Our Instructors
Jay Sousa
Adult BJJ
Jay has been with WAMMA for 15 years and is a BJJ black belt under Curtis Brigham. Jay has also learned wrestling, striking and MMA at WAMMA. Not only has he had the great honor to learn from Curtis Brigham, but he has also learned from many of WAMMA's stand out MMA talent over the years.
He has competed and is a medalist in tournaments locally and in the United States.
He has trained at various gyms in Miami, Florida, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Scottsdale, Arizona. Most memorably at Megaton Dias gym.
He has a strong passion for passing along knowledge he has gained over the years. He has taught at WAMMA HQ for a number of years. Most recently, he has taught a free class to Law Enforcement and first responders in Winnipeg at WAMMA HQ.
DJ Offenberger
Kickboxing
DJ has been training and coaching Muay Thai and Kickboxing in various dynamics since 2003. He competed in kickboxing as an amateur until 2009.
Most recently, DJ joined WAMMA under head coach Curtis Brigham in 2018, training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. DJ is a purple belt under Curtis Brigham.
Jens Reuter
WRESTLING
He has almost 20 years of experience competing and coaching in the sport. He started teaching wrestling in Niverville in 2021 and he runs kids practices twice a week and teen/adult practice every Sunday. In its first year, Niverville Wrestling hosted the Provincial Championships and placed first in the 9/10-year-old category.
He wrestled for the University of Alberta and he is a multiple-time National and Provincial medallist. He is certified as a coach by Manitoba Wrestling and am a member of the Manitoba Wrestling Games committee.
In addition, he is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and an active competitor in the sport; competing throughout Canada and in the US.
He looks forward to sharing his love and knowledge of wrestling and grappling with everyone.
Jeff McClure
YOUTH BJJ
Jeff is a black belt under Curtis Bringham and has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 14 years. He has had the opportunity to share the mats and train with people from all over the world in St Barths, Costa Rica, Iceland, Charlotte North Carolina, Orlando Florida and Naniamo BC.