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4201 Martin Mill Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920 - (865) 771-9775
meet our staff
our coaching beliefs
Since 1999 KMAA has been providing high-quality martial arts and fitness instruction to the people in and around Knoxville, TN. In that time, our coaching staff has grown from just Coach Eric to now include many instructors and assistant instructors. We have done this because it is our belief that making a great team involves believing, becoming, and belonging. It is bringing together a group of people with diverse skills, beliefs, and attitudes in a way that they wholeheartedly give themselves to the team in order that both the individual students and the team may reach their full potential. Our Coaching staff is dedicated to the proposition that no matter who comes through the door we are dedicated to helping them improve their life in some way.
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taylor turner
OWNER / HEAD COACH
PERSONAL TRAINER
- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Brown band in MMA
- Bellator MMA veteran x2
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
- ACE (American Council of Exercise) Certified Personal Trainer
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition, Exercise, & Sociology (University of Minnesota)
JASON King
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU, KICKBOXING, & MMA COACH
PERSONAL TRAINER
- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Black band in MMA
- Bellator MMA veteran
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt
- 4th Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do
- NCEP (National College of Exercise Professionals) Certified Personal Trainer
- Certified Lockhart and Leith Dietician & Weight Cut Specialist
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology (East Tennessee University)
Emilee King
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH
CHILDREN'S INSTRUCTOR (Little Dragons)
PERSONAL TRAINER
- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Purple band in MMA
- Invicta FC veteran
- Bellator MMA veteran x2
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
- 4th Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do
- 1st Degree Blackbelt in Judo & Hapkido
- NCEP (National College of Exercise Professionals) Certified Personal Trainer
- Registered Nurse
DAVID OGLE
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt
- Fluent in American Sign Language (ASL)
DR. TIM JACKSON
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt
- Doctorate of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering (University of Tennessee)
JAMES Adcock
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU & MMA COACH
- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Black band in MMA
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt
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