Murrieta, CA

DAN HENDERSON

Owner/founder

Dan Henderson is a world-renowned mixed martial artist and the only professional MMA fighter to actively hold belts in two different weight classes. He was the PRIDE Middleweight and Lightheavyweight Champion. He has won four major MMA tournaments versus international competition which is more than any other fighter in history. A two-time U.S. Olympian in Greco Roman wrestling, Henderson competed in Barcelona ('92) and Atlanta ('96). Dan and his wife, Alison, live in Temecula with their three children, Sierra, Reese and Dani.

HEATH SIMS

Owner

A U.S. Olympian in Greco Roman wrestling, Heath recorded a top-10 finish in Sydney ('00). He earned multiple national and California State wrestling titles and competed in the prestigious Pancrase MMA organization in Japan. Heath lives in Temecula and has a daughter, Skye.

TAREC SAFFIEDINE

Instructor

Tarec Saffiedine was born in Brussels Belgium. As a child Tarec's love for sports and competition aloud him to become a stand out in youth basketball before turning to the martial arts. Tarec's first experience with the arts was through the studying of many different disciplines such as Taekwondo, Kung Fu, and Kickboxing until he discovered Shihaishinkai Karate which is a full contact sport evolving  Muay Thai, Boxing, Judo, and grappling techniques making it very similar to today's mixed martial arts. Tarec earned his black belt in Shihaishinkai Karate in 2005 and became a professional mixed martal arts fighter in 2007.  In 2009 Tarec relocated to the United States to become a member of Team Quest pro fight team with a record of 7-2-0 MMA/ 12-1-0 in Muay Thai Kickboxing. Given Tarec training and competition experience he has become an invaluable addition to the Team Quest coaching staff.

Tarec Saffiedine is currently under contract with STRIKEFORCE MMA.

Tarec teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness and Basic/Intermediate Kickboxing classes.

ART SANTORE

Instructor

Art is a three-time MMA champion and has competed in Japan, Canada, Mexico and on live pay-per-view. He lives in Menifee with his wife, Shelise, and their three children, Arthur, Victoria and Johnny.

Art teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness, Basic Kickboxing and Kids Quest classes.

KRZYSZTOF SOSZYNSKI

Instructor

Krzysztof, a professional mixed martial artist for over 6 years, has trained and fought across North American.  He had his first fight after five months of training and has not looked back since. After training with Shawn Tompkins and Bas Rutten he went on to win the TKO Heavyweight belt in Montreal, Quebec in 2006. Krzysztof now has over 30 fights to his name and holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 19-8-1. He has fought in the UFC, HD Net Fights, IFL, TKO, Strikeforce and many other organizations across North America.

Soszynski was a season 8 cast member for UFC's reality show ‘The Ultimate Fighter'. Read more about Krzysztof and his experiences on The Ultimate Fighter in his blogs at www.ksos.info.

Soszynski has trained all over North America but currently trains in Murrieta, California with Team Quest and UFC star Dan Henderson. Krzysztof is married and has a 13 year old son, Nicholas.

Krzysztof teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness, Cardio Bag and Basic Kickboxing classes.

Gustavo Pugliese

Instructor

Ed Buckley

Instructor

Ed Buckley has over 20 yrs training extensively in Muay Thai kickboxing. As a professional trainer he has produced many world renowned Muay Thai and MMA champions including America's only 6 time world kickboxing champion Danny "Hard As" Steele. We believe Ed's focus on technique coupled with his real world experience is what sets him apart as a trainer in one of the worlds most demanding sports.

Ed is the Muay Thai instructor for Team Quest professional fight team as well as our regular scheduled weekly classes.

CASEY PARLETT

Instructor

Casey is a Muay Thai fighter and actively competes.

Casey teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness and Basic Kickboxing classes.

RICARDO FELICIANO

Instructor

"Pantcho" is a BJJ black belt under Leo Vieira and has won more than 60 tournament titles. He was an assistant coach on Season 9 of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter. Feliciano is 27 years old and was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil.