DHP's Resident MMA Champion - Jozey James

Jozey (right) opposite his opponent at the weigh-in

Dolphins Health Precinct are privileged to have many different types of Members at different stages of their fitness journey.

Today we look at one such Member; Jozey James. Jozey competed in his first MMA fight last weekend and won in the under 80kg class. Jozey is in an elite category and attributes his wins to the following:

• Trained in Martial Arts since he was 4 (or since he could walk!)
• Judo, Taekwondo, Tora Bushido (Black Belt at 14 years), boxing and kickboxing.
• Trains out of Integrated Martial Arts Academy in Stafford – one of the best gyms in Australia.
• Jozey’s trainers are selected as the very best in their fields with Australia’s number 1 MMA trainer Dan Higgins heading the Mixed Martial Arts and MMA Champion Adrian “the hunter” Pang.

Jozey has won a couple of Kickboxing, Boxing and Thai Boxing fights over the years and has played Rugby League for 15 years (starting at Arana). He works at Eagle Farm mentoring apprenticeships / traineeships – making sure they have a balanced life and keeps them on track.

Jozey says he chose DHP because the facilities were impressive and they suited his training with the equipment and Aquatic Centre, he says he really feels comfortable at DHP because of how welcoming the staff are.

We wish Jozey well in his future MMA fight pursuits and are proud to have him as a Member of DHP.

Ryan's First MMA Fight

Ryan (left) looks solid during his fight

At Dolphins Health Precinct we are proud of our staff, group fitness instructors and personal trainers. They all have their own story and achieve incredible life goals. Today we would like to acknowledge Personal Trainer, Ryan Andrews:

At the age of 7 Ryan started Taekwondo, which he continued for 8 years. Ryan impressively reached 1st Dan Black belt in Taekwondo.

At the age of 19 Ryan started boxing and at the time weighed 98kg. During the year he took up boxing, Ryan lost 24kgs which inspired him to want to help others. From this inspiration came his chosen profession of fitness. 

Ryan worked hard and achieved his Certificate III & IV in Fitness, First Aid  and CPR Qualification and Bronze Medallion. After becoming qualified, Ryan started working as a Personal Trainer at Dolphins Health Precinct. 

Six months ago Ryan progressed into MMA. After training hard he was granted his first fight which occurred last weekend, which he did very well in.

If you are looking for a Personal Trainer that will push you to your limits while motivating you to achieve your goals, Ryan is the trainer for you!