Akhil, an Ealing local, is one of the head coaches at Grange Jiu-Jitsu. He holds a BJJ black belt under Simon Hayes (Carlson Gracie London) and a Judo black belt under Jo Crowley (Ealing Judo Club).

Akhil has been training for over 19 years in grappling, starting Judo at 8 and BJJ at 13. In this time, he has travelled and trained at some of the top gyms/coaches including John Danaher and Marcelo Garcia. Despite the wealth in experience, Akhil is constantly looking to study new techniques and details from instructional videos and competition footage to improve upon his own game, and to share with students.

With 4 years' coaching experience teaching both kids and adults, Akhil is passionate about helping students achieve their goals, whether that be increased self-confidence or competition success.

Below are some of the achievements:

• Former GB Judo Squad (Junior) member, with 4 National medals (including 2 Golds)
• Competed across the world including – USA, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Portugal and many more
• X4 English Open BJJ Champion (Coloured belts)
• Level 1 Judo Coach (British Judo)
• Level 1 Wrestling Coach (British Wrestling)

Outside of grappling, Akhil holds First Class honours from Leicester University in Mathematics.