Meet The Team
Mike Hawkins
Second Degree Black Belt
Mike is a second-degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Nick Brooks. He has over fifteen years BJJ experience, and has competed throughout, including winning the English Open and medalling at the European Championship in the Black Belt Masters division.
Mike is the head instructor at The Resistance and runs both the All Levels classes and the Competition Team sessions.
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Mike teaches both the Gi and NoGi classes. His BJJ has a very no nonsense approach to it. Turn up, be consistent, put the work in and the results will speak for themselves.
Jack Burrell
First Degree Black Belt
Jack is a first-degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Nick Brooks. Jack is one of the most prolific competitors in the UK BJJ scene, having won over 190 medals during his jiu jitsu career.
In 2022 he won both the English Open and British Open in the Black Belt Masters Heavyweight Division.
Jack is also a very experienced Brazilian Jiu Jitsu referee and teaches every Tuesday evening classes at The Resistance. You'll also find him present for the majority of Competition Team sessions.
Joel Rabin
Second Degree Black Belt
Joel is a second-degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Professor Nick Brooks. Joel has 15 years BJJ experience and has competed both in the UK and Brasil. Joel teaches every Monday afternoon at The Resistance.
Graeme Welsh
Third Degree Black Belt
Graeme started Judo at age 11 and has managed to amass impressive competition success along with having trained in Japan and alongside some of the best in the sport. Graeme is now a 3rd Dan black belt. Winning several national level medals along the way.
Graeme became a black in BJJ in 2013 under Nick Brooks and Roger Gracie
Ibby Adem
Brown Belt
Ibby is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) under Mike Hawkins. Ibby is the lead instructor of the Children's BJJ Programme at The Resistance. He has some 30 years experience within martial arts, a 2nd Degree black belt in Traditional Jiu Jitsu, and a pupil of Muay Thai Boxing under the Minotaur Gym with Ralph Beale and the late Paul Taylor.
Ibby has taught in colleges and schools across North London helping to promote BJJ, develop enrichment programmes and Curriculum based assessments for school academies.
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Ibby has a long background in sports development and teaching. He is also one of the co-creators of a workout called 'Blaze' developed for David Lloyds, which has gone from strength to strength. Getting more people moving and more exposure to fitness through combat sports.