Our Coaches

Cenk Tarhan

Founder and Head Coach · Boxing

A former national boxer and three-time Turkish champion (2005, 2007, 2009). After 41 amateur bouts he moved into coaching, holding a boxing coach licence and…

Gamze Ergin

Kickboxing and Women's Self-Defence Coach

Bronze medallist at the 2016 Kickboxing World Cup with 12 years of coaching. Designed the self-defence course for women and volunteers as an instructor with…

Barkın Yücel

MMA and Fight Conditioning Coach

Twelve wins and two losses in amateur MMA. Certified in strength and conditioning; runs weight management and preparation plans for the competitor MMA team.

Ferit Kaplan

BJJ Black Belt Instructor

A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and 2018 Istanbul Open champion. Has taught BJJ for 15 years and coaches the Gi and No-Gi tournament team.

Ece Sarıgül

Children and Youth Programme Lead

A physical education teacher and judo 2nd dan. Trained in child development and wrote the non-contact, play-based combat sports curriculum.

Murat Dalgıç

Ankara Head Coach · Boxing and Kickboxing

Ankara champion (2012) with 8 years of coaching experience. Has trained athletes since the opening of the Ankara gym.

Fzt. Alper Tonguç

Sports Physiotherapist · Injury Prevention

A sports physiotherapist specialising in shoulder, knee and neck injuries in fighters. Runs movement assessments and recovery protocols.