TeamROC
Team-ROC Instructors
R.O.C.(REALITY OF COMBAT)
THE INSTRUCTORS
GREG THOMPSON-R.O.C. INSTRUCTOR
GREG STARTED MARTIAL ARTS AT THE AGE OF 8. SINCE THEN HE HAS RECEIVED BLACK BELTS IN KARATE,TAE KWON DO AND THAI KICKBOXING. HE IS THE HIGHEST-RANKING GRACIE JIU-JITSU PRACTITIONER IN NORTH CAROLINA AND IS THE OWNER/CHIEF INSTRUCTOR OF THE ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS IN DURHAM ,N.C. GREG HAS COMPETED IN AND WON NUMEROUS MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENTS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS OF THESE BEING THE BRASILIAN JIU-JITSU OPEN AND THE GRACIE "IN-HOUSE" TOURNAMENT. THOMPSON IS ALSO UNDEFEATED IN NO RULES FIGHTING WITH A FASTEST SUBMISSION RECORD OF 21 SECONDS. THOMPSON IS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTION AND IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN TRAINING NUMEROUS MILITARY SPECIAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND BODYGUARD SPECIALISTS. GREG HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND IS THE CREATOR OF TWO RESTRAINING DEVICES USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. YOU CAN SEE THE AMMA WEBSITE AT http://www.teamroc.net
BRENT PIERCE-R.O.C. INSTRUCTOR
BRENT HAS BEEN IN THE MARTIAL ARTS FOR OVER 21 YEARS HAVING TRAINED IN THE ARTS OF SHAOLIN KENPO,TAE KWON DO, ESCRIMA, KICKBOXING,JEET KUNE DO, WESTERN BOXING AND BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU. HE IS AN ACTIVE "NO HOLDS BARRED" AND FULL CONTACT STICK FIGHTER AND TRAINER. PIERCE SPENT 11 YEARS AS A POLICE OFFICER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BEFORE RETIRING FROM SAN JOSE P.D. BRENT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS REAL WORLD ALTERCATIONS ENCOMPASSING EVERYTHING FROM VERBAL ATTACKS TO THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE. HIS "NO-NONSENSE" APPROACH TO TRAINING HAS MADE HIM A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF CLOSE QUARTERS COMBATIVES. BRENT IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT,MILITARY, AND BODYGUARD PROFESSIONALS. BRENT IS THE OWNER/CHIEF INSTRUCTOR OF COMBAT CONCEPTS MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY IN EDEN,N.C. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BRENT AND THE ACADEMY SEE HIS WEBSITE AT http://www.team-roc.com