Our Team

David Rickels

Raised in Derby, Kansas, our Kickboxing and MMA instructor, David Rickels, is a 23-time Bellator veteran who amassed a combined Professional record of 21 wins and 6 losses in Mixed Martial Arts. He has also fought in Bare Knuckle Boxing as well as Professional Muay Thai. David loves coaching and sharing his knowledge he has gained from 12+ years of training in MMA, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Cody Bitler

Our Brazilian jiu-jitsu head coach has his black belt through Shawn Williams (Renzo Gracie). Prior to returning home to Wichita in 2021, Cody spent 10 years training and coaching both Kickboxing and Jiu-Jitsu in California. He is also a former Collegiate wrestler and Amateur Fighter.