Teaches: Muay Thai/Thai Boxing, Western Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, No Gi Submission Wrestling, Sambo, Judo, Mixed Martial Arts
Jeff Ruth has a B.S. in physical education from George Mason University with a teacher certification by the Virginia Board of Education License (Elementary Grades K-12) and is a member of the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
He has a Mixed Martial Arts Record of 9 wins and 0 losses and is currently the International Fighter’s Association Middle Weight Champion. Jeff is not just any fighter; he is an all around fighter with many weapons.
Former fight member of Team Suriya Sak under Master Kumron Vaitayanon (aka Master K), one of the
Nation's top Muay Thai Kickboxing Teams
International Fighter’s Association Middle Weight Champion
Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
under Master Lloyd Irvin
Certified 2nd Degree Black Belt Thai-Jitsu instructor under Master Lloyd Irvin
Black Belt Combat Sombo under Master Lloyd Irvin
Black Belt in Judo
Masters Lloyd Irvin and Jeff Ruth
"Jeff is one of my top fighters. He is a 2nd Degree Black Belt under me in my Thai-Jitsu Program. He is the first and only person that I've ever promoted to Black Belt in Sombo. He completely knows my Gi, no Gi, self-defense and mixed martial arts training systems that I teach. He's excellent in Boxing, Judo, Muay Thai and has a really good understanding of wrestling principles. He's the complete package and a GREAT instructor.
Jeff has been with me since the very beginning when practically no one believed in what I was doing. This location is an official Team Lloyd Irvin training facility. So I highly suggest that you go and check him out. If you decide to join let me say in advance, welcome to the team, I look forward to meeting you and training with you."
"As one of best in Washington DC area, its not surprised Jeff is opening a school in Arlington, VA. I recommend you learn from him and follow the leadership into future of the martial arts. You should try it."
- Master Leo Dalla, BJJ Black Belt
"Jeff and I have spent thousands of hours studying and training directly under Masters Lloyd Irvin and Leo Dalla. Jeff has that unique ability to take any martial artist to the next level...don't be left behind."
- Brett Tillett, School Teacher & Undefeated MMA Fighter Team Lloyd Irvin
"Jeff is the real deal. Arlington is lucky to have an instructor of that caliber teaching."
- Ivan Terry, Student
"Jeff Ruth knows what he's talking about. There are few people in the martial arts and combative sports that have the educational background that Jeff does."
- Darryl Tyson, Boxing Coach, Former WBU Boxing Champion
"Jeff possesses a rare combination of expertise, toughness and terrific people skills. He leads by example with a track record that shows he knows what it takes to win."
- Andrey Brener,
Ukrainian Wrestling Champion, Head Wrestling Coach for Bullis School
Chau
actively participates and has competed in women’s sports-related activities such as obstacle course competitions and fitness/figure events. She has judged fitness shows such as
Musclemania Nation's Capital & Fitness America/Ms. Bikini America Pageant and the Ultimate Fitness Challenge.
She
is a Level 1 Cross Fit and Kettle Instructor
and also trains regularly in Thai kickboxing, uses Kettlebell Workouts, resistance training, and body weight exercises as part of her cross training program.
With
her National Strength & Conditioning
Association's Personal Trainer
Certificate, she plans to assist the instructors in a strength & conditioning program for fighters/competitors. Chau has her B.S. and M.B.A. in Business & Mgmt and had previously worked 10 years for a large international organization in Washington DC. Currently, she devotes her full time to
NOVA Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness, supporting the team to bring the best there is to offer in mixed martial arts training in the Washington DC metro area.
Tommy
Meyerhoeffer
Program Assistant
Tommy used to
work for 106.7
WJFK in
Washington, DC
and trained with
NOVAMMA/TLI
during his time
in DC.
In fact, he
represented Jeff
Ruth/TLI in 2004
in a boxing
match live on
106.7 WJFK
where he won a
victorious
match. He
then received a
job in Orlando
working for Real
Radio 104.1 and
for WJRR.
While he was in
Orlando, he
trained at
Gracie Barra
Orlando. He
graduated from
Marymount
University, BA
in
communications.
He is currently
back in school
refining his
skills.
He
has a 10 year
old beagle/chow
mix and a blue
pit bull and on
his spare time,
likes to take
them hiking.
SHIN KIM
International Judo Instructor
Shin is a world-class Judo Coach from South Korea and one of the best Judo instructors in the Eastern United States. He is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Judo and former member of the Korean National Judo Team. His instruction is simply amazing! Having trained only top elite Judo Players in the past, he now spends his time at Team Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts & Fitness instructing beginners to advanced levels to reach their full potential.
Vivek Nakarmi
Muay Thai Instructor/Assistant Manager
Vivek is one our Muay Thai Instructors and fighters. His main martial arts back ground comes from Muay Thai and San Shou. He has been training Muay Thai under Master Jeff Ruth and Master Dave Carter for one and half years He has trained in various international camps and gyms including Fairtex in Thailand. Since he's started training at Team Lloyd Irvin he has won the WKA US Title for Muay Thai Kickboxing, and will be competing for the world title.
He is also a certified Gymnastics Instructor. Being a fighter himself, he believes in hard work, and tough training; he brings intensity, in a fun learning environment to his classes.
SANDEEP BARNABAS
Muay Thai/Boxing Instructor
Sandeep has over 10 years of experience in the martial arts. He is a former fight member of Team Suriya Sak under Master Kumron Vaitayanon (aka Master K), one of the nation's top Muay Thai Kickboxing Teams and has over 6 years of experience in Western Boxing, training in some of the nations best Western Boxing gyms.
DEREK SIERRA
Boxing Coach/Muay Thai Instructor
Derek has over 20 years amateur and professional boxing experience. He is a former Army Master Fitness Trainer and certified defensive tactics instructor who has trained people in both group and private settings for over 10 yrs. Derek has studied and trained in various martial arts for over 25 yrs. He also trains and competes in MMA and submission grappling. Derek is certified in both CrossFit and Kettlebell Training.
NOAH BOOTH
No-Gi Grappling/BJJ Instructor
Noah Booth is an accomplished grappler in every sense of the word, he has over a dozen years of wrestling experience, where he finished his wrestling career at American University, wrestling all 4 years at the Division I Level. Noah is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is one of the few individuals in the DC area who is a certified CBJJ Referee. Noah has won or medaled in many prestigious international and national competitions such as the NAGA World Championships in 2007! A summary of some of the major competitions can be found below:
Summary of Experience
Wrestling – 8 yrs. Pennsylvania Public School System
Wrestling – 1 yr. New Jersey Prep School System
Wrestling – 4 yrs. Division I/NCAA
BJJ/Submission Grappling – 11 yrs.
Instructor – 4 yrs.
Referee – 3 yrs. (CBJJ Certified, ’06)
BJJ/Submission Grappling Accomplishments:
Pan American BJJ Championships – 3rd place – Brown Belt/Featherweight – ‘04
American National BJJ Championships – 2nd place – Brown Belt/Featherweight – ‘05
American National BJJ Championships – 2nd place – Brown Belt/Open – ‘05
Capital Grappling Classic Championships – 2nd place – Brown Belt/159lbs – ‘05
Tap Factory Grappling Circuit – 1st place – Brown Belt/175lbs – ‘05
Tap Factory Grappling Circuit – 2nd place – Advanced No Gi/149lbs – ‘05
WKA East Coast Grappling Championships – 2nd place – Advanced No Gi/149lbs – ‘05
GrappleMania – 1st place – Brown Belt/Featherweight – ‘05
GrappleMania – 1st place – No Gi/Advanced – ‘05
Bud Cup – 1st place – Brown Belt/Featherweight – ‘05
Bud Cup – 1st place – Advanced No Gi/149lbs – ‘05
Bud Cup – 2nd place – Pro Division/175lbs – ‘05
Bud Nationals – 1st place – Brown Belt/Featherweight – ‘05
Bud Nationals – 1st place – Advanced No Gi/149lbs – ‘05
George Pendergrass Classic – 2nd place – Advanced No Gi/149lbs – ‘06
WKA East Coast Grappling Championships – 1st place – Brown Belt/Featherweight – ‘06
WKA East Coast Grappling Championships – 1st place – Advanced No Gi/149 lbs – ‘06
NAGA World Championships – Gi Expert Division(Brown & Black Belts) 154.9lbs – 1st place – April ‘07
U.S. Grappling East Coast Championships – Brown Belt Featherweight Pro Division – 1st place – April ‘07
Grapplers Quest – 5x Champion
Grapplers Quest – 3x Bronze Medalist
Teddy Endale
Muay Thai Instructor
Teddy
Endale
is a full-contact
kickboxing fighter and
Professional Martial
Arts Instructor. He has
over ten years
experience in Martial
Arts. He has computed in
many Martial Arts
events; Karate
tournament, Full-contact
Amateur Kickboxing, San
Shoue Kickboxing and
Amateur Boxing. Teddy
have been trained and
coached by some of the
best fighter and
trainers in the world.
As such as; Master Neil
Ehrlich ,who is former
Korea and U.S. National
Champion and one of the
best American Kickboxing
instructor in the U.S.,
Master Kumron Vaitayanon
(aka Master K), who is
former Professional Muay
Thai fighter who have
over 75 wins, 50 of them
by knockout. Derrick
Tyson, who is the former
WBU Boxing champion and
one of the best Boxing
coach in Washington
D.C., And currently by
Master Jeff Ruth, who is
currently our chief
instructor and IFC
Middle Weight Champion.
Teddy is very proud to
be a Muay Thai
instructor here at
Novamma/Team Lloyd Irvin.
He is a full time
student at Northern
Virginia community
collage plans to get a
degree in sport
psychology.
Black Belt in Karate
and American
Kickboxing under
Master Neil Ehrlich
Former fight member
of Team Suriya Sak
under Master K, one
of the nation’s top
Muay Thai Kickboxing
Teams (1998-2001)
Former Head
Instructor for
American Karate
Institute, one of
the best kickboxing
school in Northern
Virginia (2003-2005)
2x Sidekick
International
Martial Art karate
tournament champion
(2003 and 2004)
3x World Cup Finals
Martial Art
tournament champion
(2000, 2002 and
2004).
2x World Gate
Challenge Martial
Art tournament
champion (200 and
2004).
World Gate Challenge
Grand Champion 2004.
Brooks Miller
Muay Thai Instructor
Brooks Miller has been involved in the sport of MuayThai for the last 15
years. He has won 3 U.S. East Coast MuayThai Championship Titles
(ISMTA, KOTR, & USKBA) in 3 different weight classes (Super
Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, & Cruiserweight). He was a founding
member of Ajarn Kumron Vaitayanon (aka Master K) Suriya Sak Fight Team,
and was awarded the title of "Kru" (instructor/coach) by Master K in
1998.
Kru Brooks has taught MuayThai in a number of gyms throughout the
Washington Metropolitan area, including Lloyd Irvin's main branch in
Camp Springs, MD and at CIA Headquarters in Langley, VA. In addition to
coaching and managing fighters, Kru Brooks is the USMTA's Director of
Washington DC, Maryland, & Virginia. He is the Kickboxing Forum
moderator on MMA.TV, the world's leading Mixed Martial Arts website, and
is a world-renowned author of MuayThai tutorials, having his work
published in 147 countries worldwide!
Most recently, Brooks has founded "Khun Kao Promotions" in an effort to
promote novice MuayThai events in Maryland, DC, & Virginia.
For more information about Kru Brooks & Khun Kao Promotions, visit his
website at:
Kendra has lived in the DC area for 2 years and works as an underwriter in commercial real estate. She started coming to
Novamma in January 2006 and passed Level I Muay Thai in Aug. 2006, and is continuing to take Muay Thai classes. In her spare time, besides working out at
Novamma, she enjoys traveling and playing golf.
Jacqueline
Gichinga
Ultimate Fitness Kickboxing Instructor
Jacqueline moved to
live in DC on a full
time basis in May
2007. She first
joined Novamma—Ultimate
Fitness Kickboxing
in May 2006; she has
since then passed
Level 1 Muay Thai.
Jacqueline is a
native of Kenya
where she was a
former varsity
soccer and
basketball player.
She enjoys all
aspects of fitness
and continues to be
active when she is
away from Novamma.
Jacqueline has a BS
in Business
Administration from
Edinboro University
of PA and an MA in
International
Development from
University of
Pittsburgh.
Colleen
Morrow
Ultimate Fitness Kickboxing Instructor
Colleen has been a
member at Novamma for a year and
a half. She is an
active member of the
Muay Thai kickboxing
program and
instructs the Ladies
Ultimate Fitness
Kickboxing and Bag
Circuit classes.
She graduated from
James Madison
University in 2001
with a Bachelor of
Science in
Psychology and
Criminal Justice.
She played
soccer, ice hockey,
tennis, and has
always been an avid
runner. Since 2006,
she coached a
fitness/running/health
and wellness program
called Girls on the
Run at
Arlington Science
Focus
Elementary School.
She is employed at Bearing Point as a
Senior Management
Consultant.
Stephanie
Wade
Ultimate Fitness Kickboxing Instructor
Stephanie has been a
team member at
Novamma/Team Lloyd since 2007
taking Ultimate
Fitness Kickboxing
and Muay Thai
classes. Prior
to joining Novamma,
Stephanie spent 12
years in the
dance/art world,
teaching, performing
and
choreographing many
forms of dance
including: Jazz,
Ballet, Hip Hop,
Lyrical, Theater and
Modern. She also
loves playing
softball, playing
golf, hiking and
anything else
athletic in the
outdoors. Stephanie
graduated with a
Bachelors from
Boston College in
2001 and a Masters
in Public Policy
from Harvard
University's Kennedy
School of Government
in 2006. She is
currently a
government
consultant in the DC
area.
Carol
Bendfeldt
Ultimate Fitness Kickboxing Instructor
Carol has been with
NOVAMMA since 2005.
She first started
doing Ultimate
Fitness Kickboxing
classes, then added
Muay Thai classes to
her fitness regimen.
She also now trains
in Crossfit and
continues to add
variety into her
fitness regimen.
Realizing the many
benefits of
kickboxing training,
Carol wanted to
become an instructor
to pass on her
experience and
enjoyment of helping
others achieve their
goals.
Carol currently
works as an
esthetician for
Elizabeth Arden.
Suzanne
Ruda
Ultimate Fitness Kickboxing Instructor
Bio Coming soon
Paula
Carbone
Yoga Instructor
Paula has been
practicing yoga
since the age of 8
thanks to her mother
who was an avid
athlete; She
received her 200
hour teacher
certification in the
spring of 2008 and
has been teaching
for two years; She
joined Novamma/Team
Lloyd Irvin—Ultimate
Fitness Kickboxing
in March 2006; She
received her BA from
the University of
Illinois at Chicago
in 96 after
finishing her
undergrad at the
Sorbonne in Paris.
Paula has lived in
DC for 7 years and
currently is a
Commercial Property
Manager. Other
activities include
running, biking &
kayaking.
***GUEST
INSTRUCTORS***
Andrey
Brener
Combat Conditioning
and Wrestling Coach
BUDDY LEE
Buddy Lee Jump Ropes Jump Ropes and Jump Rope Training Programs, US Olympic Team Official Licensed Jump Ropes.
Tommy
Meyerhoeffer
DEREK SIERRA
NOAH BOOTH
Brooks Miller
Kendra Muraya
Jacqueline
Gichinga
Colleen
Morrow
Stephanie
Wade
Carol
Bendfeldt
Suzanne
Ruda
Paula
Carbone
Andrey
Brener