HEAD COACH
ADAM MALLEHAN
After studying many traditional martial arts as a youth, Coach Adam began wrestling in school in central Illinois. His love for wrestling lead him to training MMA, Muay Thai, and Jiu-Jitsu in which he was promoted to purple belt by the legend Robson Moura (RMNU) in 2015. Coach Adam has competed and won in a variety of combat sports including Muay Thai, MMA, Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, and Wrestling. More than 10 years of coaching under his belt already, Coach Adam is eager and excited to share his love and experience with both new and advanced level students alike.
ASSISSTANT INSTRUCTOR
PEACHY PRITCHETT
Peachy began training simply as a fun new way to get into shape. She fell in love with the SHIFT Combat Sports Bag Classes and curiosity lead her to our Muay Thai Fundamentals classes where she found a love for the sport of Muay Thai. Believe it or not, Peachy started her journey at nearly 300lbs. and has since become a competitor and a 132lbs. WKA Amateur National Champion. Come share her success and get some results of your own!
HEADSTART INSTRUCTOR
JOHN BLANKENSHIP
Another SHIFT Combat Sports success story, John has lost more than 50lbs. and has competed twice at the largest Amateur Muay Thai tournament in the country (TBA-SA). Always with a big smile on his face, John is a founding member of our team and helps lead one of our most popular classes, the Muay Thai Bag Class as well as leading our Headstart Intro Program for new students.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
JOSH OTERO
Josh is a highly accomplished competitor in his own right and his style is heavily influenced by his elite level conditioning. Josh is also certified as a “Stretchologist” so he is a great resource for recovery, flexibility, and mobility through assisted stretching.
ISKA Glory Kickboxing Gold Medalist
ISKA K-1 Kickboxing Gold Medalist
WKA A-Class Kickboxing National Champion
TCB Muay Thai Champion
TCB Kickboxing Champion
ASSISSTANT INSTRUCTOR
DARON BATES
Daron brings ring tested striking and years of training to the mats for his high energy classes. A Las Vegas native who resides in Hampton Roads in active duty US Navy service. He is also a husband and a father who still finds time to train, teach, and pursue his goals. If he can do it, so can you!
HEADSTART ASSISSTANT
NATHAN SALANGSANG
Nathan is a product of our very own Headstart Introductory Program! After completing the course, he has been training consistently and attended our Coaching Clinic to intern at SHIFT and is now helping new students get started in martial arts, a journey that he knows first hand.