Train for yourself
Regular training for fitness, skill, confidence or enjoyment is valuable. Membership does not commit you to competition.
Find your starting point →Onyx Combat Academy · Northampton
The Onyx Competition Pathway
Beginners are welcome. Athletes who want to compete can develop here too. Explore the coaching, results and preparation behind that ambition.
First class free · no payment · no obligation
Two valid reasons to train
Test your skills
If you want to compete, discuss goals, experience and readiness with your coach. Preparation should match the event’s rules and your stage of development.
Meet the coaching team →Onyx is developing a serious competition culture through the work in the room and the events our athletes and coaches enter. The evidence matters more than a label.
Experience behind the coaching
Chris Collymore
Kickboxing GB Head Coach Juniors. Great Britain topped the overall medal table at the 2026 WAKO Youth Worlds in Jesolo.
Chris’s profile and sources →Tom Mearns
A 10–9 professional MMA record across 19 bouts, including Cage Warriors and Bellator, alongside catch wrestling and recent NAGA gold.
Tom’s competitive background →Gee Hallacy
BJJ purple belt, Karate 4th Dan and active No-Gi competitor, with invitational experience and a Final Kumite 6 match announcement.
Gee’s profile →Professor Bradman Cuffy
BJJ black belt in the Zé Radiola lineage. His sourced profile records British National brown-belt results and 2022 IBJJF Master 4 black-belt golds.
Bradman’s results and coaching →Alfie Nourish
British Judo 1st Dan, 2025 Surrey Junior U81kg gold and BJC Open National category silver. Standing skills connect into wider grappling practice.
Alfie’s documented results →Gabriel Valincius
Wrestling and athletic development, with a gymnastics background and physical-training qualification. His coaching builds a foundation for movement, takedowns and physical preparation.
Gabriel’s coaching approach →Athletes building their own record
Monét David won the 2025 IBJJF European Kids No-Gi title in Dublin and heads to Lisbon for the 2026 event. Her academy biography also records two British Open titles, an Elite BJJ National title and a previous No. 9 IBJJF division ranking. She competes in gi, no-gi and MMA and hopes to pursue a combat-sports career.
Read Monét’s competition story and photo gallery. Follow her Lisbon campaign alongside the results and achievements that brought her there.
How development connects
- Good coaching. Understand the task and the technical details that make it work.
- Build repeatable skills. Link movement, control and decision-making.
- Increase the challenge. Add appropriate resistance and more demanding rounds as skills develop.
- Prepare for the rules. Discuss tactics, training priorities and event readiness with your coach.
- Compete and review. Bring the lessons from external competition back into the room.
Our grappling connection runs through ZR Team Milton Keynes and the wider ZR Team UK banner. Read Alain Pozo’s story and the ZR Team affiliation and the dedicated Northampton BJJ site. We are interested in developing more shared competition rounds across that network; new leagues or camps will be announced only when confirmed.
Competition diary and reports
Follow the linked reports for the detail behind each result or announced match. This diary brings the academy’s ongoing news together.
| Date | Athlete / coach | Story |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Chris Collymore / GB youth squad | WAKO Youth Worlds: GB tops the medal table |
| 10–11 October 2026 | Monét David | Lisbon European Kids No-Gi title-defence campaign |
| 24 October 2026 | Gee Hallacy | Final Kumite 6: 60kg No-Gi match announcement |
| 14 November 2026 | Tom Mearns | OXO Brighton: 79kg submission-only match announcement |
More academy news · Kickboxing · MMA · Submission Grappling
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Your next step
Visit Onyx at Unit E-7, KG House, Kingsfield Way, Northampton, NN5 7QS. Arrange your first visit before travelling so we can confirm the right session. See the current timetable and membership options.
Standards beyond competition
Competition pedigree and community responsibility.
Our competitive ambitions sit alongside funded and approved community programmes. Read how Onyx works with Bullyproof UK, supports free training for girls and delivers approved REORG training.
Youth competition · October 2026
Two European golds for Onyx ZR Team
Monét defended her title with two submissions in Lisbon, while Naimah received uncontested gold and helped coach her teammate. Read the full European Kids No-Gi report.