Coaches
Coaches: Warren, Glen and Mark with Will/Machado Black Belt Geoff Grant
Technical ability begins with analytical thinking.
Cultivate the habit of exactitude; for precise thinking is the prelude to precise action.
(John B Will)
The coaches from Submission work to this ethos, having come from a blend of Freestyle and Traditional Martial Arts training, they have fully immersed themselves into both their BJJ and MMA training and coaching. They bring with them a depth of experience, an understanding of delivering excellence and a strong work ethic.
Glen Tarrant
Glen has been training in various Martial Arts from a very young age; attaining the rank of Black belt in Karate at the age of 14 in 1986 and going on to eventually reach the rank of 6th Degree black Belt in 2004.
As a compliment to his Karate based training Glen and his team hosted John Will for their first of many BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) seminars in 2001. This seminar was a turning point in not only his martial arts training, but his thought processes behind teaching and delivering material in both the Karate and BJJ classes.
Early 2007 saw Glen move away from the traditional elements of Martial Arts and focus on his core passions of BJJ and Mixed Martial Arts with several of his top students, this group soon flourished and developed into what is now known as Submission Martial Arts.
Glen was awarded his Blue Belt in November 2004 and his Purple Belt in March 2009 during a seminar at GSW.
Leaving Auckland at the end of 2007, Glen established the Porirua academy of Submission Martial Arts early 2008.
Glen currently teaches 3 BJJ and one MMA class per week, as well as private lessons.
Outside of teaching BJJ & MMA Glen holds down a fulltime job as a corporate Head Hunter and is married with two young boys who keep him very busy.
Mark Corkhill
Mark first started training in Shotokan Karate in 1989. This lasted for two years before the club ceased training, only for him to return to Karate in his University days a few years later in 1994. In January 1997 when in preparation for his Black Belt, he discovered Jiu Jitsu and thus his introduction to ground fighting.
He initially stopped training in Karate and his focus became Jiu Jitsu, where he trained for the next two years. His working career took him on the move but his passion for grappling was born. Struggling to find a club that could offer good stand up as well as ground fighting he wandered between Traditional Karate, Jiu Jitsu and Judo.
Upon moving to New Zealand in 2000, he sampled various arts before discovering Kiaido Ryu Martial Arts (KRMA), Instructed by Glen Tarrant early in 2001. KRMA offered him a comprehensive stand up as well as structured grappling syllabus, and with the introduction to John Will the same year, it all came together.
He obtained his Black Belt in KRMA in June 2006 followed closely in the same year by a Blue Belt in BJJ awarded by John Will. His main focus now is the continuous development of BJJ and MMA.
*Mark received his purple Belt from John Will in November 2009.
Warren Lambert
Warren has been training for over 10 years and has had exposure to a variety of styles. Initially starting in Kung Fu followed by a stint in Kickboxing he found what he was looking for when in 2001 he walked into a Kiaido Ryu class run by Glen Tarrant.
Warren immediately responded to the no nonsense realism of Glen’s approach, and his focus and commitment within the context of a challenging syllabus. Later that same year he was introduced to John Will and had his first experience of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – opening his eyes to the world of grappling. He’s never looked back. His passion for BJJ grew over the following years and after gaining his black belt in Kiaido Ryu in 2005 Warren shifted his focus to BJJ. That focus paid off in 2006 when Warren was awarded the coveted blue belt. Warren competed in Will/Machado Asia/Pacific BJJ 2009 Competition just recently and came second in his weight division.
*Warren received his Purple Belt from John Will in November 2009