Lee Livingstone

Lee Livingstone began his martial arts training in 1992, starting with Shotokan Karate and eventually obtaining the rank of 3rd Dan black belt, making the national kumite squad for the Karate Union of Great Britain. He trained in Muay Thai for more than 12 years and was introduced to BJJ in the early 90's. In 2011, Lee was promoted to black belt by Romero 'Jacare' Cavalcanti, the head of Alliance Jiu-Jitsu. Lee competed professionally in Mixed Martial Arts with an impressive 9-1-0 record, winning 6 of his 10 bouts by submission. He was a team member and submission wrestling coach of Team Rough House based in Nottingham, which included UFC fighters Dan Hardy, Paul 'Semtex' Daley, and Andre Winner. For nine years, Lee owned and managed Bushido MMA in Nottingham UK, a 450 m² training center. Lee is qualified to teach BJJ, MMA, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Boxing, and Judo, and has obtained coaching qualifications in Olympic lifting and CrossFit Level 1 Training.