Academy Coaches

  • Armen Gareginovich Gulian
    President of the Academy
    Head Coach

    Achievements and experience:

    • Professional MMA record (9:0)
    • Master of Sports in Sambo
    • Master of Sports in Combat Sambo
    • Master of Sports in MMA
    • Master of Sports in Jiu-Jitsu
    • Coaching experience: 18 years
  • Tigran Petrosyan
    MMA coach,
    Physical training

    Groups:

    • MMA: 10–14 years old
    • MMA: 14–18 years old

    Achievements and experience:

    • Champion and winner of All-Russian and interregional tournaments in judo, sambo, and combat sambo.
    • Worked for 9 years as an instructor in physical and psychological training for military personnel and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
    • Coaching experience: 4 years
  • Mkhitar Barseghyan
    Freestyle wrestling coach, MMA

    Groups:

    • Freestyle wrestling: 8–12 years old
    • MMA: 10–14 years old
    • MMA: 14–18 years old

    Achievements and experience:

    • Professional fighter in the ACA league.
    • Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling.
    • Practicing athlete who combines competition with coaching.
    • Coaching experience: 2 years
  • Vardan Aroyan
    Freestyle wrestling coach

    Groups:

    • Freestyle wrestling: 8–12 years old
    • Freestyle wrestling: adults

    Achievements and experience:

    • He has trained multiple Armenian champions, winners and prize-winners of international tournaments, as well as prize-winners of the European Championship.
    • Coaching experience: 16 years
  • Andranik Grigoryan
    Boxing coach

    Groups:

    • Boxing: 10–12 years old
    • Boxing: adults

    Achievements and experience:

    • Has been boxing for over 15 years.
    • Three-time champion of Armenia, winner and prize-winner of international tournaments.
    • Transitioned to coaching, training athletes who became champions of Armenia, two-time European champions, and world champions.
  • Nver Torosyan
    Muay Thai trainer

    Groups:

    • Thai boxing: 10–14 years old
    • Thai boxing: adults

    Achievements and experience:

    • Senior coach of the Armenian youth Muay Thai team.
    • Over the years of coaching, he has trained multiple Armenian champions, winners of international tournaments, and prize-winners of European and world championships.
    • Coaching experience: 16 years
  • Armen Petrosyan
    Karate coach

    Groups:

    • Karate: 8–14 years old

    Achievements and experience:

    • Black belt in Kyokushin karate
    • Honored Coach of the Republic of Artsakh
    • Founder and head of the Kyokushin club “Veradardz”
    • Reserve Major
    • Coaching experience: 20 years
  • Eric Hamzoyan
    Grappling coach

    Groups:

    • Grappling: 8-12 years old

    Achievements and experience:

    • Practicing judo since 2008.
    • Multiple Armenian champion in judo, sambo, grappling, and BJJ.
    • Silver medalist at the Sambo World Cup,
    • Multiple medalist at the Caucasus BJJ Cup,
    • Silver medalist at the Asian Combat Sambo Cup.
    • Medalist at the UWW Grappling World Championships
    • Medalist at BJJ AJP tournaments.
  • David Tumasyan
    Grappling coach

    Groups:

    • Grappling: adults

    Achievements and experience:

    • Black belt holder from Roberto Atalla (Rio Grappling Club).
    • Taught in Russia, Israel, and Indonesia.
    • Author of his own program, which includes the basics of BJJ, grappling, coordination exercises, general physical training, and motivational techniques.
    • Qualified TRX trainer.
    • Coaching experience: 5 years
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