USA Storm Instructor Ranks:

Level 5-Professor

Level 4-Master

Level 3-Expert

Level 2-Instructor

Level 1-Apprentice

Founder

 

Instructor Rank: Professor

Lance Campbell, a CAMbo World Champion, is the Head Instructor of USA Storm. (Turlock/Modesto, CA) 

  • 2003 World CAMbo Champion
  • 2003 Masters World CAMbo Champion
  • 2003 Pan Am CAMbo Champion
  • 2002 Masters World CAMbo Silver Medallist
  • 2002 Masters National Greco Roman Silver Medallist
  • 2 X FIAS CAMbo World Cup Silver Medallist (2000 & 2001)
  • 2003 Pan Ams of Submission Grappling Bronze Medallist
  • Ultimate Submission Showdown Competitor
  • IFC-NOTW I Light Heavyweight Champion
  • Behring Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt
  • Judo rank of Sankyu (Brown Belt)
  • Assistant Wrestling Coach at Modesto Junior College
  • Former USSA Vice President
  • USA Storm Advisory Board Member

 

 


Affiliate Instructors

Instructor Rank: Master

John "The Saint" Renken (Clarksville, TN) 

  • Certified Coach under Erik Paulson
  • Level 3 Army Combatives Instructor
  • Certified Instructor in Baton
  • Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt under Carlson Gracie Jr.
  • Advanced Student in Shoot wrestling under Yurinaga Nakamura
  • Over 65 MMA matches 
  • Hook n Shoot Absolute Champion 97
  • IFC Lightweight Champion 97
  • Extreme Challenge 14 Tourney Champion 98
  • SFC Cruiserweight Champion 99
  • Hook n Shoot Middleweight Champion 2001
  • Fightzone Middleweight Champion 2003
  • Pancrase Veteran 1998
  • Pride Veteran 2000
  • Shooto Veteran 2003
  • Black Belt in CAMbo under Lance Campbell
  • Judo Brown Belt

 

 

Instructor Rank: Expert

Bill Cogswell (Virginia Beach, VA) 

  • Black Belt in CAMbo under Lance Campbell
  • BJJ Blue Belt
  • Former VP of the ICWA
  • Submission Wrestling Instructor and Clinician
  • USA Storm Advisory Board Member

 

 

Instructor Rank: Instructor

Boyd Ritchie (Buffalo, NY)

  • Black Belt in CAMbo under Lance Campbell
  • Over 25 years in martial arts.
  • Assistant instructor in JKD under Tom Macaluso
  • Has trained mainly in CAMbo, JKD, FMA, Aikido, Boxing and Thai Boxing.
  • Has also trained in BJJ, Catch, Judo, Karate, Savate, Silat, and Bando.

 

 

Instructor Rank: Professor

Jarvis Cherron Kolen (Little Rock, AR)

  • USJI Certified Level E Coach
  • USJA Certified Level I Coach
  • American Sub. Wrestling Assoc. International Level V Coach
  • AASF Delegate of Sport for Arkansas
  • Nidan (2nd Degree Black Belt) Kodokan Judo
  • Brown Belt in Walt Bayless Combat Jiujitsu under Justin Ellison
  • Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu
  • DangerZone Veteran
  • Modern Ringsport Veteran
  • Caged Combat 2000 Lightheavy Champion
  • Reality Combat of Arkansas I Lightheavy Champion
  • 2004 USSA World Cup CAMbo Team member
  • 3x USJA State "Senior Competitor of the Year"(2002-2004)
  • 3x DODDS Freestyle Wrestling Champion
  • 2x DODDS Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion

 

 

Instructor Rank: Instructor

David Swain (Searcy, AR) 

  • 16 Years of Muay Thai
  • 29 Years of Boxing
  • Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • CAMbo Training Directly Under Lance Campbell
  • Black Belt in CAMbo under Lance Campbell

 

 

Instructor Rank: Master

Rob Voss (Minneapolis, MN) 

  • 6 Years of Muay Thai, JKD, Kali, and Grappling under Greg Nelson
  • 9 Years of Wrestling Experience
  • Assistant High School Wrestling Coach
  • Co-founder of North Side Wrestling Club
  • Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Luis Pallahares
  • Level 2 Instructor under Harris International Grappling Association
  • Black Belt in CAMbo under Lance Campbell
  • Judo Brown Belt

 

 

Instructor Rank: Master

Jeff Malott (Indianapolis, IN)

  • Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling: authorized gym, I.F. Academy (IN, USA), Jason Godsey
  • ICWA: Life Member, Level 1 rank, Tony Cecchine
  • Indiana Catch Wrestling Association: President, 1999-2003
  • Shingitai Jujitsu Association: member, John Saylor
  • Indy Sambo, Chief Instructor, located in Elite Cage Fighting, Indianapolis
  • U.S. Combat Sambo Assoc: Life Member, Indiana affiliate, Michael Galperin.
  • American Sambo Academy: American Modified Sambo, Black Belt Candidate
  • WSF: Charter Member, Red Belt Instructor
  • American Sambo Association
  • USA Sambo Union: Indiana Representative, Leonid Polyakov
  • Phalanx Pankration Academy: Senior USA-Midwest Representative, Level 6 degree rank, Full Instructor, American Federation of Pankration Athlima
  • International Union of Pankration: USA Representative
  • Kenpo Karate: Black Belt, Joseph Whittington
  • USA Storm Advisory Board Member

 

 

Instructor Rank: Master

Jeremy Drenning (Hollidaysburg/Saxton, PA) 

  • 2 time National Combat CAMbo Champion
  • Grand National Combat CAMbo Champion
  • Black belt in sombo through the American Sambo Academy
  • Martial Arts Club President 1998-2000, Shippensburg University
  • 17 years of combined martial arts and wrestling experience
  • High School Wrestling Coach
  • Currently a Psychology Graduate Student at Capella University with an Emphasis on Sports Psychology
  • Current Martial Art Instructor at Hollidaysburg Family Fitness in Hollidaysburg, PA and JC’s Gym, Saxton, PA

 

 

Instructor Rank: Apprentice

Ken Pfrenger (Kinsman, OH)

  • 25 years in the martial arts
  • 24 years grappling arts
  • 17 years boxing
  • 16 years Muay Thai
  • Historical weapons Instructor and Clinician

 

 

Instructor Rank: Instructor

Jason Keaton (Elizabethtown, KY)

  • Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • 4th Degree Black Sash in Kung Fu
  • Level 4 Modern Army Combatives instructor
  • King of the Cage veteran

 

 

Instructor Rank: Instructor

Dustin Ware (Grove City, OH)

  • BJJ Brown Belt Belt under Jorge Gurgel
  • Level 2 Modern Army Combative Program Instructor
  • CAMbo Instructor for USA Storm Combat Club
  • Certified BJJ & MMA Instructor for Team Jorge Gurgel
  • 10 years experience in BJJ & Submission Wrestling
  • Multiple BJJ & Grappling Titles
  • 2006 Pan-Am Purple Belt Open Quarter-finalist
  • 2006 ADCC Invitee
  • NAGA Referee
  • Director of Ohio Grappling Challenge (OGC)
   

Instructor Rank: Instructor

Matt Lincoln (Maricopa, AZ) 

  • 23 years competitive wrestling experience
  • USA Wrestling Nationals Competitor
  • 5 Years Grappling/CAMbo training under Lance Campbell
  • Bronze Certified USA Wrestling Coach
  • AZ Elite Wrestling Club Coach
  • 15 years coaching experience
  • Certified Confrontation Management Instructor: Non-Lethal Physical Control courses for Law Enforcement and Security Personnel
  • 13 years experience in the Private Security/Executive Protection Industry