Darren Cartwright

I am the founder and head instructor at Terrafirma MMA, and have been training in various martial arts for some 20 years. In this time I have reached advanced level gradings in both JBW Shootfighting and Will/Machado BJJ. In particular, I am currently the highest graded Will/Machado BJJ instructor in the state under John B Will  founder of Will/Machado BJJ Australia .

While on my journey through martial arts I have had the chance to meet and train with some of the world's top martial artists. This list can boast such legends as:

• John B Will, martial arts world champion and founder of BJJ Australasia, long time instructor and friend of 20 years
• Rigan Carlos and Jean Jaques Machado from the legendary Machado family
• master Vince Palumbo, world champion stick fighter
• Glenn Sanford founder of Sho Shin Do Karate
• Richard Norton, martial arts movie star
• Mr Raymond Floro founder of Floro Fighting System and the best knife fighter on the planet
• Guru Dan Inosanto, a Jeet Kune Do legend
• the late Jan de Jong Shihan
• Bill Gray long time friend, shootfighting and BJJ black belt, and
• my students at Terrafirma MMA, Johny, Austin, Val and Adam, who I have learnt so much from in my  teaching

These are but a few of the great people that have helped me on the path through the martial arts and I thank you all for your time spent with me. Students can therefore rest assured that they will benefit from the legendary pool of experience and knowledge I have been exposed to over the years. What this means for you, is ensuring you become the best martial artist you can be.

Johny Wheadon

Johny is our fitness coach here at Terrfirma MMA. He runs the cagefitness classes and also does personal training. Apart from boasting a purple belt in BJJ, Johny's qualifications also include:

• Certificate 3 and 4 in fitness
• Advanced ball instructor
• Punchfit instructor
• Kick pad instructor

Johny is also an instructor in shootfighting, bjj and mma, looking after our competition team. So if your goal is fitness, weight loss, personal training or getting ready to compete, then Johny is the go to guy. Thank you for all your hard work as always my senior student and friend, Johny.

Austin Harris

Austin has been training at Terrafirma MMA for the past six years, and in this time he has reached high levels in both shootfighting (red belt) and bjj (blue belt). In the last 12 months he has stepped up to become an assistant instructor, running classes at Terrafirma MMA Vista dojo. I fully believe that any and every class that Austin runs will benifit all those that attend. Whether it is your first night or if you have many years of experence, you are in great hands. Thank you Oz.