Murrieta, CA

DAN HENDERSON

Owner

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BRYAN HARPER

Instructor

Bryan 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 began competing in professional MMA events. He is currently a black belt representing Caique Jiu-Jitsu.

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.

He is presently a BJJ instructor at Team Quest.

JESSE TAYLOR

Instructor

Jesse teaches the Submission Wrestling and MMA classes.

CASEY PARLETT

Instructor

Casey is a Muay Thai fighter and actively competes.

Casey teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness and Basic Kickboxing classes.

TAREC SAFFIEDINE

Instructor

Tarec is a professional mixed martial artist from Belgium.

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

Richie Whitson

instructor

   Richie grew up in the tuff 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.