19/09/2026
HEAD COACH CHRIS CROSSAN
Building Champions. Building Confidence. Building Better People.
Welcome to LPW Mixed Martial Arts & Wrestling, where our goal is simple:
To help children, teenagers and adults become stronger, more confident, disciplined and capable both on and off the mats.
At the heart of LPW Mixed Martial Arts is our Head Coach, Chris Crossan, a highly experienced martial artist, competitor and coach with decades of experience across Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Catch Wrestling, MMA, Sambo, Kickboxing, Combat Submission Wrestling and self protection.
Based in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, LPW Mixed Martial Arts welcomes families from Stockton, Middlesbrough, Billingham, Hartlepool, Redcar and surrounding areas.
Whether your goal is fitness, confidence, self defence, competition or simply becoming the best version of yourself, our programmes are designed to give you the skills, support and environment to make it happen.
MEET COACH CHRIS CROSSAN
Chris is a 3rd Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under his coach, renowned martial arts icon Sensei Erik Paulson.
His competitive and coaching background includes:
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
🥇 IBJJF European Gold Medalist
🥇 Gracie European Invitational Gold Medalist
CATCH WRESTLING
🥇 Catch Wrestling World Champion
🥇 Catch Wrestling International Champion
🥇 Catch Wrestling UK Champion
🥇 USA vs The World Main Event, Los Angeles 🇺🇸
🥇 Coach of Multiple UK National Catch Wrestling Champions.
MMA & COMBAT SPORTS
🥇 MMA English Open Fighting Champion
🥇 KSBO UK Champion
COACHING QUALIFICATIONS
Combat Submission Wrestling
CSW Level 3 Coach
Kickboxing Black Belt
Sambo Wrestling BSF Level 2 Coach
Submission Catch Wrestling Black Belt
Sifu Larry Hartsell Jun Fan/JKD Grappling Apprentice Association Apprentice Instructor
Self Protection Instructor under Geoff Thompson, internationally recognised for his work in practical self defence.
NLP Master Practitioner
A COACH WHO CREATES CHAMPIONS
Chris doesn’t just compete.
He develops competitors.
Over the years, Chris has coached athletes who have gone on to achieve success at British, European and World level, including:
🏆 5 World No Gi Junior Champions
🏆 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Cup Champion
🏆 10 UK No Gi Champions
🏆 3 European No Gi Champions
🏆 2 European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champions
🏆 6 British Sambo Wrestling Champions
🏆 ADCC UK Champion
🏆 ADCC Scotland Champion
🏆 NAGA UK Champion
🏆 UK Thai Boxing Champion
Alongside numerous national and international champions, finalists and medalists across Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Catch Wrestling, Sambo, MMA and other combat sports.
But here’s the important part:
You don’t have to want to become a champion to train at LPW Mixed Martial Arts.
In fact, most of our members don’t.
MARTIAL ARTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
At LPW Mixed Martial Arts we believe martial arts should be about much more than fighting.
For children, martial arts can provide an environment where they learn to:
Build confidence.
Develop discipline.
Learn respect.
Improve fitness.
Handle challenges.
Work as part of a team.
Develop resilience.
Believe in themselves.
For parents, it means knowing your child is training in a structured, positive environment with experienced coaches who genuinely care about their development.
Our youth programmes are designed to give children a safe, supportive and challenging place to learn.
We don’t just want to create better athletes.
We want to help create better people.
MORE THAN A GYM
LPW is built around a simple philosophy:
MORE THAN A GYM.
WE ARE A FAMILY.
We want our members to know one another.
We want children to encourage each other.
We want parents to feel welcome.
We want beginners to feel comfortable walking through the door.
And we want experienced competitors to have an environment that pushes them to reach their potential.
Whether you’re 5 or 50, 6 or 60 completely new to martial arts or an experienced competitor, there’s a place for you here at LPW Mixed Martial Arts.
A UNIQUE MIX OF MARTIAL ARTS
One of the things that makes LPW different is our combination of proven martial arts systems.
Depending on the programme, our students can develop skills in:
🥋 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
🤼 Catch Wrestling
🥊 Kickboxing
🥋 Sambo Wrestling
🥊 Mixed Martial Arts
🤼 Combat Submission Wrestling
🛡️ Self Protection
This gives our students a broad and practical martial arts education rather than teaching them just one narrow aspect of combat sports.
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST
Chris has trained, competed and coached internationally, including in:
🇺🇸 USA
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇮🇹 Italy
🇲🇽 Mexico
He has also been featured by:
BBC
ITV
Fox TV Good Morning LA 🇺🇸
Black Belt Magazine USA 🇺🇸
MMA Uncaged
Martial Arts Illustrated
Chris also starred in the critically acclaimed documentary For The Love Of Catch, alongside UFC champions, Olympic gold medalists and some of the biggest names in combat sports.
MORE THAN A COMPETITOR
A LIFELONG STUDENT
Chris believes an elite coach should never stop learning.
Alongside martial arts, Chris is an author, motivational speaker and lifelong student of languages and personal development.
He speaks:
🇬🇧 English
🇧🇷 Portuguese
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇮🇹 Italian
🇷🇺 Russian
As well as dabbling in many other foreign languages.
His approach to coaching combines technical knowledge, competitive experience, communication, motivation and personal development.
OUR PROMISE TO YOU
When you join LPW Mixed Martial Arts you’re not simply paying for a class.
You’re investing in yourself.
You’re joining a community.
You’re learning from a coach with over the three decades of experience.
You’re developing skills that can improve your fitness, confidence and discipline.
And if you want to compete, we’ll help you prepare for competition.
If you simply want to get fit, learn martial arts and become more confident, you’re equally welcome.
YOUR GOAL IS YOUR GOAL.
Our job is to help you achieve it.
READY TO START YOUR LPW JOURNEY?
Whether you’re searching for:
MMA in Stockton-on-Tees
Martial arts in Stockton-on-Tees
Kids martial arts in Teesside
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Stockton
Catch Wrestling in Stockton
Wrestling classes in Stockton
Self defence classes in Teesside
Kickboxing in Stockton
MMA for beginners
or simply a positive martial arts community for the whole family…
LPW Mixed Martial Arts is here for you.
You don’t need to be fit.
You don’t need to be strong.
You don’t need any previous martial arts experience.
And you certainly don’t need to want to become a champion.
You just need to take the first step.
COME AND TRAIN WITH US.
LPW MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
STOCKTON-ON-TEES • TEESSIDE
MORE THAN A GYM. WE ARE A FAMILY.
COACH CHRIS CROSSAN
This is only the beginning… 🚀
