Who are we...
We train people! and we train them to succeed!
Whatever path you are on, ORIGIN will be there by your side.​
ORIGIN is passionate about personal development, if you fail, we fail, your journey is our journey and we strive for positive achievement, however small!
​Formed in early 2025, based in the medieval market town of Melton Mowbray we provide Combat Sports, Endurance, Strength, Functional Fitness, and Personal or Group training and coaching services to anyone, globally, who want to achieve their goals and improve their health, wellbeing and fitness.
Whether your goals are for general fitness, weight loss, or to compete in the strength, fitness, or combat sport arenas we will be your guiding light.​​
​
​
The Team...​
We are a small friendly team of passionate individuals who strive to help you excel.​
ORIGIN owner Colin has a wealth of experience and knowledge across all of our services which has been developed through decades of formal learning, competition and a general love for all things health and fitness.
He is a former Soldier in the British military, 12.5 years, and has won numerous medals and achievements in combat sports such as Sport and Combat Sambo, MMA, Thai Boxing, Tae Kwon Do, and Karate. He has trained all over the world, been part of the GB SAMBO squad, as well as being the 2019 - 2021 WFMC national Thai Boxing Coach and a Master in the Burmese Martial Art of Lethwei. He has coached men and women of all ages to achieve podium places in many styles.
​
​
​
​
​
Aside from combat sports, Colin also competes in the endurance and functional fitness racing arenas, and is a qualified powerlifting coach with the British Powerlifting Federation (BPF), and a qualified functional fitness coach through the British Weightlifting Association (BWA).​
Colin oversees all of our training programmes, provides all of the pathway programming for clients and takes the lead on all Personal Training and Group Fitness, Monday night Women's ONLY Self Defense class, as well as the mixed Saturday Wrestling class. ​
Next up is Coach Sy...​
Sy, is a master in Judo and a senior instructor in the Burmese martial art, Lethwei.
​He has over 40yrs of sporting knowledge and is an advocate for positivity and success. He has also won an array of medals and achieved many accolades on his journey and is keen to share and pass on this knowledge.​
Sy gives up his time to volunteer as a Coach at the weekly Women's Self Defense and Mixed Combat Sports classes.​
Finally...​We have Coach Fred,
A senior instructor in Thai Boxing, and has been involved in it since it was first brought to the UK!
He has an in-depth knowledge of the art and is eagerly keen to help people develop.
Fred also gives up his spare time to volunteer his skills to coach our Saturday morning mixed class. ​​
​​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
We are 100% confident that whatever your goals, Team ORIGIN will get you there.​
​
We look forward to welcoming you to the Team - GO FOR IT!





