Meet our Instructors

Ray Butcher

Ray Butcher- Head Instructor 

Ray has over 45 years experience in Martial Arts (Aikido, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Karate and Judo). He has international experience training in Switzerland, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, United States and the UK. Ray is a 5th Dan Black Belt in Aikido and a 3rd degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a full time Instructor and also an Ashtanga Yoga teacher.

Darren Lewins

Darren Lewins – BJJ Coach

Darren is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a BJJ coach and also teaches our Gracie Basics program.

Phelim O Halloran

Phelim O Halloran – BJJ Coach

Phelim is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a BJJ coach and also teaches our Gracie Basics program.

Paul Bulman

Paul Bulman – BJJ Coach

Paul is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a BJJ coach and also teaches our Gracie Basics program.

Marie Feirtear

Marie Feirtear – Yoga Teacher

From an Ghaeltacht in west Kerry, she first discovered yoga in the 1990’s and started attending Hatha & Ashtanga classes in the Noughties to see if she could ease chronic running injuries and gradually left the running behind!

She completed the Introductory Level 2 Iyengar teaching certificate with Aisling Guirke in Dublin in 2006 and has taught both Iyengar & sports yoga classes. She has travelled extensively and has completed teacher training with Paul Dallaghan in Thailand in 2009. Marie’s practice continues to evolve and she can see how a commitment to a regular sustained practice of yoga can change one’s life. The ashtanga system with its emphasis on the tristhana of ujjayi breath, drishti & bandhas can create such a transformation with regular practice. Her work as a chartered physiotherapist compliments the teaching of yoga it has given her a deep understanding of the human body and an awareness of injury prevention. Marie also lectures in anatomy and physiology for yoga teachers.