Five Crow Martial Arts

At Five Crow we pride ourselves on providing a professional, clean, and safe environment for our students. In every class we strive to have fun, break a sweat, and further our martial skill.

Head Coach: Rashad Brown

Experience:
-Combat Veteran (Iraq 2003-2004): Army Infantry
-Police Officer: Newport News P.D. 2005-2014
Police General Instructor
Police Defensive Tactics Instructor
Police Ground Defense Head Instructor
Police Undercover Defensive Tactics Head Instructor
Served two years on SWAT team.
- Junior Kru Muay Thai instructor under Sakasem "The Punisher" Kanthawong and Greg Smith of Bushido MMA.
-Black Belt in Isshin-ryū Karate under Anthony Gribble 6th degree black belt and head instructor of Pirate Isshin-ryu at East Carolina University.
-Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Pat Tray owner of Trident Martial Arts
-Black belt in Judo under Kenton Givens black belt and head instructor of Virginia Judo Association.
- Affiliate instructor Combat Submission Wrestling
-Level 1 instructor Fit To Fight Krav Maga
-Level Two instructor in Modern Army Combatives.
-I also have over 21 years of experience in different martial arts such as, Shotokan Karate, Tae kwon do, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, Catch Wrestling, Boxing and Pekiti Tirsia

The Meaning Of The Name Five Crow:

The crow is one of the most intelligent animals on the planet.The thinking ability of crows is astounding. They use tools, problem solve, and have reasoning skills. It is my belief that the mind is the most powerful weapon a person has. The five represents the ranges of combat; striking, grappling, weapons, multiple opponent and mental preparedness.