the two time Storm Damage light heavyweight champion. He brings a strong focus on perfect fundamentals to his coaching and coaches in kickboxing, MMA and jiujitsu. He is a black belt in jiu jitsu under Jamie Ballard.
Corey Smith
Corey has been training with Alpha for over 6 years and is one of the most valuable members of the team. He is a brown belt in jiujitsu and teaches the kids program. Corey knows first hand the value martial arts brings to children and is passionate about passing that knowledge and experience on .
Rowan Langford
Rowan Langford
Rowan Langford
Rowan is a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu and life long martial artist. He has been training MMA since 2011. Having both competed in submission grappling and MMA, he has now switched his focus to coaching where he specializes in MMA. He has an unwavering commitment to excellence and unyielding passion for martial arts. Rowan loves to pass on all his knowledge to the next generation and expresses that martial arts is for everyone. He has wealth of experience training people who live with disabilities and has many NDIS participants who learn and train under him