INSTRUCTORS

Sensei Rick Alford – Owner & Head Instructor RMA / SCJ

Founded Defensive Edge Martial Arts 1999

Featured on Lifetime TV’s “Teen Trouble” Hosted by Josh Shipp (January, 2013)

Featured on Radio Disney (November, 2012)

• 4th Degree iCAT Reality Martial Arts Under Richard Ryan and Walt Lysak Jr.
• 3rd Degree Black Belt Small Circle Jujitsu under Soke Ed Melaugh
• 3rd Degree Black Belt Castoldi’s Street Jujitsu under Professor David Castoldi
• 1st Degree Black Belt Lysak’s Sento Method under Walt Lysak Jr.
• 1st Degree Black Belt Joe Lewis Fighting Systems under Grand Master Joe Lewis
• 1st Degree Black Belt Chung Moo Quan
• Purple Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Master Andre “Dedeco” Almeida
• Muay Thai Level II under Ciano Delucia
• Tribal Leader Level II under Guru Michael Williams
• Studied White Crane & Long Fist  Kung Fu under Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming
• iCAT RMA National Director
• iCAT RMA Certified Level V Pro-Coach
• iCAT Team Elite Member
• Certified in F.I.G.H.T. (Fierce Israeli Guerrilla Hand-to-Hand Tactics)
• Team Captain Wrestling CRLS (1986)
• MVP Wrestling CRLS (1986)
• Licensed Corner-man Massachusetts, Rhode Island
• Former E.M.T. (15 Years)
• Former Emergency Communications Operator City of Cambridge, MA  (Police, Fire, EMS)

Sensei Larry Ruisi – Head Instructor Small Circle Jujitsu

• 4th Degree Blackbelt Small Circle Jujitsu under Soke Ed Melaugh
• Studied White Crane & Long Fist  Kung Fu Under Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming (5 Years)
• 1st Degree Blackbelt in Chung Moo Quan
• Tribal Leader Level II under Guru Michael Williams

 

Andre “Dedeco” Almeida – Head Instructor BJJ

André “Dedeco” Almeida is an American Top Team representative and the founder of Best Way BJJ. A 4^th degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo Libório, and one of the most respected

instructors in the sport, Dedeco has graduated several great competitors such as Rafael Formiga, Leandro Escobar and Michael DeLuca.

Lineage:  Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie >Carlson Gracie > Ricardo Libório > André Almeida

Main Achievements:

Ciano DeLucia – Muay Thai Head Coach

• Trained at Fairtex, Revere MA
• Trained Under Master Toddy
• Trained Under Ajarn Apidae (Fairtex)
• Trained Under Master Chai
• Professional Record of 6-2

Sensei Josh Johnson

• 2nd Degree Blackbelt SCJ Under Rick Alford & Larry Ruisi
• 1st Degree Blackbelt DEFS
• Purple Belt BJJ Under Andre “Dedeco” Almeida
• Pro MMA Fighter

Sensei Derek Mellino

• 2nd Degree Blackbelt Small Circle Jujitsu
• Certified Personal Trainer
• Youth Instructor

Sensei Joe Fiandaca – SCJ Instructor

• 2nd Degree Blackbelt Under Rick Alford
• 1st Degree Blackbelt Tae Kwon Do

Bill Duggan – SCJ / RMA Assistant Instructor

• Brown Belt Small Circle Jujitsu
• Brown Belt iCAT RMA

Bob Judge – BJJ Instructor

• Blackbelt BJJ Under Andre “Dedeco” Almeida
• Div 1 College Wrestler

Manny Cuevas – BJJ Instructor

• Blackbelt – DEFS

• Brown Belt BJJ under Andre “Dedeco” Almeida
• Blackbelt Karate
• Muay Thai

Robert Barnes

Dave Lyons

Kevin Donle

Peter Conway

Jack Gerrin

Leadership Team

Matt Flanagan

Shannon Drager

Domenic Monzione

Christian Hannabury