Josh Hummer – Owner / Founder
Josh is the owner and head instructor at TCA MMA and has fought in MMA, shootfighting, and Muay Thai. He is an IBJJF Second Degree black belt and holds the title of Kru in Muay Thai. Josh is a 2nd degree luta livre black belt directly under Hugo Duarte. Josh holds black belts in several other martial arts as well and is a representative catch wrestling coach under Snake Pit U.S.A. Josh also has two decades of law-enforcement experience during which he completed three swat schools and was attached to special operations for eight years. During that time he taught Pentagon Police, Air Marshals, M.S.P, Corrections, and US Strike Brigade, and internationally in Belize and Mexico.
Brad Souders – Head Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor
Brad is an IBJJF certified 3rd Degree Black Belt under Rogerio Taborda. He started training BJJ in 1993 and has been teaching for over 11 years. Brad has competed in several major BJJ tournaments and has also competed in Judo and fought in MMA.
James Kearns – Strength & Conditioning
James is a former U.S. Marine, a certified personal trainer, and a specialist in both “Strength & Conditioning” and “Speed and Explosion in Competition.” He has trained athletes at all levels and has been published in “Breaking Muscle,” “Greatness HQ,” and “Order & Progress.” James is also a 2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt under Professor Souders and is a 17x IBJJF Gold Medalist and a 2x IBJJF Worlds Bronze Medalist. James has also competed in boxing, MMA, submission wrestling, BJJ, and Olympic Lifting.
Bobby Knotts – BJJ Instructor
Bobby is an IBJJF certified 3rd Degree Black Belt under Rogerio Taborda and an IBJJF certified referee. He is also a former collegiate wrestler, having wrestled at Shippensburg University and Lycoming College. Coach Bobby is a IBJJF No Gi Pan American Champion at Black Belt and New York Open Champion at Black Belt.