Meet the SJJA Lane Cove coaching team.

Great coaching is the whole point. Every instructor here teaches the SJJA curriculum built by founder and World Champion Bruno Alves, so what you learn is consistent, structured and proven.
Founder

BELT RANK

Black Belt 4th Degree
3× World Champion (Mundial)
European, Pan American & South American Champion
Under Zé Radiola — ZR Team
Founded SJJA in 2016
e.g. Kids Program Coach jiu-jitsu class lane cove north shore

e.g. Kids Program Coach

BELT RANK

Black Belt
Technical, precise, world-class instruction
Leads the adult fundamentals program
Competition coach
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Manager & Coach

Rob Hill

Black Belt 2nd Degree
Former MMA fighter
Runs the Lane Cove academy day-to-day
Known for ego-free, patient instruction
Women's class lane cove north shore

e.g. Women’s Program

BELT RANK

Black Belt
NSW State Champion Masters
Asian Open Champion Masters
Leads the women's-only program
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Kids Advanced Coach

Simon Chandra

Black Belt
World Champion 2017
World Silver Medalist 2018
6× Australian Champion
5× State · 4× Pan Pacific Champion
Backed by the SJJA North Shore network

Our coaches are supported by the wider SJJA system and its founder, Bruno Alves, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt 4th degree under Zé Radiola and a multiple-time World Champion. That’s the standard behind every BJJ class in Lane Cove.