Meet The Team...
Liam
Head Coach & Co-Owner
Liam "Lion Heart" Parker, Unified Light Heavy Weight World Champion & 5th Dan Black Belt Kickboxer, is the founder of Motiv8Studio. Coach P is an extremely successful Boxing & Martial Arts Champion, and an extensively qualified instructor. With decades of experience under his belt - What Liam doesn’t know about Boxing, Martial Arts and physical training, isn’t worth knowing.
Marc
Fight Team & Academy Coach
With his passion and knowledge for the beautiful science of boxing, Marc is an essential member to the Motiv8 family. Coaching and training our smallest fighters up to the World Champions, Marc gives up his free time to help everyone to grow and develop in their journey.
Guard tight, duck and weave.
Will
Academy Coach & PT
The newest member of our team, Will brings over 10 years of boxing and kickboxing experience to the club.
Competing regularly in both disciplines, he brings both enthusiasm and knowledge to the Academy sessions, helping all to feel included and valued.
Jimmy
Co-Owner & Coach
Professional Bare Knuckle Boxer Jimmy is also a Spartans European Champion and two time Midlands Area Champion gloved boxer.
Don't let his experience or looks fool you, Jimmy is one of our most passionate and understanding coaches with years of experience training all types of fighters.
Coaching all adults from beginners to the fight team his knowledge is vital.
Dave
Head Amateur Coach
Dave is dog loving family man, married with a daughter he travels over from Whetstone, Leicester to coach our Amateur Boxing Teams.
A Military Veteran with nearly 20 years of Operational experience in Extreme Environments from the Desert to the Arctic, Dave isn't fazed by a challenge
Along side his military experience he is also a Level 3 ABAE Coach and Professional BKB/BKFC Coach with over 30 years of Boxing experience as both a fighter and a coach.
Oscar
Academy Coach
Oscar, brother of Zoe, dedicates his free time when not training for the Army to our youngest members.
With commitment to his training Oscar is one of the fittest teens you'll see at the club, proving grit and determination really is all you need!
Craig
Head BJJ Coach
Coaching all of our NEW Brazilian Ju Jitsu Classes, Craig brings 9 years of training and 5 years of coaching to Motiv8Studio.
With his technical approach to BJJ Craig is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to rolling on the mats.
Working the adults hard and encouraging the juniors Craig's classes are not to be missed.
Zoe
Head Academy Coach & PT
Not only is Zoe a professional boxer, and 1st Dan Black belt in Kickboxing, but also a fully qualified PGCE teacher, working with the Ladies classes and Academy Students.
Zoe is always working with the community delivering enrichment sessions in schools all over the Midlands.
Rest assured, you are in safe hands with Zoe.
Ross
Coach
Midlands Area Champion Ross is our very own Black Country Brawler. Coaching our Adults Beginner - Intermediate sessions he puts them through their paces both technically and physically, leaving everyone sweaty and smiling after his sessions.
Max
Junior Coach
Max, son of Marc, has been boxing since he could walk.
With beautiful technical ability Max can navigate a boxing ring with ease.
Offering his spare time to help coach the Academy, he helps the members thrive in their training
Bailey
Junior BJJ Coach
Bailey, son of Craig, helps coach both Adults and Junior BJJ Classes.
Training for over 8 years Bailey is no rookie when it comes to BJJ. Still an active competitor in the sport, previously Bailey has competed in both local and national events.
Muzz
Academy Coach & PT
A seasoned veteran at Motiv8studio and long term member of the fight team.
Muzz is an excellent, creative and dedicated member of the coaching team, working with under 18 students, and skilled at ensuing every student gets the maximum benefit from his classes.
Oli
Coach
Oil's boxing experience comes from 7 years competing on the amateur and unlicensed scene in the North East and Manchester. After a picking up an injury he turned to coaching in 2023. Qualified with Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Sports Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, and Level 1 Boxing Coach.
Caleb
Junior Coach
Caleb, member of the Junior fight team, has been training with us for the last year.
Training every day it is rare he misses a session!
His boxing ability comes leaps and bounds due to his commitment to the sport.
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