Coach Kat Riley
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Combat Submission Wrestling and Krav Maga Coach
Coach Kat originally began training in the Martial Arts to learn self-defense. In 2003, she began training in both Taekwondo and Kempo earning her Second-Degree Black belt. In 2007, Coach Kat began training Jiu Jitsu and received her blue belt from Royce Gracie in 2008. For the next three years, Coach Kat trained and consistently traveled to compete as a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She held a record of 13 wins and 0 losses in her division while she competed.
Coach Kat received her purple belt from Royce Gracie in 2011. In 2013, Coach Kat moved to the Hampton Roads and has been a member of Five Crow since it opened in 2014. Coach Kat served seven years as a Police Officer working as a Gangs and Special Victims Detective. She also served as her departments Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and ran the police academy. After leaving the police deparment in 2020, she now runs all strength and conditioning programs for Five Crow as well as teaching the martial arts.
- Second Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and Kempo Karate under Professor L.C. Collins Jr
- Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Erik Paulson’s Combat Submission Wrestling
- Black Belt in Judo under Kenton Givens, Lead Instructor Virginia Academy of Judo
- Coach Level 1 Erik Paulson’s Combat Submission Wrestling
- Instructor (Lakan Guro) Pekiti Tirsi Kali under Tuhan Jared Wihongi Pekiti Tirsia Tactical Association.
- Kru (Instructor) Canadate in Muay Thai under Master Buck Grant
- Level Three Krav Maga instructor in Fit to Fight Defensive Options
- From the Ground Up Instructor, Fit to Fight
- Sparology Instructor, Fit To Fight
- Police General Instructor
- Police Defensive Tactics Instructor
- Police Strength and Conditioning Instructor
- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
- Bioforce Conditioning Coach under Joel Jamieson
- Strength Coach under Barbell Logic
- Nationally Certified Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator under National Strength and Conditioning Association.
