MMA Hive was founded in 2020 by Joe Bloom, a martial artist and MMA fanatic.
Joe has loved martial arts since he was a child, with some of his favorite movies being anything with Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, and Jet Li. As well as cult classics like Mortal Kombat and The Matrix.
He wanted nothing more than to turn 18 years old and start his martial arts adventure by traveling off to China to learn the ways of the fist. But, of course, life changes halted those plans.
It wasn’t until 2019 that Joe committed to martial arts training in Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and MMA. He has been a passionate and committed martial artist ever since.
His training has mostly been on the island of Bali, Indonesia, with martial arts gyms like BaliMMA, Soma Fight Club, and RitualsJJ. Learning from experienced coaches like Andrew Leone (BaliMMA), Anthony Leone (BaliMMA), Don Carlo-Clauss (BaliMMA), Mike Ikelei (Soma Fight Club), Gianni Subba, and Luke Howard.
MMA Hive started out as just a hobby project but has now become much more. We’ve had contributing writers from various martial arts backgrounds bring their influence to help new martial artists worldwide get better at this sport we love.
You can find us on most social media platforms like YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Reddit!
Meet our team
Joe Bloom
Joe is the creator and lead author of MMA Hive. A student of mixed martial arts for several years and particularly passionate about K-1 Kickboxing and striking-dominant MMA fighting styles.
Luke Howard
Luke Howard is a lifelong Judoka with over 20 years of experience. He was awarded his Black belt at 17, holds multiple national titles, and represented Australia on the world stage. He has since earned his Brown Belt in BJJ, transitioned into the sport of MMA for 10 professional fights, and teaches others as a coach with Day One Martial Arts.
Tom Holmes
Tom Holmes is a published author, comedian, and award-winning broadcaster. His podcast The Gaffer Tapes became the UK’s biggest fantasy football show and spawned Tom’s second book The A-Z of Fantasy Football. Tom has been an MMA fan for 15 years and watched his first live UFC event in 2008 – UFC 85, headlined by Thiago Alves and Matt Hughes. Tom has written for several publications, including MMA articles for the SportBIBLE.
Erik Williams
Erik Williams is a former naval officer and defense contractor (but he’s not allowed to talk about it). He is also the author of Demon, Guardian, Bigfoot Crank Stomp, and numerous small press works and short stories. He’s also a certified Kenpo instructor in the Tracy Kenpo Karate system.
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Contact
Location
1401 21ST ST STE # 5333
Sacramento
CA, 95811
United States
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Phone
+1-323-457-8730
