Hi, I’m Matthew Chapman.
I’ve been training in Filipino Martial Arts, Jeet Kune Do & MMA for over 40 years.
I teach 1-1 and small group martial arts sessions for adults in Rayleigh and nearby areas.
My goal is to help you get fitter, learn self-defence, and improve your skills while having fun and feeling confident.
Every session is tailored to you — your goals, your fitness, and your experience level.
Click below to message me and let’s get started on your training journey.
1-1 & Small Group Sessions In Rayleigh & Surrounding Areas In....
Jeet Kune Do is Bruce Le's conceptual approach to Martial Arts.
It focuses on being effective in self defence sitiutaions, but can be trained as a martial arts system
JKD lessons include training in striking, trapping, grappling & weapons defence
JKD is a simple self defence system sutiable for all types of people
I've be studying Filipino Martial Arts for over 20 years with Grandmaster Anton St James (Doce Pares / San Miguel Eskrima) and Bob Breen (Inosanto & 4D)
Filipino Martial Arts are a complete system that includes empty hand striking, grappling, throwing & developing skills using and defending against sticks, knives & flexible weapons
I've been training and competing in MMA for over 20 years under my MMA coach Erik Paulson
MMA is a complete striking and grappling system that includes elements of Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling & BJJ
It's a great all round workout that gets you super fit, whilst building effective self defence skills
My name is Matt Chapman and my Martial Arts journey began over 40 years ago studying Muay Thai & Filipino Martial Arts with Grandmaster Anton St James in Plymouth
After moving to London, I trained a Bob Breen's infamous academy in Hoxton, moving on to become a private student of Guro Bob for over 20 years.
At Bob's academy, I was introduced to Sensei Erik Paulson who taught me his Combat Submission Grappling system which helped me win a British Title in MMA in 2002.
Since then I've gone on to travel the world training with elite martial artists in Thailand, Canada, USA & across Europe
Im also the founder of an elite pad training system called "Mittmaster" that is used by over 20,000 instructors around the world to deliver world class lessons
My Qualifications
40 years training in multiple Martial Arts
Former British Welterweight MMA champion in UCMMA
3rd Degree Black Belt in 4D JKD under Guro Bob Breen
6th Degree Black Belt In Filipino Kickboxing under Grandmaster Anton St James
Combat Submission Wrestling Instructor under Sensei Erik Paulson
Ghost Elusive Fighting Instructor under Sifu Phil Norman