Head Coach & Founder
Ryan Barry
2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt · Boxing · Muay Thai · K-1
Head coach and founder of Spectrum Sports Combat in Mill Park.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu: 2nd degree black belt under BJJ Revolution head coach Julio “Foca” Fernandez. Pan Pacific gold in adult and masters. Bronze at the 2018 ADCC trials in Melbourne. Competed at the 2018 IBJJF Worlds in Las Vegas.
Started boxing at six in Belfast. Olympic taekwondo black belt. Kempo jiu-jitsu black belt. Kickboxing 26–3. WBC Muay Thai Champion. IKBF K-1 Champion. WMC Muay Thai Champion. Wins in Thailand and Las Vegas. Opening bout of Victoria’s first legalised cage fight.
BJJ & MMA Coach
Rodolfo Marques
4th Degree Black Belt · Nova União · Pro MMA
“The Nightmare.” Brazilian. Nova União. Training partner of José Aldo. A 4th degree black belt who came here to teach — not to visit.
Pro MMA 25–18–1. World Top 25. XFC Featherweight Champion. RFC Featherweight Champion. Adults class is his room as much as Ryan’s — technique from inside a fight camp.
Kids Coaches
Chris & Flavia Parente
Kids class is run by Chris and Flavia. Parents who train. Coaches who get it. Two of their own on the same mats their students step onto every week.
Chris
Taekwondo · MMA · Kids BJJ
Taekwondo already in his bones, then built the MMA game on top. Dad of two athletes on the same mats. He trains around work and school pickup and still turns up sharp.
Competition: AFBJJ National 1st Gi White Master 2 Heavy; AFBJJ State 1st Gi Blue Super Heavy; Grappling Industries Melbourne 1st (2–0); Smoothcomp local 1st.
Flavia
Kickboxing · BJJ · Student of the Year
Grew up around martial arts — her father is a black belt. Took student of the year at Spectrum on a natural kickboxing engine, then stepped onto the BJJ mats.
Competition: Spectrum / BJJ Revolution Team. Savage Grappling 1st Female No-Gi White Adult (3 wins).