Meet the SJJA Lane Cove coaching team.

Great coaching is the whole point. Every BJJ instructor in Lane Cove 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

BELT RANK

Black Belt

Technical, precise, world-class instruction

Leads the adult fundamentals program

Competition coach

Manager & Coach

Rob Hill

Black Belt 2nd Degree

Former MMA fighter

Runs the Crows Nest academy day-to-day

Known for ego-free, patient instruction

e.g. Women’s Program

BELT RANK

Black Belt

NSW State Champion Masters

Asian Open Champion Masters

Leads the women's-only program

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.