Head instructor
Aaron Lawrence
Aaron Lawrence is a Second Degree Black Belt under Eighth Degree Coral Belt Carlos Machado. He is a Kru of Surakit Muay Thai under Master Sawirin Jay Pinkaew at the Surakit Gym in Phuket, Thailand. He holds a 4-1 record as a professional fighter. Professor Lawrence is also a former professional strength athlete with a 2315 lb raw power lifting total. He is a multi-World and National Powerlifting Champion. He has competed in many of the top contests across the USA. Professor Lawrence set the fifth highest SHW All-Time World Record Total in 2012. He has two official raw 600 lb-plus bench presses (605@290 and 630@338), which are part of the Bench Press All-Time List. By day, he is known as “Mr. Lawrence.” He is an educator for over 20 years in the Queen Anne’s County Public School system.
Favorite submission: Chokes and Locks.
