Instructors/Fighters

Senior Instructors

John Renken

Level 4 MACP Instructor
Brown Belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Combat Submission Wrestling Instructor
Muay Thai Instructor(Kru)
USJA Judo Coach
2nd Degree Black belt in Judo
Black Belt in Sombo
2nd Degree Jiu Jitsu
USA Boxing Coach
State of TN representative for USMTA
State representative for CSW
Regional Coordinator for USJA Development, Local Referee Certified.

Professional Accomplishments:

John has led the Ft. Campbell Combatives team to 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Place in the Army Championships. Pride, Pancrase, and Shooto Veteran, Hook n Shoot Absolute Champion, IFC Lightweight Champion, EFC 14 Tournament Champion, SFC Cruiserweight Champion, Hook N Shoot Middleweight Champion, Fight zone Middleweight Champion, Over 60 MMA Bouts. Additionally John has trained Multiple Champions in Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, and Modern Army Combatives. Currently CMMAA is training 15 nationally ranked children, 3 nationally ranked adults, 10 Amateur MMA Champions, 2 All Army Champions, the first Pan-Am Junior Judo qualifier from Tennessee and Silver medal in the Junior Judo Olympic!

Israel Gomes

2nd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Level 3 Modern Army Combatives Instructor
Chute Boxe Muay Thai Black Belt
30-2-1 Muay Thai
7-2 MMA

Mestre Gomes helped build the famous Chute Boxe Academy with long time friends Pride Champion Wanderlei Silva and UFC Champion Anderson Silva. Israel and Anderson left Chute Boxe together and began their own team and academies; Muay Thai Dream Team.

Rafael Cruz

5th Degree Black Belt in Judo
4th Degree Black Belt in Ju-Jitsu
IJF International Referee
USA Judo National Coach
Head of Referee’s of Cuba
Director of Cuban Olympic Judo team
Cuban Judo Team Strength and Conditioning Coach
Trained multiple world champions in Judo
Trained multiple Junior Olympic and National Champions at CMMAA

Professional accomplishments:

Promoted 14 Cuban athletes to National Centers in which 3 were awarded with Gold Medals in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, 2004 Olympics in Athens, and in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Nine of his students were promoted to Province Centers for Athletes in Cuba.
Father and personal trainer of Isao Cruz Alonzo, world champion and gold medalist of the Cuban Paraolympic Team in the Olympic Games held in Sydney in 2000 and Beijing in 2008.
Personal trainer for Betty Aguila Martinez, bronze medalist in the world 1998 and Grabiel Arteaga two time Olympics in Atlanta and Sydney.

Coach Tony Dejesus

Certified Personal Trainer
Certified ASA Conditioning Trainer
USA Boxing Coach
USA Boxing Referee
Has trained over 20 former boxing champions
Has trained 3 All Army Boxing Champion
Refereed over 100 amateur boxing bouts
Trained multiple pro fighters
Trained multiple MMA Champions

Jennifer Renken

Women’s Muay Thai Instructor
Black Belt in Killer Bee’s Muay Thai
Level 3 Modern Army Combatives Instructor
Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
1-1 Amateur MMA
2-0 Amateur Boxer
1-1 Amateur KickBoxer
Ringside World Amateur Boxing Champion

Assistant Instructors

Donnie Bowen – 5′ 8″ 155lbs

Assistant Kids Team Havok Coach

5-0 MMA
Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Black belt in Judo
Level 3 Modern Army Combatives Honor Graduate
3rd Place in the Pan-AM BJJ Championships
140 Annual Army Champion

Te Lauati 6’0, 210

Assistant Boxing and MMA Striking Coach

Pro Boxing 16-6 with 9 KO’s
Muay Thai 28-4 with 13 KO’s
2 time California Golden Gloves
USA Boxing Coach
Certified Professional Boxing Trainer and Cutman

Damien Stelly 5’10, 185

Assistant BJJ And MMA Coach

BJJ Black Belt
14-3 MMA
11-0 Boxing
3 time Annual Army Champion
All American Wrestler 2000
World Sombo Champion 2002
Golden Gloves Champion 2004

Team Captain

Gary Tate 5’8 170

4-1 MMA
2nd Place All Army Combatives Tourney
Week of the Eagles 185lb Champion

Fighters

Leonard Lane 6’0 185lbs

4-2 MMA
Week of the Eagles 205 Champion
2011 3rd Place in All Army

Grover Muirheid 5’4 125lbs

3-2 MMA
Week of the Eagles 140lb Champion

Nathan Berry 6’4, 185lbs

2-0 MMA

Erixs Reyes 5’10, 185lbs

1-1 MMA

Joshua Goheen 6’0 205lbs

MMA
2nd Place Week of the Eagles

Jonnell Sunga 5’4, 145lbs

0-1 MMA

Derek Betts 5’8, 155lbs

Jordan Miller 5’5, 145lbs

John Maninga 5’10, 170lbs

MMA
Level III MACP Instructor

Gary Irwin 5’6, 145lbs

Purple belt

Jason Klenk 5’9, 170lbs

1-1 MMA
Purple belt
2nd Place Week of the Eagles

Jason Rodman 5’10, 185lbs

Blue Belt

Chris Kyle 6’0, 205lbs

MMA
2nd Place in Annual Army Tournament

Mike Sandidge 5’10, 155lbs

MMA
Level III MACP Instructor

Chancey Wilson 5’4, 125lbs

1-0 MMA

Kyle Kras 5’10, 205lbs

0-1 MMA

Accomplishments

CMMAA has produced:

A TRIPLE CROWN Junior Champion in Judo. He won the Jr. Olympics, US Open, and the National Championship.
over 50 Amateur MMA Titles and in 2009 we went 45-8 in MMA
over 100 NAGA first place sword winners as well as Team Championship
over 150 State Judo and Wrestling Champions
over 20 Week of the Eagles Champions
4 Annual Army Champions
1st Place Champions in Annual Army Championships
Former Fighters
Pedro Esclavante
Jesse Johnson
Dan Eaton undefeated heavy weight
William Newman Week of the Eagles Champion
Jeff Duncan Week of the Eagles Champion, Multiple MMA Champion
Jarrod Appenzeller Week of Eagles Champion
Chris Matthew Week of the Eagles Champion, Multiple MMA Champion
Mike Thompson 6 time MMA Champion
John Long 2 time Annual Army Champion
Zach Taylor