Xavier is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Chris Sales and Master Jean Jacques Machado. He is certified by the Australian Sports Commission and his approach to training his students is centred around the NSW Principles of Coaching. He takes on a leadership role while leaving space for his students to grow and develop individually. Aside from being a strong figure in the academy, he is also an accomplished competitor himself; he holds over a dozen national and international champion titles combined. He has won numerous awards namely, 2x Melbourne IBJJF Open Champion, 2x Sydney IBJJF Open Champion, Pan Asian Champion, 5x Australian Champion, 2x Pan Pacific Champion, 6x NSW State Champion, 2x QLD State Champion. His students get his expertise, leaving them skilled and ready to take on new challenges in life.
Social exclusion and bullying in schools is one of the most traumatic experiences a child can have, I know as we have seen the effects many times. It can affect them mentally, physically, emotionally and thinking that talking to them everyday about it is doing enough, it truly isn’t. There are expert programs at Alpha Jiu Jitsu that help equip your child. Children who do not know self-defense, no matter the confidence they display will not be confident enough to stand up to an aggressive bully and amazingly a child that does know how to fight will not want to engage in one and can happily walk away without having their self-esteem brought down by the bully or be emotionally affected.