Mike Houston grew up in West Memphis, Arkansas, and was a high-level athlete his whole life. Receiving All-State honors in both football and baseball, as well as being voted MVP of the 2002 Arkansas High School Baseball All-Star game, he went on to be a starting middle linebacker on the Arkansas Tech football team.

After receiving his engineering degree, he returned to Memphis, where he discovered martial arts. Working as a mechanical engineer by day, by night Mike trained jiu-jitsu and even spent a few years as a MMA fighter where he won the championship titles for V3 Fights as well as BFC.

In October 2019, Mike received his black belt from Alexandre “Gigi” Paiva. Shortly after, he was able to sell his business, and focus on jiu-jitsu full time. If he isn’t on the mats, he is hunting, fishing, or spending time with his animals on his farm.

Austin Belinc found jiu jitsu in late December 2018 and loved it immediately. Since then, he’s trained in Memphis, Fort Collins, San Diego, and Houston. He received his blue belt from Alexandre “Gigi” Paiva, his purple belt from Mike Houston, and his brown belt from ClassyGrappler. He has been a judge for two ADCC opens in Costa Mesa, California and Dallas, Texas.

In his spare time, he likes to hunt, fish, garden, and spend time with his family, friends, and pups.

Raymond G. Trammell Jr is a 4th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. He is a versatile instructor who embraces opportunities to share his knowledge; he enjoys teaching and training kids of all ages and embodies the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle. He is a World Champion an active competitor and has competed and medaled in some of the largest tournaments in the world:

·         Pans IBJJF Champion Gold Medal

·          American Nationals Champion Gold Medal

·          European Champion Gold Medal

·          World Master Champion Gold Medal

·          Mater International Champion Gold Medal

·         Nashville IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

·         Virginia IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

·         New York IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

·          Memphis IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

·          New Jersey IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

·          Detroit IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

·          Phoenix IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

·         Atlanta Spring IBJJF Open 2025 Gold Medal

In addition to martial arts, prior to moving to the Arkansas / Memphis area, he is a military veteran and worked and retired from the Detroit Police Department, where he served as a member of the elite Special Response Team (SWAT), serving as a Tactical Operator and Instructor for the team. Trammell also operated and was the lead instructor of a thriving martial arts school in Michigan that prides itself on having an outstanding kids’ program.

Trevor Wallace is a native of Fulton, MS and graduated from IAHS in 2009. In high-school he was a multi sport athlete and a 3 year letterman in both Baseball & Football. After graduation he chose to become a Collegiate Athlete playing Football at EMCC(Last Chance U) in Scooba, MS. As a Lion he was apart of MJCAA Championship and Mississippi Bowl Champion. After graduation from EMCC he continued his Collegiate career at Murray State University. After Murray State he continued studies in Kinesiology: health and fitness at Mississippi State University. Following university he became a personal trainer and began his pursuit in Mixed Martial Arts. In 2015 his journey started with Fitness Kickboxing continued into Muay Thai which led to MMA/BJJ. 

-Amateur Record: MMA(5-2) Muay Thai(1-0) 6TKO Victories

Ammy Heavyweight Champion 

-Professional Record: MMA(8-3) 6TKO Victories 2Dec Victories 

Currently  

SFC Pro Heavyweight Champion 

87th Ranked Fighter in North America

20th Ranked Fighter in the Southeast

2nd Ranked Fighter in MS. 

-Belt Progression: 

+Wht Belt = 2017-2019 (1)

+Blue Belt = 2019-2021 (1)

+Purple Belt = 2021-2024 (4 Medal)

+Brown Belt = 2024-Present (1 1open division)

James has been involved in martial arts for the last 14 years of his life. Having achieved the rank of black belt in Shotokan karate, he began instructing kids classes in striking arts. The desire to become a more well rounded martial artist drove him to begin training Jiu Jitsu throughout Mississippi and eventually here in Memphis where he has now achieved the rank of brown belt. He has taken that love and skill of teaching and brought it to the Berserker family. James will always be one of the first to sign up for local seminars and logs many hours studying instructional videos to best guide our students to reach their potential. He is also no stranger to competition, having been a Siege Superfight Champion.