INSTRUCTOR CHRIS RYAN

Coach Chris began pursuing his interest in martial arts at the age of seventeen. His background is in Boxing, Tae Kwon-Do, Muay Thai, and Krav Maga. Chris joined the United States Army as an Infantryman. He fought in both Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He also served during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. In addition, Chris was deployed overseas with his unit for training in other infantry skilled based training. Chris has worked as an officer for U.S. Customs. He is a certified Firearms Instructor and a certified Defensive Tactics Instructor. Chris also had the opportunity to train outside of the Port of Buffalo to attend other law enforcement training. Anyone that knows Chris would tell you he has the biggest heart while training as well as in life! He teaches at SPAR because he wants to give back to the community. His desire to give students the ability to defend themselves stems from his real world exposure to life threatening situations. Coach Chris’s military and law enforcement experience and knowledge contribute so much to SPAR’s reality based training. Just recently, Chris competed in his first amateur Muay Thai competition. He never gives up and has an indomitable spirit about him! We are incredibly proud and lucky to have Coach Chris Ryan as a member of our SPAR coaching staff!