DAN HENDERSON

Owner

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.

Matt Lindland

Sportfight Promoter & Team Trainer

Olympic Silver Medalist and top ranked UFC Middleweight, Matt "The Law" Lindland helps coach the team and the Team Quest Instructor's Course as permitted by his busy schedule.

Lindland brings his expert wrestling skills and knowledge gained from success in world-class mma competitions to an already formidable group of instructors.

Scott McQuary

Head Instructor/ Owner

Head Instructor/Owner of Team Quest West

Scott McQuary is the head trainer of Team Quest in Tualitin. Sensei Scott has coached many students to championships in regional, national and international competitions.

Sensei Scott is a second degree black belt registered at the Kodokan in Tokyo, Japan. He founded the Oregon Judo/Jiu-Jitsu club (OJJ), which was is an accredited club with the U.S. Judo Federation. Sensei Scott teaches a combination of Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, a blend of Kosen and Kodokan Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo, and American wrestling.

Team Quest is now an accredited club with the U.S. Judo Federation!!!

Robert Follis

Coach

Robert Follis is a longtime Team Quest coach. When he's not travelling around the world, cornering his fighters, he is back in the gym coaching classes. Follis is responsible for developing the training criteria for Team Quest.

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.

Gus Watkins

Gym Manager

Gus is the General Manager of Team Quest in Tualatin. An aspiring fighter. Trooper. If you need help he is your man. Contact him at Gus@tqmma.com He helps keeps Team Quest West in order.

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.

Scott McKendry

Gym Manager

Enoch Wilson

Coach

Sportfight Featherweight Champion

Enoch Coaches:

Beginning submission wrestling

Introductory course that covers the basic holds, positions, takedowns and escapes associated with submission wrestling. All new members are encouraged to take this class to develop basic skills and conditioning. Class meets Thursday from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.

Judo

This class covers Judo throws, takedowns and holds. Judo classes taught by Judo Black belt Scott McQuary. Classes meet Monday and Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Submission wrestling

Covers more advanced techniques and requires a higher fitness level than Fundamentals of Submission Wrestling. This class will involve “live” grappling against fully resisting training partners. Class meets Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.

Kickboxing

Covers more advanced techniques than Fundamentals of Kickboxing and requires mastery of the numbering system. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Keoki Badiang

Marketing/Promotions

Eric Casanova

Program Director

Chad Keyser

Coach

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.

Kristi Kirkpatrick

Front Desk

Ron Paulson

FIT coach

Coaches:

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.

BRYAN HARPER

Instructor

Bryan began his MMA training in 1998 at the Warrior Way Academy in Detroit, Mich. He trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the Gracie family and earned his blue belt after winning a 16-man tournament with only four months of training.

Harper continued his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training with the world-renowned sixth-degree black belt Prof. Carlos (Caique) Elias. After winning prestigious tournaments in the blue and purple belt divisions, Bryan began competing in professional MMA events. He is currently a black belt representing Caique Jiu-Jitsu.

Bryan has also trained in boxing and wrestling with coach James Lee for nearly 10 years. In 2002, Bryan began training in Muay Thai with legendary fighter and instructor Matee Jedeepitak.

He is presently a BJJ instructor at Team Quest.

Eric Casanova

Team Quest Coach
A graduate of the Team Quest Instructor's Course, Casanova uses his years of experience in martial arts and competition to help his students progress to the next level.

LEW POLLEY

Instructor

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

JESSE TAYLOR

Instructor

Jesse teaches the Submission Wrestling and MMA classes.

CASEY PARLETT

Instructor

Casey is a Muay Thai fighter and actively competes.

Casey teaches the Quest Ultimate Fitness and Basic Kickboxing classes.

Jon Krohn

Team Quest Coach/Fighter

"Judo" Jon Krohn is a second degree, Kodokan black belt and professional MMA fighter. When he's not spending time with his wife and kids, he teaches and trains at Team Quest, Oregon.

TAREC SAFFIEDINE

Instructor

Tarec is a professional mixed martial artist from Belgium.

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

ISAIAS ALVARADO

Instructor

Isaias won his professional MMA debut at Ultimate Cage Wars 11 in Winnipeg, Canada, in April 2008, scoring a knockout just 15 seconds into the bout.

Alvarado attended Southfield High School in Southfield, MI, and has three older brothers. He began training in MMA in 2005 at Absolute Martial Arts in St. Louis, MO. After returning to Michigan in 2007, Isaias trained in BJJ and Muay Thai at Warrior Way Academy in Detroit, where he studied under BJJ black belt Carlos "Caique" Elias and legendary Thai boxing champion Matee Jedeepitak. In January 2008, he relocated to Temecula, CA, to pursue a professional career as a member of Team Quest.

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

Ryan Schultz

Team Quest Coach/Fighter

Ryan is the lightweight representative for the Portland Wolfpack and utilizes his wrestling background as a base for his MMA and Submission Wrestling classes.

Matt Horwich

Team Quest Coach
Matt Horwich is a professional fighter and middleweight representative for the Portland Wolfpack. Horwich is well known for his grappling game and has won 90% of his fights by way of submission.

Zac George

Team Quest Coach

Zac George is a professional fighter from Norman Oklahoma and has fought in numerous promotions including the IFL, Masters of the Cage and Extreme Fight League. Zac is a graduate of Oklahoma University with a degree in education.

Chris Wilson

Team Quest Coach/Fighter
Known for his striking prowess, Wilson heads the kickboxing and amateur competition team for Team Quest Oregon.

Josh Bennett

Team Quest Coach
Josh Bennett is a professional fighter with 4 wins, 2 losses and 37 Wins, 8 Losses as an amateur.  He is a FCFF Heavyweight and Superfight Champion with 28 knockouts as an amateur and all wins by knockout as a professional. Josh is a graduate of Team Quest Instructors course and coaches all types of classes at Team Quest.