DAN HENDERSON

Owner/founder

Dan Henderson is a world-renowned mixed martial artist and the only professional MMA fighter to actively hold belts in two different weight classes. He was the PRIDE Middleweight and Lightheavyweight Champion. He has won four major MMA tournaments versus international competition which is more than any other fighter in history. A two-time U.S. Olympian in Greco Roman wrestling, Henderson competed in Barcelona ('92) and Atlanta ('96). Dan and his wife, Alison, live in Temecula with their three children, Sierra, Reese and Dani.

Matt Lindland

Owner/founder

Olympic Silver Medalist and top ranked UFC Middleweight, Matt "The Law" Lindland helps coach the team and the Team Quest Instructor's Course as permitted by his busy schedule.

Lindland brings his expert wrestling skills and knowledge gained from success in world-class mma competitions to an already formidable group of instructors.

Robert Follis

Coach

Robert has been Head Coach at Team Quest since its inception.  He is responsible for developing the training systems that make Team Quest so successful in the MMA world. 

Robert started in martial arts in the early 90s with kickboxing and grappling in mid 90s added JKD and BJJ. Eventually working wrestling with Couture and Henderson. Coach Follis has continued training in all of these areas while making the focus of each on how it fits into MMA. Follis has been innovative and instrumental in helping the sport evolve into modern MMA.
Robert has pulled info from all the fighters he's worked with along with people like Marc Laimon, Bas Rutten, Frank Shamrock, BJ Penn and many others over the years. Robert has coached and cornered some of the top fighters in the world including Chael Sonnen, Ed Herman, Ryan Schultz, Evan Tanner, Chris Leben,  Nate Quarry, Randy Couture, and Matt Lindland to name a few.

Robert is considered to be one of the top strategists in the modern MMA game, helping his athletes get the most out of themselves physically and mentally.

HEATH SIMS

Owner

A U.S. Olympian in Greco Roman wrestling, Heath recorded a top-10 finish in Sydney ('00). He earned multiple national and California State wrestling titles and competed in the prestigious Pancrase MMA organization in Japan. Heath lives in Temecula and has a daughter, Skye.

Thierry Sokoudjou

Owner/Coach/Fighter

Thierry Sokoudjou was the 2001 US Open judo champion as a member of Judo America San Diego, Thierry recently signed a multi-fight contract with PRIDE FC. He is a a dynamic kickboxing and MMA instructor. A native of Cameroon, Thierry speaks fluent French.and currently trains with Team Quest where he is acting as a kickboxing and MMA instructor.

Eric Casanova

Program Director

A graduate of the Team Quest Instructor's Course, Casanova uses his 20 + years of experience in martial arts and competition to help his students progress to the next level. Cassanova is not only the coach for fundimentals of submission wrestling but the kids world program director and the amatuer team coach.

Bryan Harper

Head Coach/Owner

Bryan Harper began his MMA training in 1998 at the Warrior Way Academy in Detroit, Mich. He trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the Gracie family and earned his blue belt after winning a 16-man tournament with only four months of training.

Harper continued his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training with the world-renowned sixth-degree black belt Prof. Carlos (Caique) Elias. After winning prestigious tournaments in the blue and purple belt divisions,

Bryan has also trained in boxing and wrestling with coach James Lee for nearly 10 years. In 2002, Bryan began training in Muay Thai with legendary fighter and instructor Matee Jedeepitak.

Scott McQuary

Head Instructor/ Owner

Scott McQuary is the head trainer of Team Quest in Tualitin. Sensei Scott has coached many students to championships in regional, national and international competitions.

Sensei Scott is a second degree black belt registered at the Kodokan in Tokyo, Japan. He founded the Oregon Judo/Jiu-Jitsu club (OJJ), which was is an accredited club with the U.S. Judo Federation. Sensei Scott teaches a combination of Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, a blend of Kosen and Kodokan Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo, and American wrestling.

Team Quest is now an accredited club with the U.S. Judo Federation!!!

Dave Jansen

Coach/Fighter

Dave "The Fugitive" Jansen is a WEC new comer with an almost perfect professinal record of 14-1-0 He has competed in such fight organizations as Sport Fight, M-1 Global and now WEC. Dave also teaches our Lil' Dragons and Kids World programs.

Ian Loveland

Coach/Fighter

Ian "The Barnowl" Loveland coaches the Advanced kickboxing classes and helps develop the amateur fight team to reach their goals of going to the next level. Ian is a tenacious striker and provides his students with in depth knowledge to the sport of MMA & kickboxing while teaching high energy classes.

TAREC SAFFIEDINE

Instructor

Tarec Saffiedine was born in Brussels Belgium. As a child Tarec's love for sports and competition aloud him to become a stand out in youth basketball before turning to the martial arts. Tarec's first experience with the arts was through the studying of many different disciplines such as Taekwondo, Kung Fu, and Kickboxing until he discovered Shihaishinkai Karate which is a full contact sport evolving  Muay Thai, Boxing, Judo, and grappling techniques making it very similar to today's mixed martial arts. Tarec earned his black belt in Shihaishinkai Karate in 2005 and became a professional mixed martal arts fighter in 2007.  In 2009 Tarec relocated to the United States to become a member of Team Quest pro fight team with a record of 7-2-0 MMA/ 12-1-0 in Muay Thai Kickboxing. Given Tarec training and competition experience he has become an invaluable addition to the Team Quest coaching staff.

Tarec Saffiedine is currently under contract with STRIKEFORCE MMA.

Tarec teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness and Basic/Intermediate Kickboxing classes.

ART SANTORE

Instructor

Art is a three-time MMA champion and has competed in Japan, Canada, Mexico and on live pay-per-view. He lives in Menifee with his wife, Shelise, and their three children, Arthur, Victoria and Johnny.

Art teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness, Basic Kickboxing and Kids Quest classes.

KRZYSZTOF SOSZYNSKI

Instructor

Krzysztof, a professional mixed martial artist for over 6 years, has trained and fought across North American.  He had his first fight after five months of training and has not looked back since. After training with Shawn Tompkins and Bas Rutten he went on to win the TKO Heavyweight belt in Montreal, Quebec in 2006. Krzysztof now has over 30 fights to his name and holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 19-8-1. He has fought in the UFC, HD Net Fights, IFL, TKO, Strikeforce and many other organizations across North America.

Soszynski was a season 8 cast member for UFC's reality show ‘The Ultimate Fighter'. Read more about Krzysztof and his experiences on The Ultimate Fighter in his blogs at www.ksos.info.

Soszynski has trained all over North America but currently trains in Murrieta, California with Team Quest and UFC star Dan Henderson. Krzysztof is married and has a 13 year old son, Nicholas.

Krzysztof teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness, Cardio Bag and Basic Kickboxing classes.

Jesse Taylor

Coach

Jesse Taylor teaches the Submission Wrestling and MMA classes.

Richie Whitson

Coach

Richie grew up in the tough life of a commercial fisherman on the island of Sitka Alaska. He was encouraged to take up boxing at age 14 and he has not stopped learning the combative arts since. Upon winning his first mma competition in Alaska Richie traveled extensively throughout Thai land studying the ancient art of Muay Thai Kickboxing and honing his skills as a fighter. His current professional mma record is 6-0. He is the X1 World Event Championship light weight world champion and a member of the season 9 The Ultimate Fighter cast.

Carlos Zapata

Owner/ Instructor

Carlos is also a Black Belt Instructor in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program where he was responsible for training of over 200 Marines in the fighting arts. During his time in the Marines, Carlos continued to train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu throughout the San Diego Area and at Team Quest in Temecula before returning to Redding to open his own school. Carlos received the Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Faustino "Pina" Neto and is the first American to be graduated to the rank of Black Belt at the prestigious Club Pina Academy in Brazil. Carlos is the official representative of Club Pina in the United States and brings the newest and most effective style of Jiu-Jitsu to his students at Team Quest.  His technical knowledge and ability to break down the grappling arts into understandable pieces has made him a successful coach and respected professor of Jiu-Jitsu. In addition to teaching group classes, he is available for semi-private and private lessons.

 "Within these four walls, nobody is invincible. If you do not want to lose, do not come to this place - STAY HOME! In this place everyone loses and everyone wins. You cannot learn or win without first tasting the agony of defeat, for in victory we learn one lesson, but in defeat we learn many...Leave your ego at the door!"

Gustavo Pugliese

Instructor

Josh Bennett

Team Quest Coach/Fighter

Josh "The Good 'Ol Boy" Bennett is a professional fighter with with over 40 fights under his belt both pro and amateur. He is a FCFF Heavyweight and Superfight Champion with 28 knockouts as an amateur and all wins by knockout as a professional. Josh is a graduate of Team Quest Instructors course and coaches the FIT class and submission wrestling at Portlands Team Quest.

Ed Buckley

Instructor

Ed Buckley has over 20 yrs training extensively in Muay Thai kickboxing. As a professional trainer he has produced many world renowned Muay Thai and MMA champions including America's only 6 time world kickboxing champion Danny "Hard As" Steele. We believe Ed's focus on technique coupled with his real world experience is what sets him apart as a trainer in one of the worlds most demanding sports.

Ed is the Muay Thai instructor for Team Quest professional fight team as well as our regular scheduled weekly classes.

Roger DeMers

Youth Coach

Roger is currently the head Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Youth Coach for Team Quest Redding. He brings an established style of BJJ and a strong spirit of competition to the team. He received his purple belt in 2008 from Nathaniel Rodriguez of Cassio Werneck BJJ. In December of 2009 he was promoted to brown belt by Carlos Zapata of Team Quest.  He runs his classes with a high level of integrity, skill, discipline, and encouragement. He believes that kids are able to achieve far more than they believe they can; they just need someone to help encourage them and provide them with the skills to do so. Roger also believes in hands on training. "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not a sport that you can tell someone how to do and expect them to understand right away. It takes someone who will actively provide hands on training and support." (Roger De Mers)  More often than not, you will see Roger spending extra time with the students before and after class, explaining new techniques and learning students talents so he may best equip them with the correct skills.

"BJJ is a sport that must be adapted to each person's size, agility, and skill set. BJJ is different for everyone and you must help students find the style they are most comfortable with." (Roger De Mers)

Ricardo Feliciano

Coach

"Pantcho" is a BJJ black belt under Leo Vieira and has won more than 60 tournament titles. He was an assistant coach on Season 9 of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter. Feliciano is 27 years old and was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Glen Galbasini

coach

When Glen is not riding motocross, he is in the gym coaching submission wrestling or kickboxing. Glen is a blue belt in jiu jitsu under Fabian Scherner and is also a graduate of the Team Quest Instructor's Course.

Pat Healy

Coach

Pat Healy is a current Strikeforce fighter and former IFL, MFC & UFC veteran. "Bam Bam" is a highly regarded training partner for many top fighters and brings a wealth of knowledge to his students with his well rounded skill set. We are lucky to have Pat Healy as one of our instructors. he has notable wins of Carlos Condit, Dan Hardy and Paul Daley. Come out and train with Pat Healy to take your game to new levels.

Josh Hernandez

Muay Thai Coach

KRU Josh ( Muaynoi ) Hernandez has been entrenched in the Muay Thai culture for since 1995 and has a Muay Thai lineage that consists of world class instructors and Mauy Thai world champions including PhongMong Soksoda, Singnoi Joi Soksoda, Bunkerd Faphimai, Ganyao Fairtex, and Carlos Moreno.  Josh's experience and coaching ability is second to none. Josh has extensive ring experience both as a coach and as a fighter.  He is the AMTA (American Muay Thai Association) vice president and was certified KRU in 2009. Josh has trained past and current Muay Thai and MMA Champions.

"I ain't putting MY name on him if he fights....He ain't ready!"
"This ain't no day spa, my friend!" - Josh Hernandez

Erin Johnson

MMA Coach

Previously the founder and owner of Stars and Strikes MMA, Erin is now the head MMA Coach at Team Quest Redding. Erin brings a vast knowledge to Team Quest, holding a Black Belt in Judo and Jiu-Jitsu and experience as a professional MMA fighter. His ability to teach functional technique makes him a sought after trainer for those who wish to enter the world of Mixed Martial Arts. 

Chad Keyser

Coach

Chad is Clackamas county deputy and coaches the kid's world program at Team Quest Tualatin. His skills learned in law enforcement and through the Team Quest Instructor's course allows him to provide world class instruction the kids program.

CASEY PARLETT

Instructor

Casey is a Muay Thai fighter and actively competes.

Casey teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness and Basic Kickboxing classes.

John Salemme

Coach

Fabiano Scherner

Jiu Jitsu Coach/Fighter

Fabiano was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a UFC vet and has fought for numorous fight organizations such as IFL, UFC, Brailian Top Team and Sport Fight.

He also teaches our Jiu Jitsu classes and has organized a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competion team.

Amanda Stein

Owner/ Manager

Enoch Wilson

Coach

4 time featherweight SportFight champion, Enoch "Animal" Wilson coaches numerous classes at Team Quest Tualatin, bringing experience in submission wrestling, kickboxing, judo and jiu jitsu.

Enoch has world class skills yet is able to articulate his expertise to students of all ages and all skill levels.

Josh Botkin

coach

Josh is a blue belt in Jiu Jitsu under Fabiano Scherner and a graduate of the Team Quest instructor's course. Josh is not only solid in teaching ground skills but also able to train students in MMA, Kicboxing, Wrestling and self defense.

RICARDO FELICIANO

Instructor

"Pantcho" is a BJJ black belt under Leo Vieira and has won more than 60 tournament titles. He was an assistant coach on Season 9 of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter. Feliciano is 27 years old and was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Dylan Fussell

Coach

Dylan is a graduate of the Team Quest Instructor's course and brings a wealth of knowledge in Muay Thai kickboxing. Dylan has trained in Thailand for kickboxing, where he was able to learn from some of the very best strikers in the world. Dylan coaches kickboxing and is the assistant coach for the amateur team coach.

Zac George

Coach/Fighter

Zac "Red Devil" George is a professional fighter from Norman Oklahoma and has fought in numerous promotions including the IFL, Masters of the Cage and Extreme Fight League. Zac is a graduate of Oklahoma University with a degree in education. Zac teaches funimentals of kickboxing, FIT class and is well known for his private lessons.

Dave Kirk

Strength & Conditioning

 While in the US Army David earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He also continued his training in Aikido and achieved his black belt in 1993 further achieving his 3rd Dan in 1996. Upon exiting the Army, David was a US Border Patrol Agent along the US-Mexico Border in San Diego, CA.  In 1997 he opened his own Security and Protection Company and began training with Master Tim Keller in the art of Mu Duk Kwon and Tae Kwon Do, of which he now has his black belt in both.  As a competitor in both Tae Kwon Do and Kickboxing he has won national titles in multiple organizations.  In 2001 he fought in the K-1 qualifiers in Sacramento. While in Modesto he trained with Sensei Lincoln in Judo at Modesto Junior College.  In October of 2009 he moved back to Redding to join the coaching staff at Team Quest.

Scott McKendry

General Manager

 Scott McKendry has been a member at Team Quest since 2005 and over the last two years has been the General manager for the Portland location. Since the expansion of the Team Quest locations, Scott has helped develop and implement the Team Quest business systems and infrastructure to the five different locations. Scott is also a graduate of the Team Quest Instructor's course and since then has gone on to help develop and teach the 200 level of the curriculum for that program. Scott Lives in Portland, OR with his Wife April & son Cannon.

Ron Paulson

FIT coach

This is a strength and conditioning class and is open to everyone. Reach a new found level of fitness or get back into fighting shape by taking this one hour class. Team Quest offers the best trained fitness coaches to get you on target for reaching all of your fitness goals. Classes meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5:15 to 6:00 pm.

Scott Stein

Owner

Scott Stein holds his second degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do from Tran's Martial Arts and Fitness in Colorado, where he was born and raised. He is certified in teaching Muay Thai kickboxing through Tran's new kickboxing cirriculum, and has continued his education in the martial arts by taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes and wrestling. Scott has been studying the Martial Arts since he was 10 and he has taught since he was 14 earning a head instructor role at age 19. Scott has won numerous awards competing in the martial arts, as well as instructing and coaching demo teams. Master Stein is a member of the National Association of Professional Martial Artists,The Martial Arts Industry Association, and United Professionals. Master Stein travels around the country to network and share ideas with the best teachers and martial artists in the world. Because of his dedication to the martial arts he is able to provide his students the best program in the country.

Jon Krohn

MMA & Judo coach

"Judo" Jon Krohn is a second degree, Kodokan black belt and retired MMA fighter. He teaches intermediate submission wrestling, judo, as well as intermediate kickboxing. When he's not busy with his wife and 5 kids he trains at Team Quest, Portland,Oregon.

Keoki Badiang

Sales & Promotions Director

Keoki Badiang is the sales director at Team Quest, Portland. He is currently enrolled in the Team Quest Instructor's course and has competed in numerous amateur MMA events.

Thomas Metcalfe

Combat fitness coach

Tommy is an amatuer MMA fighter and also coaches the Combat fitness classes. His expertise in boxing, kicboxing and overall fitness provides students with the skills to reach new levels.

Tommy has been a member here at the Portland location for 2yrs. He has became a well rounded employee as well as student. He is a Florida native that now resides here in Portland, Or.