Coaches
The Famous Phoenix Coaching Staff
Anthony Manning – Head Coach, Owner and Founder of Phoenix
Anthony is the head coach and owner of Phoenix. Opened in 1996, Phoenix was the first full-time martial art facility in the ACT. It set the standards for facilities, coaches, programs and the quality of training and continues to do so. Anthony is dedicated to coaching the most effective, practical, ethical, and modern elements of …
Tracy ‘T3″ – Muay Thai Coach & Business Manager
Tracy is an original Phoenix student who has been here since the gym opened. Tracy has graded through the system and has achieved a very high standard at all gradings, levels and tests throughout her years of dedicated and diligent training. Tracy is the highest graded Phoenix student – Level Six – and a Phoenix …
Chris – Boxing Coach
I joined Phoenix for Boxing 15yrs ago and loved the way Phoenix trained and the atmosphere in classes. Every time I walked into the gym there is a buzz and excitement about training. The people and the staff were always welcoming and that continues to this day. I started Boxing 38yrs ago in Cootamundra, mainly …
Nick – Fitness Coach & Lifting Heavy Things
Damien – Muay Thai Coach
Damien joined Phoenix in 2007 with his mate Lee. He had heard about Phoenix being the best place to train combat sports and eventually decided to give it a go. Years later you could call Phoenix his second home. He has mainly focused on the Muay Thai program and has graded to level 5, making …
Scott – Muaythai, Boxing and Resident Super Hero
Captain Scott ‘Spiderman’ joined Phoenix in 2007 and has practically never missed a days training in over 12 years. Scott joined when he weighed over 100kg from body building and is now a lean and fit machine, who sets a training example to inspire everyone. He soon found the love and benefits of martial arts …
Ben – Muay Thai Coach and the best 3 finger kickboxer in Canberra
Olivia ‘T-Bone’ – Muay Thai Coach
Olivia started her Phoenix journey when she was 14 years old and rapidly progressed in the system due to her experience at sport, her athleticism but mostly because of her relentless to improve. Olivia was an ‘A’ grade soccer player as a teenager but soon got addicted to the harder physical training and contact sport elements of Phoenix training. As a junior in her first sparring sessions, she ….
Mikaela – Muay Thai Coach
Mikaela joined Phoenix when she was in high school and started training in the Dragons Program in Muay Thai. 10 years later and Mikaela still loves to train Muay Thai and participate in the fitness classes, enjoying the fun, friendly and competitive nature of these classes. In 2020, Mikaela started as an assistant in the beginner Muay …
Jared – Muay Thai Coach
Jared began his Phoenix Journey when he came into the gym to do weights and liked the fact that the place was empty, had no mirrors and wasn’t full of meatheads. That way he could be left in peace. He soon got interested in the guys punching each other in the face and jumped in to give that a go. He soon learnt that the tough guys at Phoenix, often don’t look like it, are female, nerdy and just good people that work hard.
Drew – Strength & Conditioning Trainer
Drew Joined phoenix in his senior year of college. After a knee reconstruction, He needed something fun to get him back into shape, and Muay Thai proved to be one of the few ways to exercise that covered all the basis of getting fit, doing something interesting and fun whilst always being challenged. Drew stuck with …
Amanda – Fitness Coach
Amanda first came to Phoenix in 2011 when her children started the children’s program. Amanda started her own training in July of 2011 and loved it! Amanda has an extensive background in the Grunt Fit programs and now coaches her own classes. Amanda is also graded in Muay Thai and loves the stress release in the classes and scape from her family and work life…