TRITAC/Coaches/Matt Bryers
BJJ · Kobukai Jujitsu · MMA

Matt Bryers

Owner and head coach. 35 years on the mat, BJJ 3rd degree black belt, Kobukai Jujitsu 5th Dan, co-creator of the TRITAC system.

Matt Bryers
Owner, Head Coach

Matt Bryers

Best For

BeginnersAdult fundamentalsLong-term developmentSelf-defense

Specialties

BJJKobukai JujitsuMMASelf-DefenseTRITAC Combatives

Credentials

  • BJJ 3rd Degree Black Belt (under Rafael Formiga Barbosa)
  • Kobukai Jujitsu, 5th Dan (Kaiden), 2024, under Shihan Russ St. Hilaire
  • Kyokushin Karate (trained)
  • American Kickboxing (trained)
  • Wrestling, Judo, Arnis/Kali (trained)
  • Defence Lab + Keysi (trained)
  • Co-creator, TRITAC Combatives system
  • 35 years training, 19 years coaching
The Full Story

Matt Bryers is the owner and head coach of TRITAC Training Center with 35 years of martial arts experience. He holds a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rafael Formiga Barbosa and a 5th Dan (Kaiden) in Kobukai Jujitsu under Shihan Russ St. Hilaire. He has trained extensively in Kyokushin Karate, American Kickboxing, Wrestling, Judo, Arnis/Kali, and modern combative systems including Defence Lab and Keysi. Matt has competed across BJJ, MMA, full-contact Kyokushin, and Strongman. In 19 years coaching he has cornered professional fighters and built a competition team that has taken 230 medals across 63 events since 2021, 83 of them gold. He co-created the TRITAC Combatives self-defense program, now integrated into local school safety curricula. His coaching blends real-world self-defense with proven sport-fighting tactics for beginners through seasoned athletes.

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