Coach Mike Sandoval
Coach Mike Sandoval has been on the Triple Seven Jiu Jitsu Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness Academy Team since 2022. With over ten years of experience, Mike is not only a BJJ Purple Belt and Kickboxing Instructor but also a Certified Personal Trainer with the ISSA, specializing in training clients with physical limitations and mobility issues.
In 2007 after 6 months of training with Hostility MMA, Coach Mike decided to test himself in a cage fight winning the bout in just 45 seconds via a Rear Naked Choke.
Mike’s traditional BJJ journey started with Gracie Barra where he competed as a white belt and blue belt under the tutelage of Professor Fabio Leopoldo.
Mike has also trained in Muay Thai under Jonathan and Christian Hernandez from Pu’u Muay Thai and The Corona Muay Thai Fighters Academy.
With a passion for helping others, Coach Sandoval has trained hundreds of clients over the years at places like KO Boxing and Fitness, Anytime Fitness, and Rocksteady Boxing - where he helps individuals battling Parkinson's Disease through physical fitness training. In addition, Mike has coached Boxers and MMA fighters, helping them to prepare for their bouts not only with his Martial Arts experience but with his knowledge of strength and conditioning training as well.
Coach Mike truly loves what he does and it shows in the way he runs his classes and interacts with his students and private clients at T7JJ. His mission is to help individuals in the Ventura community and beyond accomplish their fitness goals, as well as guide them along their training journey in the art and sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing.