Team Ringside

There Is a Fighter In All Of Us, Let Us Bring Yours Out Of You!

Mrs. Marla Brown
Owner/General Manager

"THE TEACHINGS OF ONE VIRTUOUS PERSON CAN INFLUENCE MANY; THAT WHICH HAS BEEN LEARNED WELL BY ONE GENERATION CAN BE PASSED ON TO A HUNDRED." -Kanjo Jigoro

Mrs. Brown is the owner of Ringside Martial Arts & Fitness. After meeting her husband Doc while they both were students at the College of William and Mary, Mrs. Brown saw first-hand the positive difference martial arts made in Doc's young life. Now, seven children later -all with a foundation in martial arts, Ringside Martial Arts & Fitness is more than a hobby, it has become a way of life. As a sound veteran martial arts practitioner, weapons expert and champion with an indomitable will, Mrs. Brown opened the flagship, state of the art, Ringside Martial Arts & Fitness as a tribute to the success of the students in the grueling national and international competitions. Believing in the reliable and practical teaching techniques of Dox Martial Arts, techniques become reflexive through every class, as students review previous techniques and learns new ones. The constant repetition coupled with concrete teaching strategies that inspire confidence and maturity (especially in troubled youngsters) and small class instruction with an individual focus has created a host of U.S. and World Champions alike.  Law enforcement officials and the military  are also members of Ringside, and believe in the techniques. One of the greatest benefits to becoming a member of Ringside is what many places have difficulty accomplishing: making friends in the process. Ringside Martial Arts & Fitness has been making friends since 1992.  

 Dr. Adolph Brown, III
Founder & Chief Instructor
 

"THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF KARATE LIES NOT IN VICTORY OR DEFEAT BUT IN THE PERFECTION OF THE CHARACTER OF ITS PRTICIPANTS." -Gichini Funakoshi

Having trained in martial arts since 1976, and after graduating from the College of William and Mary with multiple advanced degrees, Dr. Adolph Brown saw a profound need for the true teaching of character in the study of martial arts in his community. Now as a professional educator, a full tenured university professor, renowned author and academic dean, world traveler, clinical psychologist and seasoned fighter, Dr. Brown AKA "Doc", brings a wealth of real world fighting experience to Ringside. At the 2002 Virginia World Black Belt Hall of Fame ceremony, where Dr. Brown was awarded Master Instructor of the Year, Grandmaster E. Ray Spruill, 10th Dan Jiu-Jitsu, referred to Doc as one of the most complete and well-rounded martial artists he knows. Doc holds the rank of black belt in several martial arts:  Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do (Sensei Oscar Wilder), Kung-Fu - Houquan & Praying Mantis & Tae Kwon Do (Master Marvin Waller), and Wushu - Black Tiger & White Crane (Sifus Joe Brown & Tee, Red Dragon Kung-fu society).  As a dedicated athlete Doc has a background in Kickboxing (Louie Phillips & Bill “Superfoot” Wallace), Shootfighting (Bart Vale), Kenpo & Grappling (Sifu Dean Padrick), Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Master Instructor Royce Gracie), Moo Duk Kwan (Master Ron Williams), Japanese Jiu-Jitsu (Grandmaster E. Ray Spruill), Amateur Boxing (Coaches Oscar Wilder & John Artis), Pool-Workouts (David Tua), and Wrestling (10 years NCWA). As a clinical psychologist, Doc teaches the world's toughest athletes to conquer fear. He is a much sought after trainer and corner man. Doc explains that he took bits and pieces from everything he has learned about athletic performance training, from training in the most brutal dojos in the world over 34 years - and put them together his own way. Dox Martial Arts is a well-respected system of FAP™ or Functionality, Application, and Practicality. Doc is known in martial arts' circles for taking you beyond the fight by stimulating your mind and body for peak performance on workout days and the day of competition.  When he was a youngster on the fighting circuit, his then Okinawan Karate Sensei Noel Smith gave him the nickname “Thumper” which has followed him to today.  Dr. Brown also has household name notoriety in the educational excellence and leadership development arenas as a Certified Master Teacher. www.docspeaks.com

Elzbieta Napierski
Clubs Coordinator

"THE WHOLE SYSTEM CAN BE TAUGHT IN AN AFTERNOON, THOUGH IT MIGHT TAKE A LIFETIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS BEEN TAUGHT." -Stav Practitioner Ivan Hafskjold

Elzbieta will ensure that all Ringside participants have a "Great Day" when visiting any of our club locations.  She has the overall responsibility for effectively coordinating all facets of each particular club location to include customer satisfaction, effective recruitment and selection, proper training of the staff, employee personnel issues, sale & membership solicitation, facility cleanliness while ensuring the club is achieving projected membership/sales goals as well as other established goals.    

Sherri Chandler
Projects Manager

 "BE MASTER OF MIND RATHER THAN MASTERED BY MIND." -Zen Saying

Sherri is "La Don King of Ringside" as she is the coordinator for fighting events whether Ultimate Fight, Pride FC, EliteXC, IFL and anything Mixed Martial Arts, Karate-Do, and Kickboxing.  For the amateur fighter on the path to the big leagues, Sherri will serve as your personal promoter in the fighting community.

Maranda Brown
Youth Programs
 

"HE WHO OVERCOMES OTHERS IS STRONG. HE WHO OVERCOMES HIMSELF IS MIGHTY." Chinese Proverb

Maranda AKA "Spank" is known to whip fighters into shape from cardio to core. As a black belt in Dox Martial Arts, Spank is "Girl Fight" extreme. She trains in functioning manners by putting the body into positions as it will be in a fight. Do not allow her youthfulness to fool you, Spank commonly excels as a youth when paired with adults in competition. She is known for arming you with lean, quality muscle adding an extra element of devastating force to each and every one of your strikes.

Kyle Brown
Lead Instructor
Dox Karate-Do
 

"THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR IS A WAY OF LIFE AND CAN NEVER BE CONSIDERED AS A HOBBY UNLESS YOU ARE SEEKING ONLY TO IMPRESS OTHERS WITH YOUR TECHNIQUES." -Miyamoto Mushashi

Kyle is a solid tried and true MMA fighter and full-contact kickboxer with several national wins and an international contender. As one of 7 Dox Martial Arts black belts in North America (a system of martial arts that exists outside of parameters and limitations), Kyle is known as a "modern-day samurai" who methodically picks his opponents apart while honoring the spiritual and mental teachings of his lineage. He trains hard for battle, but respects all opponents and tries to learn as much as he can. He recognizes that training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics with too much attention given to the development of skill and too little to the development of individual participation. His train-fight-win-repeat philosophy is grounded in his belief that success depends on months of training that precede every competition. Kyle is known throughout the fighting community as "Have Mercy.” His "high-powered" and "endless gas tank" workouts leave nothing to chance. What Kyle puts in your arsenal will never leave the decision in the judges' hands again. His students learn to build functional power, speed, and explosiveness to fire off a concisive blow in a hair-trigger. Kyle is a brawler and a baller, with a university degree in recording arts/music engineering from Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. (Kyle is also known as “Fowl” in the music industry)

Jawanza Sabir
Consultant
 

"LIVE A GOOD HONOURABLE LIFE. THEN WHEN YOU GET OLDER AND THINK BACK, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT A SECOND TIME." -Monk Bodhidharma

Mr. Sabir is a Wellness & Fitness Consultant dedicated to improving the lives of others. He joking recalls his own transformation from "hard times" to "good times" as he teaches focus on the "inner me" and not on "the enemy." Mr. Sabir helps others to accomplish similar positive life enhancing results of self-development through fitness training, nutritional knowledge, and mental wellness.

Chris Wall, CMT
Massage Therapist
 

"GO TO THE BATTLEFIELD FIRMLY CONFIDENT OF VICTORY AND YOU WILL COME HOME WITH NO WOUNDS WHATSOEVER." -Samurai General Kenshin Uesugi

Chris is a certified massage therapist that is well educated in all forms of massage and never stops learning. He is consistent with the Ringside philosophy in that Chris has a caring attitude and listens to the needs of our members and produces results... whether relaxation, pain relief, and self-awareness. Ringside has a clean, warm, and comfortable treatment area that stimulates all the senses...aromatherapy, relaxing music, warm lotion or oil. Most importantly, Chris is an educator of health and wellness and knows when to refer to a Chiropractor, Osteopath, M.D., or other Massage Therapist. Chris will take a genuine and active interest in your well-being.

Jammal Spratley
Sparring Technician
 

"A PUNCH SHOULD STAY LIKE A TREASURE IN THE SLEEVE. IT SHOULD NOT BE USED INDISCRIMINATELY." -Chotoku Kyan, Master of Shorin Ryu

Jammal AKA "Bear" believes that two people enter the ring or cage, and one person leaves. As a sparring technician, Jammal ensures that the one leaving is YOU! Jammal brings a background in MMA, wrestling, Kung-Fu, Kempo, kickboxing, and Shorin-Ryu. Moving and jumping around with 6'5" 412 pound Bear, will certainly infuse power in the ring...."Raw power in the ring is king!"

Guro Todd Starkey
Sparring Technician
 

"FROM WHITE BELT TO BLACK BELT YOU SHAPE THE TOOL. AT BLACK BELT YOU START TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT." -Unknown

Guro Starkey is no stranger to Dox Martial Arts. He studied in the early days with the Professor before the system was developed and tested. As a long time respected friend and colleague of the Professor, Guro brings a wealth of experience to Ringside. He has studied Shaolin Kempo, Filipino Kali, Muay Thai, and the Armas de Mano style of Punung Guro. Guro has national and international competition experience in Shaolin Kempo, MMA, Muay Thai, Chinese San Shao, and Chi-Ling Gung Fu. Guro Starkey is most proud of being a multi-world champion in the USAWKF and US Chinese Kuoshu Championships, as well as having a successful tour in the Marine Corps, 16 years worth of martial arts experience, and being a devoted husband and caring father.

Dr. Greg Pierce, M.D.
The Fight Doctor
 

"WE WANT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SUPREME CONSCIOUNESS... THEREFORE WE HAVE TO BUILD UP A BODY SOLID, HEALTHY, ENDURING, SKILLFUL, AGILE, AND STRONG." -Principles of Kalarippayattu

Dr. Pierce is considered the physician's physician. As the medical director for Patient First, Dr. Pierce or designee will officially monitor the health of the fighters and evaluate their ability to continue fighting, specifically in sanctioned boxing and mixed martial arts. Dr. Pierce is a fierce martial arts and MMA practitioner himself, but vehemently believes in safety first.

 ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS

Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie is a professional mixed martial arts fighter, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He holds the most submission victories in UFC history with 11, which he earned between and UFC 4. Gracie became a larger than life figure in the mixed martial arts world for his domination in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Bill "Superfoot" Wallace

Bill "Superfoot" Wallace is an American martial artist who was an undefeated Professional Karate Association world full- contact karate champion. He was the Professional Karate Association(PKA) Middleweight Champion for over 15 years.

Freddie Roach

Freddie Roach is a boxing trainer and a former professional boxer. Roach is one of the most well-known boxing trainers in the world, having been voted Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 2003, 2006 and 2008. He is currently the trainer of seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan, and Cuban boxing star Guillermo Rigondeaux.

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