Jon started training in martial arts at age 14 like most people initially with Karate, expanding his love of martial arts by training in Jiujitsu, wrestling, boxing, Thai boxing as well as strength conditioning which he has continued for the last 30 years.
Over that time Jon has competed in Jiujitsu, wrestling and MMA competitions winning the British Championships in 2015. He has invested in his own personal development in both BJJ and MMA and taken up opportunities to train with lots of different gyms around the UK and the world.
Jon is currently a BJJ black belt under Shaun Matthew’s BJJ (Team Lagarto) and at the age of 46 still competes in BJJ competitions and actively trains hard with his students in all classes including MMA.
Balance Mixed Martial arts started with small Group sessions and 1-1’s in MMA, and strength and conditioning in January 2020 from his garage gym
After quickly outgrowing the garage, Balance MMA set at unit 7 Boathouse Lane in July 2021, where larger group sessions started and the group schedule evolved to provide varied classes to not only hobbyists but also develop a fight team, where students could compete in MMA, Jiujitsu, K1/Thai boxing, and BJJ.
Today the gym has five coaches as well as Jon and has had students train and compete on MMA, K1 and Thai boxing shows. He has also supported students to compete and win in grappling tournaments and for those wanting a taster of what competitions are like have been able to compete in local interclubs.
With nearly 100 students across the minis, teen and adult classes the gym has developed considerably in the 3 years it has been open and is going from strength to strength.
