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Mike Fitchett & Brandon Sheffield
Mike Fitchett & Brandon Sheffield
Mike Fitchett


Black Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(under Robson Moura, 7x world champion)

Black Belt Shotokan

Brown Belt Kenpo Karate

2000 & 2001 NAGA Champion

2008 & 2010 NAGA World Champion

Affiliated w/ Elite Jiu-Jitsu in Newark, DE


    Mike Fitchett has been training since he was 17 years old when he first got involved with Shotokan Karate.   Over the years he has excelled at several disciplines, from Shotokan to Kenpo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  He began focusing on Jiu-Jitsu in 1998 and received his Brown Belt in 2007 from Ricardo De La Riva, a 5th degree Black Belt under the famous Carlson Gracie & his black belt in 2011 from Robson Moura himself. 
Brandon Sheffield



Pro-Boxer

Black Belt American Kickboxing

Black Belt Tang Soo Do

Tri-State"Tuff Guy" Champion





    Brandon Sheffield began focusing on Tang Soo DO in 1990 under Daniel Pope and Rudolph Shiller.  From 2000-2003 he concentrated on his professional boxing career under Cliff Johnson, Joey Eye, and Rudolph Shiller.  In 2003 Brandon retired from professional boxing to concentrate on MMA.  Since then he has continued to train with Rudolph Shiller and trained with Rob Beighley in Jiu Jitsu.  Over the years Brandon has continually taught martial arts at local gyms including Mascio's, Iron Bodies, and now most recently at Fitchett & Sheffield Mixed Martial Arts.







Assistant Instructors at Team Defiant MMA



LAU PALADE


5x Romanian National Champion
1992 Romanian Olympic Team Qualifier
2nd in the Balcanic Tournament



      





                    JASON EAMES

               Purple Belt Brazilian- Jiu-Jitsu








  

               NICK RUGGEAR


2010 PA State Wrestling Championships- 3rd place 
Current Penn State Wrestler






 Sean McCullin
 International Sports Science Association certified Personal Trainer

 3 Degree Black Sash in Kung Fu
 White Belt in Jiu Jitsu
2001 AAU National Championship in San Shou
2000 Silver Medalist AAU National Championship in San Shou
Four time NCAA Division 3 All American in Football at Wesley College


Sean McCullin has been training in Chinese Martial Arts since 1999.  He most recently achieved his third degree Black Sash in 2010, and is now broadening his Martial Arts knowledge with  Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts training at Team Defiant .  He instructed at the American Martial Arts Institute for 2 years before leaving to pursue his Personal Training career full time.  Sean honed his Personal Training skills at Bally Total Fitness and set out as an independent Personal Trainer.  Today, he is the owner of GI Fitness, a Personal Training business, and teaches classes at Team Defiant. 
                     

    





 JARRETT HOSTETTER

3x Division 1 national qualifier
2010 PSAC runner up
Wilkes Open Champion 2010
Undefeated dual meet season 2008
3x Team Captain Millersville University
2010 Outstanding Wrestler in Region
               Over 100 college wins
 



COREY HALL

Maryland State Placer
2x Junior college National Placer
1x All American