COACHES
Founders of United MMA Hawaii
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Coach: Ken Lee
* Founder of Total Defense System (TDS) * Pankration Black Belt Instructor * Taekwondo Black Belt Instructor * Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Instructor * Head Coach of the Canadian National Pankration Team * Head Coach of the Canadian National Sport Jujitsu Team * President of the ISJA Canadian Sports Jujitsu Association * President of the Canadian Pangration Federation * 2013 Head Coach of the USA Competition Team (Split, Croatia) * 2019 Head Coach of the USA Competition Team (Split, Croatia) * 2019 Head Coach of the Hawaii Competition Team * 2019 Head Coach of the USA Junior Pankration Team (Rome, Italy) Coach Ken is the Head Coach of the United MMA Amateur and Professional fight team for youth and adults. Previously, he was the National Head Coach of the Canadian Sport Jujitsu Team, President of the ISJA Canadian Sports Jujitsu Association, President of the Canadian Pangration Federation and National Head Coach of the USA Pankration Team. Coach Ken has taught thousands of students in his 25 years as a martial arts instructor and has personally taught multiple Local, National and World Champions. |
Coach: Jewelz Lee
* Co-Founder of Total Defense System (TDS) * 2nd Degree Taekwondo Black Belt Instructor * Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt Instructor * 2-Time Canadian WTF National Silver Medalist * 2019 Coach of the USA Competition Team (Split, Croatia) * 2019 Coach of the Hawaii Competition Team * 2019 Coach of the USA Junior Pankration Team (Rome, Italy) Coach Jewelz has been coaching alongside husband Ken (Head Coach), for over 25 years. As a child, she started training in taekwondo and has always participated in many athletic activities. Together with husband Ken, she has traveled across Canada, winning multiple awards in various tournaments and competitions, as well as representing Team Canada as a 2-time Silver medalist. Today, she is the proud mother of 4 World Champions and continues to coach and organize the admin for the United MMA gym and the Competition Team for the Youth and Adults. |
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Head Coach: Christian Lee
* TDS Black Belt Instructor * Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Instructor * 2-Time USA National Pankration Junior Champion * 2012 WAPF World Pankration Champion * 2013 FILA World Grappling Feather Weight Champion * 2013 FILA World Grappling Light Weight Champion * 2013 FILA World BJJ Champion * 2013 FILA World MMA Champion * 2013 FILA World Pankration Champion * 2013 USFL Pankration National Champion 145lbs. * 2013 Star Elite Pankration Champion 145lbs. * 2014 Bred-4-Battle Pankration Champion 155 lbs. * 2016 Youngest Professional MMA Fighter in History * 2019 ONE Championship World Lightweight Champion * 2019 Youngest Male Professional MMA World Champion in History * 2019 Coach of the Team USA Amateur MMA World Championship Team (Split, Croatia) * 2019 Coach of the Team USA Junior Pankration Team (Rome, Italy) * 2019 ONE Championship Lightweight World Grand Prix Champion * 2019 Asian MMA Fighter of the Year Christian Lee is the owner and head instructor at United MMA Hawaii. Lee is a five-time Junior Pankration World Champion. He was voted ‘Most Outstanding Athlete’ at the 2013 FILA World Championship after winning five World Titles across the disciplines of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Pankration, MMA, and Submission Grappling. Christian made his professional MMA debut in 2015 and has quickly established himself as the most prolific finisher in ONE history. Christian is the current ONE Championship World Lightweight Champion and ONE Championship Lightweight Grand Prix Champion. |
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MMA/BJJ Coach: Angela Lee
* TDS Black Belt Instructor * Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Instructor * 2012 USA National Pankration Junior Champion (Las Vegas, Nevada) * 2012 USA National Pankration Senior Champion (Las Vegas, Nevada) * 2012 WAPF World Pankration Champion * 2012 WAPF World MMA Champion * 2013 Hawaii State Wrestling Champion * 2014 Destiny MMA Straw Weight 115lbs. Champion * 2016 to PRESENT: 5-Time ONE Championship World Atomweight Champion * 2018 World MMA Awards: "Best Female MMA Fighter of The Year" * Youngest Professional MMA Champion in History (Guinness Book of World Records 2018) * 2019 Fight of the Year (ONE: CENTURY PART I: LEE VS XIONG II) |
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MMA/BJJ Coach: Bruno Pucci
* 1st Degree Brazilian JuJitsu Black Black Instructor * 2006 FILA Brazilian National Wrestling Championships 3rd Place * 2009 IBJJF World N0-GI Champion: Purple Belt * 2009 IBJJF Brazilian Nationals Champion: Blue Belt * 2010 IBJJF World NO-GI Champion: Purple Belt * 2010 IBJJF World Championships 3rd: Purple Belt * 2011 UAE JJF World Championships 3rd: Purple Belt * 2011 IBJJF World NO-GI Championships: Brown Belt * ONE Championship Bantamweight Contender |
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Assistant MMA Coach:
Victoria Lee * TDS Black Belt Instructor * 15X NAGA Expert Champion * 2019 Hawaii Wrestling Silver Medalist (Honolulu, Hawaii) * 2019 USFL National Pankration Champion (Ontario, California) * 2019 IMMAF World Pankration Champion (Rome, Italy) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) No-Gi World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Gi World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Sport Jujitsu World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Amateur MMA World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Best Female Grappler (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Best Amateur MMA Fighter (Split, Croatia) |
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Assistant MMA Coach:
Adrian Lee * TDS Red Belt Instructor * 15X NAGA Expert Champion * 2019 USFL National Pankration Silver Medalist (Ontario, California) * 2019 IMMAF World Pankration Silver Medalist (Rome, Italy) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) No-Gi World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Gi World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Sport Jujitsu World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Amateur MMA World Champion (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Best Male Grappler (Split, Croatia) * 2019 WMAG (World Martial Arts Games) Most Outstanding Fighter (Split, Croatia) |
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MMA/BJJ Coach:
Jared Miyamoto * TDS Black Belt Instructor * BJJ Brown Belt Instructor * 2014 Man-Up, Stand-Up Muay Thai Champion |
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Assistant MMA Coach:
Marc Keomalu * TDS Black Belt Instructor * BJJ Purple Belt Assistant Instructor * Star Elite 135lb. Champion |