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INSTRUCTOR

BOB HEMMERICH

THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE, COACH BOB HAS LIVED AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. WHETHER IT WAS PLAYING ORGANIZED BASEBALL, HIKING, OR SKATEBOARDING, BOB HAS ALWAYS LOVED TO MOVE. THAT SAID, IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE FOUND, AND PURSUED MARTIAL ARTS. COACH BOB'S EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

TRAINED & COMPETED IN BOXING 10+ YEARS

CHICAGO GOLDEN GLOVES SEMI-FINALIST LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT

1ST DEGREE BLACK BELT IN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU UNDER MARK VIVES (NEW BREED TRAINING CENTER), ACTIVE COMPETITOR IN BJJ

MMA AND STRIKING COACH FOR UFC BATAMWEIGHT FIGHTER, EDDIE WINELAND

OVER 10 YEARS COACHING EXPERIENCE IN THE UFC

IN ADDITION TO HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AND EXPERIENCE ON THE MATS, COACH BOB HAS WORKED HARD OFF OF THEM AS WELL!

GRADUATED NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL IN 2000

BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY FROM UNIVERSITY OF LOYOLA CHICAGO

10 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL --> TEACHER'S AIDE K-4, SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL K-4

5 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS AN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB COUNSELOR

10+ YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A SPECIAL NEEDS TUTOR

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