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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ERIC TURNER

OWNER / HEAD COACH

- Founder of KMAA
- MMA Coach for more than 27 years.
- 2nd Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blackbelt
- 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Judo
- 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Hapkido
- 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do
- Significant Experience with Inayan Eskrima (5 years)

taylor turner

OWNER / HEAD COACH +
PERSONAL TRAINER

- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Black band in MMA
- Bellator MMA veteran x3
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
- Assistant Wrestling Coach & Head Coach for Female Wrestlers at Seymour Middle and High School Teams
- ACE (American Council of Exercise) Certified Personal Trainer
- Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Exercise, & Sociology

JASON King

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU, KICKBOXING, & MMA COACH + PERSONAL TRAINER

- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Black band in MMA
- Bellator MMA veteran
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black
- 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's Degree in Psychology

EMILEE KING

LITTLE DRAGONS, YOUTH MMA/BJJ, KICKBOXING, BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU, AND MMA COACH + PERSONAL TRAINER

-Professional MMA Fighter

- KMAA Black band in MMA

- Bellator MMA veteran x 2

- Invicta FC veteran x2

- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt

- 3rd Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do

- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

DRE Miley

YOUTH MMA/BJJ, BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH, KICKBOXING, & MMA COACH + PERSONAL TRAINER

- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Black band in MMA
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
- Bellator MMA veteran
- Assistant Wrestling Coach for Bearden High School
- NCEP (National College of Exercise Professionals) Certified Personal Trainer

DR. TIM JACKSON

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH

- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
- PhD in Nuclear Engineering
(University of Tennessee)

CHRISTINA ADCOCK

YOUTH MMA/BJJ, KICKBOXING, & MMA COACH +

PERSONAL TRAINER

- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Brown Band in MMA
- Invicta FC veteran
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt
- Assistant Wrestling Coach for Bearden High School
- National College of Exercise Professionals (NCEP)
Certified Personal Trainer
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
- Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy

JAMES Adcock

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU & MMA COACH

- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Black band in MMA
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
- Bellator MMA veteran

Dr. DAVID OGLE

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH

- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
- Fluent in American Sign Language (ASL)
- EdD in Education
(The Southern Baptist Seminary)

Olivia Parker

YOUTH MMA, KICKBOXING, AND MMA COACH

- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
- KMAA Brown Band in MMA
- Masters in Education
- Invicta FC veteran
- Bellator MMA veteran
- PFL veteran
- Bachelor's Degree in American Studies and History
- Masters Degree in the Art of Ancient History

Garrett Sharp

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU, KICKBOXING, MMA, AND MENTAL SKILLS COACH + PERSONAL TRAINER

- Professional MMA fighter
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt
- KMAA Brown band in MMA
- Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology
- Master's Degree in Sport and Performance Psychology
- Numerous Personal Training certifications

Dan Boehle

YOUTH MMA/BJJ, BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU, KICKBOXING, AND MMA COACH + PERSONAL TRAINER

- Professional MMA fighter
- KMAA Purple Band in MMA
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
- PFL MMA veteran
- Corporal United States Marine Corps. (Retired)
- Marine Corps. Martial Arts Program Brown Belt
- Level 1 and Level 2 Fascia Stretch Therapy certifications
- Numerous Personal Training certifications

Ray hewlett

YOUTH MMA, KICKBOXING, AND MMA COACH + PERSONAL TRAINER

- Professional MMA Fighter
- KMAA Purple Band in MMA
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt

jack jones

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH + PERSONAL TRAINER

- Amateur MMA fighter
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
- Bachelor's Degree in Physical education with a minor in coaching
- Former ETSU Football Player
- Former Jefferson County assistant coach, Wrestling
- Former Volunteer High assistant coach, Wrestling
- Current Bearden Head Coach, Wrestling

Katie Ogle

LITTLE DRAGONS, YOUTH MMA/BJJ, KICKBOXING, AND BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU COACH

- Amateur Kickboxer
- Amateur MMA fighter
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
- Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on political science and journalism
- Advanced education in American Sign Language (ASL)