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Adam Adshead

Adam started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in February 2004 at Revolution in Stockport.

Since then he has gone on to live and breathe all aspects of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu lifestyle.

Working up through the belts from white to blue to purple, August 2010 saw Adam awarded his Brown belt from his Black belt coaches Darren and Helen Currie (Combat Base).

Later that year he also made the decision to take Factory BJJ to the next level by becoming a full-time BJJ/martial arts coach and athlete.

Adam has trained with some of the top BJJ practitioners and coaches in the world.

He has travelled to America on a number of occasions and all around the UK to train with and/or attend seminars with the following:

The Mendes Brothers, Robson Moura, Rubens ‘Cobrinha’ Charles, Xande Ribiero, Michael Langhi, Rodolfo Viera, Rafael Lovato Jnr, Jeff Glover, Chris Haueter, Robert Drysdale, Ricardo De La Riva, John Will , Megaton Dias and Fernado ‘Terere’ Augusto.

As for competing, Adam has fought at a range of competitions including the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles and at the 2011 and 2012 European Championships in Portugal. This year Adam won the silver medal at the European Championships in the adult brown belt super-feather division.

Adam coaches the Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Gi classes, BJJ Basic Classes, Novice No Gi and Kids Classes at Factory BJJ.

James Nardone

James started training back at Revolution in 2006

James got his purple belt in 2009 and he got his Brown belt from Combat Base Black Belt Helen Currie in September 2011.

He actively competes in BJJ competitions several times a year and has competed in America, Sweden, Portugal and across the UK.  James has also competed in both the World and European BJJ Championships.

In August 2009 James made his MMA debut at the Caged Steel Amateur MMA interclub, fought under semi-pro rules.  He won the tournament having 4 fights in one day, winning all fights by submission all in the first round.

In October 2009 James competed at the Scandinavian Open in Sweden and took home the gold medal in the lightweight Blue Belt category.

Always keen to seek out new techniques and training methods, in September 2010 James traveled to Tokyo, Japan to train with some of the best BJJ coaches Japan has to offer.

Competing at purple belt James has won the Manchester Open and North West Open gi tournaments as well as the Takedown No-Gi tournament.

James teaches the Saturday BJJ Class, plus assists and covers classes at Factory BJJ / Combat Base Stockport.

Gary Furlong

Gary Furlong is Factory BJJ’s No Gi Coach and he is a Brown Belt in BJJ.

He is on loan from Next Generation in Liverpool, as he now lives in Manchester.

He currently trains at both gyms and is bringing the Next Generation submission wrestling style of No Gi to our classes, with a lot of success!

Gary is very detailed and knowledgable with his coaching and is always on hand to answer questions and improve everyone’s game, however he can.

Mel Vosoughi

Mat Leigh

Mat is Factory BJJ’s strength and conditioning coach and he runs the BJJ conditioning session on a Wednesday night from 7.30pm in the Sweat Shed.

Mat has worked closely with a number of the club’s members (Adam Adshead, Paul Roberts, James Nardone etc) on a 1-2-1 basis in preparing them for a number of national and international competitions.

Mat also trains at the club and in the past has been known for leading the warm-ups and cardio circuits with his seemingly never-ending range of killer (yet fun) exercises and drills.

He also runs the Sweat Shed fitness training facility which is situated next door to Factory BJJ.