
Mirosław Okniński
Founder and head coach
- MMA
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Fighter preparation
Over forty years in combat sports. He started at a time when mixed martial arts had no competitions in Poland, no structures and nobody to learn from.
He organised the country's first official MMA bout, the MMA Polska tournament series, the Amateur MMA League and the professional PLMMA league. In 2014 he led the Poland national team at the first IMMAF World Championships in Las Vegas.
For several years he taught MMA to police officers at the Police Training Centre in Legionowo.
Today he runs classes at Akademia Sportów Walki Wilanów, from children's groups through to preparing fighters for competition.
Achievements
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, awarded on 19 March 2010 by Mario Sukata
- First place at the IBJJF European Championship, Master 2, brown belt, ultra heavy
- Member of the Polish MMA Hall of Fame, Heraklesy 2012
- Coach of the Poland national team at the first IMMAF World Championships, Las Vegas 2014
- Founder of the Vale Tudo Grudziądz and Vale Tudo Warszawa clubs and of the professional PLMMA league
- Organiser of the first official MMA bout in Poland

