Conquest Martial Arts & Fitness Instructors

Head BJJ Instructor

Born in Sao Paulo Brazil Professor Luiz Vicente Junior began his career in martial arts not with Jiu-Jitsu, but in Judo. When Vicente was only fourteen years old he began his ...

BJJ/MMA Intructor

Lance began studying Martial Arts 15 years ago in Aspen, CO under Jim Dohan, a multiple Black Belt in Small Circle Jiu Jitsu and American Kenpo Karate. During his stay in CO, he ...

BJJ/Kickboxing/Fight Fit Instructor

Nate has been training in martial arts for over 20 years, and holds a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Tang-Soo-Do under Grand Master Ki Yun Yi. He graduated from the Untied States Naval ...

BJJ Instructor

Kail received his BJJ Black Belt from Vicente Junior in 2013, and is an experienced competitor who’s won many high-level tournaments. In recent years Kail has competed in ...

Kickboxing Instructor

Professional MMA Fighter, Boxer, and Kickboxer.
Competed in MMA, Kickboxing (K-1 & Glory Style), Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Gi), Submission Wrestling (No-Gi), ...

BJJ Instructor & Competition Team Captain

Matt has been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA for over 13 years. He received his Black Belt in 2017 from Professor Vicente Junior. Matt is one of Conquest's most active ...

Boxing Coach

Fight Fit Instructor and Personal Trainer

Kelly Watkins is one of Conquest’s Fight Fit instructors as well as a Personal Trainer. As a personal trainer, Kelly provides individual and small group programs that focus ...

Fight Fit Instructor

Drew began her fitness journey back in 2001 when she decided to get her AFAA Primary Group Fitness certification after falling in love with group fitness classes. She had played ...

Fight Fit Instructor

Jess is a long-time Fight Fitter. Joining her first “Early Bird” challenge in November 2014 after she decided to make a change in her life; having three kids, a ...

Volunteer Fight Fit Instructor

Ana teaches our ABC's class and Fight Fit classes. She has been working in Fitness and Physical Education since 1997. Ana's approach with coaching her students is to educate and ...

BJJ Instructor

Michael is one of Conquest’s most talented BJJ practitioners and most successful competitors. He has won numerous medals in both local and IBJJF national tournaments. ...

Volunteer Fight Fit Instructor

Yoga Instructor

Fight Fit & Yoga Instructor

Kate is a certified yoga instructor with specializations in power vinyasa, Buti yoga, HIIT, and pre- and postnatal yoga. From an early age, Kate was active in various modalities ...

BJJ Instructor

Richard Semides is a jiujitsu Black Belt who joined the Conquest Team in early 2014. Since his time joining the team Rich has been one of the most active jiujitsu competitors and ...

Kids and Adult BJJ Instructor

Genaro Italo Lerma has been with Conquest for 10 years being one of only a few Crofton Originals. Genaro went from white belt to black belt under Professor Vicente Junior ...

Kids and Adult Kickboxing Instructor

Fight Fit Instructor

Rob joined Conquest in 2017. Although he had some BJJ training at different duty stations, he joined as a white belt and has since been promoted to purple belt under Vicente ...

Yoga Instructor

Rebekah is a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher and member of the Yoga Alliance. She has practicedvarious forms of yoga for several years and enjoys sharing her knowledge of the ...

Kids BJJ Instructor

Rich started martial arts at 12 years of age. In 1994 he earned his black belt in Tang Soo Do under Dale Thompkins of Thompkins Karate Association where he taught adults and kids ...