Profiles

Master Awie Davis

Born 8th March 1961

Founder of Wolves Academy

  • 32 years Martial Arts Experience

  • 6th Dan Master Instructor Combat Tang Soo Do

  • 1st Dan Haedong Kumdo

  • Black Belt (3rd level) Ki Do

  • 4th Dan Tae Kwon Do

  • Brown Belt Kyu Kushinkai

  • 2nd Level Reiki

Trained In:

  • Bong (staff)

  • Tonfa

  • Grappling

  • Pressure Points

  • Short Stick

20+ Championship Wins

  • 6th Place at American World Championships 1995

  • KMA Champion 2000

  • South African National Colours 1993, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2018

  • Team South Africa Team Manager 2003, 2005 and 2007

  • President’s Development Team Colours 1995 and 2000

  • Combat Tang Soo Do Instructor of the year 1998 and 1999

  • Head Instructor to the Wolves Academy

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Master Xander Davis

Born 18th May 1983

  • 32 years Martial Arts Experience

  • 5th Dan Master Instructor Combat Tang Soo Do

  • Level 3 Krav Maga Instructor

  • Black Belt (3rd level) Ki Do

  • 1st Dan Tae Kwon Do

  • Red Belt Kyu Kushinkai

  • 2nd Level Reiki

  • Qualified Weapon Instructor for Combat Tang Soo Do

  • 4th Dan Instructor Haedong Kumdo

Trained In:

  • Bong (staff)

  • Tonfa

  • Grappling

  • Pressure Points

  • Short Stick

20+ Championship Wins

  • South African Champion 1993, 1994, 1999 and 2007

  • South Eastern Transvaal Champion 1989

  • Northern Transvaal Champion 1993 and 1995

  • Lowveld Champion 1999

  • South African National Colours 1993, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009

  • President’s Development Team Colours 1995, 1997 and 2000

  • Combat Tang Soo Do and Haedong Kumdo Instructor of the year 2005

  • Combat Tang Soo Do Student of the year 2003 and 2007

  • Nelspruit Junior Sportsman of the year Award (Primary Schools) 1993

  • Instructor to Wolves Academy

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Craig McFadyen

Craig McFadyen is 46 years old, married to Liz and they have two sons, he has lived in the Lowveld for almost 18 years. Craig started training MMA at Trinity MMA Academy in Nelspruit under Bertus Coetzee in late 2008. Craig, with Bertus and his wife Liz promoted and organised 7 Nelspruit Fight Night (NFN) MMA events, in which Craig also competed. At 40, Craig stopped competing in MMA and started coaching, taking a number of MMA amateur athletes to events such as NFN, GFN, GFC and Fight Stars with a number of amateur title fights behind their names. Craig also prepared and coached Dewald Botes and Lourens Botes for their EFC bouts, with Lourens Botes achieving 10 pro MMA fights. Craig started training BJJ under 2nd degree BJJ Black Belt, Jurgen Putter in 2011 and opened Rio Grappling Club Lowveld under founder and 5th degree BJJ Black Belt, Roberto Atalla, with supervision from Jurgen. Craig has been coaching and training BJJ for 7 years and is currently a purple belt. Craig has competed in a number of BJJ and grappling competitions such as MFL, Hanami, Casca Grossa and SABJJF events. Craig has competed in both MMA and BJJ and understands what his students need physically and mentally to be competitive. He is passionate about functional martial arts and values sportsmanship, hard work and integrity.

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Lourens Botes

Started matial arts in 1990 in Aliwal North and joined Grand Master Eddie Jacobson’s Tang Soo Do academy.

In 1995 I was selected for the TSD presidential team.

  • 1994 – 1996 I did Kickboxing at the academy in Paarl.
  • 2006 – I joined Wolves Martial Arts
  • 2008 – Selected for the TSD presidential team
  • 2008 – Received my 1st degree black belt in TSD
  • 2009 – Joined Trinity MMA.
  • 2010 – Had my first Amateur MMA fight
  • 2011 – November 2011 I fought for the MFL MMA Amateur light weight title, but lost
  • 2011 – Won the men’s MFL Grappling no Gi Competition under 70kgs division (inter club competition)
  • 2012 – Won the men’s MFL no gi grappling competition under 70kg’s in Nelspruit (Inter club competition)
  • 2012 – competed at the 2de No Gi Monster clash event. Was placed 3rd for men under 70kgs
  • 2012 – Won the MFL MMA amateur featherweight title
  • 2012 – Fought for the SASCOC Gauteng Amateur Lightweight MMA title, but lost
  • 2013 – I turned professional in MMA after 18 amateur fights.
  • 2013 – Signed a four fight contract with EFC Africa
  • 2013 – Won the men’s under 70kg’s no gi and gi grappling competion at the White River kickboxing event.
  • 2013 – I fought Nkazimulo “Zuluboy” Zulu at EFC21
  • 2014 – Received my Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Professor Jurgen Putter
  • 2015 – Signed a six fight contract with EFC Africa
  • 2016 – November 2016 I resigned from professional MMA after 10 professional fights.
  • 2017 – Received my purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Professor Roberto Atalla, founder of Rio Grappling Club.

During my MMA career (amateur and professional) I fought the following well known athletes:

  • Gareth Buirski
  • Tumisang Madiba
  • Nkazimulo Zulu – EFC bantamweight & flyweight champ
  • Marino Cutendana – EFC flyweight title contender
  • Baldwin Mdlalose – EFC flyweigh title contender
  • Pierre Botha – EFC Featherweight title contender
  • Sylvester Chipfumbu – EFC flyweight contender
  • Gary Joshua – EFC flyweight contender
  • Martin De Beer
  • Pieter De Klerk – SA Kickboxing champion
  • Oumpie Sabeko
  • Jasen van der Merwe
  • Sizwe Mnikathi
  • Donovan Wilken