Matt Stait

ABOUT MATT STAIT

This onetime gold, silver, and bronze world champion medalist and MIA black belt hall of famer now runs his own martial arts academy in Chepstow, South Wales. He's also a former bouncer, bodyguard, and security trainer who loves to pass on what he knows to others, as evidenced in his social media, where he has 290,000 followers on TikTok.

He was a bullied kid with asthma and PTSD before finding martial arts.

He holds a 4th dan black belt in Kickboxing and is a level 2 Krav Maga instructor.

In addition to having written about his path toward careers in private security (Modern Samurai, a revealing look at the private security industry) and martial arts (My journey Up the Mountain: The Road to Black Belt), he also wrote a book geared toward kids called 20 Easy Ways To Keep Your Child Safe: Empower your kids with the tools to be confident, safe, and happy

After watching Bruce Lee movies as a kid and wanting to become a "superhero" like Lee, Stait may not be on the level of a Royce Gracie or Master Wong but he's super dedicated to his craft and to passing it on to others.