Coaches

Scott Taylor

I started training in 2000 with Wing Chun Kung Fu and shortly afterwards i picked up Judo (I managed to obtain my Black Belt in 2005 from Reading Judo Club) to round out my skillset! 3 months after starting Judo I had my first taste of competition with a national grading, and I have been competing regularly ever since although in 2017 I chose to retire from active competitions so that I could concentrate on teaching. About 5 years into my study of Wing Chun I had to stop training in the Kung Fu style as I was asked to help teach Submission Grappling and MMA at a club my brother and I had joined. At this MMA club I got my first taste of BJJ and BJJ competitions but didn't take it too seriously until a few years later. It took me 7 years to get a Black Belt in this club's style of MMA at this time I put on a fresh white belt in BJJ and began the journey that would shape my life. It has been a long and difficult road from 2007 when I put on my BJJ white belt to 2022 when I finally received my overdue Black Belt from Dorian Tomkins at Basingstoke BJJ.

 

I have also competed in over 400 matches with various rules including Judo, Kickboxing, Japanese Jiu Jitsu, MMA (20+ matches Amateur to Pro), Submission Grappling/Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – most of my successes have come in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which is what I have been concentrating on for the last few years.

I have been a successful coach since 2005, helping to produce MMA fighters as well as Grapplers who compete at various levels around the country.

Achievements: -

 

Experienced MMA Fighter (Am 8-3-3, Semi 2-2, Pro 0-1)
2006 Combat Sports Light-heavy Weight Champion

Combat Sports National Championships Finalist

Combat Sports National Championships Semi-Finalist

2× Combat Sports National Championships Quarter Finalist

FX3 FCFN 3 Runner-up
2× BIKMA Runner-up

Durham Judo Open Championship +90kg Division Silver Medal

Kyu Cup -97kg Division Bronze Medal

3× British Open No-Gi Champion
IBJJF European Open No-Gi Champion
IBJJF Rome International Champion

2× English No-Gi Open Champion

IBJJF World No-GI Bronze Medal

Nottingham BJJ Open Champion

NAGA UK National Champion

Ground Control “Choke in the Smoke” Champion

IBJJF European Open No-GI Silver Medal

IBJJF Rome International Silver Medal

4× NAGA UK National Silver Medals

2× British Open Silver Medals

Nottingham BJJ Open Silver Medal

Welsh BJJ Open Championship Silver Medal

High Wycombe No-Gi Championships Silver Medal

2× Bournemouth BJJ Championships Silver Medals

Londinium Grappling Challenge Silver Medal

Southern Open Championship Silver Medal

VT Jiu-Jitsu Grappling Challenge Silver Medal

SAS Grappling Championship Silver Medal

Grab & Pull BJJ Championship Silver Medal

Reverse All GT Grappling Tournament Silver Medal

UK Premier BJJ Championship Silver Medal

5× British Open Bronze Medals

4× IBJJF European No-Gi Open Bronze Medals

IBJJF European BJJ Open Bronze Medal

2× NAGA UK National Bronze Medals

IBJJF Rome International Open Championship Bronze Medal

2× Welsh No-Gi Open Championship Bronze Medals

IBJJF London Winter International Open Championship Bronze Medal

High Wycombe BJJ Open Championship Bronze Medal

English BJJ Open Championship Bronze Medal
Essex Open BJJ Championships Bronze Medal
Kent Open BJJ Championships Bronze Medal

 

Martial Arts Experience:-

 

Judo Black Belt from Reading Judo Club

BJJ Black Belt from Basingstoke BJJ

MMA Black Belt

Kick boxing Green Belt (12yrs Experience)

Wrestling for MMA (16yrs Experience)

Wing Chun (5yrs Experience)