Meet your coaches

People who help
you grow.

Technical, attentive instruction with safety and steady progress at the center.

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Head Coach

Head Coach Sean McPadden

Professional mixed martial artist and first-degree BJJ black belt with more than 15 years of training and over a decade of coaching.

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Thai kickboxing coach

Coach Derek Carstensen

Over a decade of Muay Thai experience.

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Kids & Teens BJJ coach

Coach Mitch Murphy

Mitch Murphy coaches Kids and Teens Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Roots Mixed Martial Arts.

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Adults BJJ coach

Coach Shaun Sticka

Shaun Sticka coaches Adults Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Roots Mixed Martial Arts.

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