Experienced Instructors

Adam Moralez

(Owner/Head Coach)

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Real-Estate Investor; Retired US Army (Captain), Master of Criminal Justice Degree, New Mexico State University. Served as a US Border Patrol Agent, El Paso, TX. Over 37 years of Martial Arts Experience. Coach Moralez competed and coached in the arts of Boxing (USA Boxing Silver Level Coach, USA Boxing Bronze Clinician), Jujitsu (Jujitsu America Brown Belt, USA Grappling Coach Certified), Judo (USA Judo/USJA Brown belt, USJA Regional Level Coach), and MMA. Also a practitioner of Muay Thai and Wrestling.  Competed on the Fort Bliss and New Mexico National Guard Army Combatives teams; 2008 National Combatives Champion, 170lb, Ft. Benning Ga.

Dante Moralez

Donovan Garcia

Professional MMA Competitor

Sammy Barela

Kayelin Johansen 

Wrestler for 10+ years

4x National Team Member

4x Fargo National Qualifier

4x Western State All American Placer

4x Greco/Freestyle State Champion

College wrestler at Corban University and Minot State University on wrestling scholarship

Esai Dimas

Esai is a life-long resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Coach "E" Wrestled out of Las Cruces High School, under the legendary coaches Kevin Marks and the Nevarez family. Coach E is training full-time out of Wild West Martial Arts & Fitness and is a full-time competitor in all aspects of combat sports. He was 2017 District Runner up and 2020 Greater Southwest Nationals Runner up. Coach E believes that, being a lighter weight guy his whole life especially helps him to understand and relate to the mobility and related techniques necessary to teach kids to excel and become successful wrestlers.

EB Manzanares

Adrian Marquez

Assistant Instructor

Carlos Maldonado

Thank you to all our volunteers!

You are greatly appreciated!

- Sarah Moralez

- Jaime Sanchez;

US Army Veteran 

- Lee Chavaria