Instructors

Founder of ABQ Kickboxing-MMA / Master Instructor

Ray Yee

Sifu / Coach Ray is one of the southwest’s most qualified martial arts instructors: he has been training in martial arts since 1980 and teaching since 1998. Yee is proud to hold the following certifications:

Instructor Qualifications

• Apprentice Level 4 Instructor in Jun Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do under Sifu Dan Inosanto
• Apprentice Level 4 Instructor in the Inosanto Blend of Filipino Martial Arts under Guro Dan Inosanto
• Associate Level Instructor in Muay Thai under Grand Master Surachai “Chai” Sirisute
• 5th Grade Black Belt in Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima / Eskrido (Blended system of Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand Master Cacoy Cañete
• Apprentice Level II Instructor: in the arts of Jun Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do Concepts – Filipino Kali – Maphilindo Silat – Muay Thai Kickboxing under Sifu Christopher Clarke
• Coach Level I in the arts of Combat Submission Wrestling under Sensei Erik Paulson
• 6th Degree Black Belt in the Filipinos arts of Kali-Silat-Eskrima-Eskrido-Pangamot under Grandmaster Christopher Petrilli
• Initiateur Level Instructor / Red Glove in Savate (French Kickboxing) under Professor Nicolas Saignac

Yee has also been in the Apprentice Instructor Program under Sifu Francis Fong (founder of the Wing Chun Association of the USA), Level I Instructor in Real Kickboxing Bag Workout (TM) and an Instructor for the New Mexico Department of Public Safety in the areas of Defensive Tactics, Impact & Edged Weapons, Empty Hand Combat & Ground Control

Additional Qualifications

• Fitness Trainer: World Gym (WA)
• Owner / Trainer: Northwest Body Sculpting (WA)
• Assistant Instructor: Northwest Kali /JKD Academy
• Kickboxing Coach: Kent Women’s Club (WA) *Yee was the only male instructor ever to have worked for this prestigious health club.
• Kickboxing Coach: Gold’s Gym (WA)
• Director of Security / Surveillance F.C.G.C. (WA)
• Regulatory Enforcement Agent: U.S.G.R.C. (WA)
• Defensive Tactics Consultant: WCSO / BPD (WA)
• Self Defense Instructor: Whatcom County Rape Crisis Center (WA)
• Defensive Tactics Trainer: NMNG WMD-CST (NM)

Competition Experience

• 1980-1982 Competitor: Forms Competitions (HK, China)
• 1982-1994 Competitor: Forms Competitions, Point & Continuous Fighting (OR)
• 1995-2001Competitor: Stick Fighting / Stick Grappling (WA)

Coaching / Training Experience

• WEC / UFC Fighters: Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia, Damacio “Angel of Death” Page, Diego "Ceara" Brandao, Cub Swanson, Frank Gomez, Eric "Goyito" Perez Ruvalcaba, Jimy Hettes, Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez
• Bellator Fighter: Carey Vanier Sr.
• BAMMA Fighter: Tom “Kong” Watson, Scott Jansen
• Strikeforce: Gina Carano

Fight Prep, Strategy and/or Cornering Experience

WEC / UFC, Strikeforce, BAMMA, KOTC, K1, Muay Thai, USA Boxing, Tachi Fighting Championship, UWC, Jackson’s MMA Series, Legacy Fighting Championships, Tuff Grlz II, GFC, RITC, Desert Rage, NMCF, CMF and many more!

Founder of Luttrell's MMA & Fitness / Master Instructor

Chris Luttrell

So who exactly is Chris Luttrell?

Well, he’s the man who talked Greg Jackson into doing MMA in the first place.

“I had met Greg Jackson’s top student at a judo club, and he said why don’t we go and roll? I went in and met Greg and hit it off with Greg, and I said, well Greg you need to meet Mike. So I introduced those two and right away we kind of figured out we wanted to do the MMA thing.”

After talking with Jackson and learning about the principles of Gaidojutsu, a martial art founded by Jackson which loosely translates to “technique of the streets”, Luttrell quickly came to the conclusion that Jackson and Winkeljohn needed to meet. Both had seen the future of combat sports in the form of mixed martial arts and had begun training their students to master multiple skills and arts. Where Jackson’s strong suit was submission grappling, Winkeljohn was the master of standup (kickboxing, boxing, Muay Thai), and Luttrell completed the trifecta with his American wrestling and Judo background. Together they came up with a belt system for Gaidojutsu, and in 2000 Luttrell was the first Gaidojutsu black belt to come out of Jackson’s.

For the last 15 years, Luttrell has been teaching MMA, coaching and cornering each student with equal attention, whether it be the big names in the UFC like Frank Mir, Johnny “Bones” Jones and Carlos “Natural Born Killer” Condit, professional fighters for smaller promotions like Shark Fights or Evolution, amateur fighters just getting into the sport, or perhaps one of his favorites, boys and girls from his kids’ class.

An experienced hand at multi-tasking, Luttrell continues to teach, coach, and corner fighters all over the United States and other countries around the world (Japan, Russia, Australia, to name a few) including coaching the USA wrestling team in Sweden. He is inundated with requests for cornering, but if there is any way he can make it, he WILL be there, with no preference given based on fame or experience. In fact, he tends to prefer the smaller promotions where “you see people just putting their hearts and souls into the sport.” He is frequently asked to put together entire camps for fighters, such as Carlos Condit for his UFC 143 appearance, and if he is able, he agrees, usually consulting with Jackson and Winkeljohn, as well as many other gifted coaches and instructors at both gyms to put together the best camp for each individual. Luttrell was a coach for “Suga” Rashad Evans during Evans’ TUF Season 2 appearance and Luttrell has also worked with several fighters from Mean1 and has cornered them at their appearance at Evolution 2.

Coach Chris Luttrell is a member of the Albuquerque Police Department Gang Unit, mentor and role model, and family man. Graduating from Manzano High School (winning State three times 1980-82) he went on to obtain his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from UNM. In 1995, he became a Reserve Deputy for Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office where he stayed until 2000, where upon he went over to New Mexico State Police full time. He served the state in that capacity until 2007, when he moved over to Albuquerque Police Department where he has been ever since, and a little over a year ago he became a member of the APD Gang Unit and now he is opening a new gym in Albuquerque where anyone can train; including top fighters from around the nation.

This hometown hero balances a tough and dangerous job in public service, teaching, coaching and cornering, and on top of all that, he is a husband and father of four children who hold his highest priority. “After my family, there are two things I love: my job and MMA. I’m so blessed! I work with the best, most highly-trained police department in the Southwest, and train the best fighters at Luttrell’s MMA. I love what I do!”

• Awards
• Texas Vale Tudo Champion 1995
• Arizona Grappling Champion 1994
• Grablefest Champion 1997
• Three time State wrestling champ
• First Black belt in Gaidojutsu

• Notable fighters trained and coached by Chris Luttrell
• John Dodson
• Rashad Evans
• Carlos Condit
• Jon Jones
• Frank Mir
• Tim Kennedy
• Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski
• Brian Stann
• Diego Sanchez
• Holly Holm
• Rustam Khabilov

Listed below are the ONLY valid & certified instructors under ABQKB-MMA or it's represented Associations, Federations or Branches. All certificates issued by ABQKB-MMA or it's represented Associations, Federations or Branches must be renewed yearly based on continued education, loyalty, honor, courage, discipline & community.

General Manager

Adrian Almeida

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST cGRADE (2008) DOCE PARES ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand Master Cacoy Cañete

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA

Senior Instructors

Raymond Martinez

INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING - THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2008) DOCE PARES ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand Master Cacoy Cañete

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 2ND DEGREE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA

INSTRUCTOR: SENIOR ASSOCIATE (2011) REAL KICKBOXING-MMA - COACH RAY YEE’S RKB-MMA XTRAINING

STAFF COACHES/INSTRUCTORS

• Andres Quintana
• Barry Booher
• Frank Gomez
• Jacob Espana
• Janaska Bigley
• INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING - THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA
• Joseph Cito
• Lionel Lanham
• Mike Ochoa
• Moses Munoz
• Mitch O'Connell
• Rob Ange
• Rishard Wood
• Shane Knaub
• Sonny Garcia
• Stephen Cervantes
• Thomas Mares

Currently Non Scheduled ABQKB Trainers / Instructors

Khru Sam Hufnagel

INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING - THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2008) DOCE PARES ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand Master Cacoy Cañete

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 2ND DEGREE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA

INSTRUCTOR: SENIOR ASSOCIATE (2011) REAL KICKBOXING-MMA - COACH RAY YEE’S RKB-MMA XTRAINING

Khru Angelo Sanchez

Khru Aubrey Husar

INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2012) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING - THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 1ST GRADE (2008) DOCE PARES ESKRIMA-ESKRIDO (Blended system of Eskrima-Judo-Jujitsu-Aikido-Wrestling-Boxing) under Grand Master Cacoy Cañete

INSTRUCTOR: BLACK BELT 2ND DEGREE (2010) FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS - GM PETRILLI’S FMA ASSOC. OF USA

Khru Skyler Pendleton

INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2012) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING - THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA

Coach Lorenzo Barraza

Coach Freddy Crosby

Recognized Trainers / Instructors

Khru Chris Buchanan

INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING - THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA

Khru Eric Wong

INSTRUCTOR: APPRENTICE LEVEL (2010) MUAY THAI / THAI BOXING - THAI BOXING ASSOC. OF USA

Any instructor that does not appear on the above list, is no longer accredited or certified to teach, coach or train others in the arts of: Thai Boxing-Muay Thai, Combat Submission Wrestling, Filipino Martial Arts or Inosanto Kali - Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do.

Individuals that do not appear on list have been: expelled, have had their certifications revoked or have chosen to not be in good standing with ABQKB-MMA or it's represented Associations, Federations or Branches.