This page is dedicated to past NYCS students who have demonstrated loyalty, dedication, and have made great impact at our school.

Reilly Bodycomb

Reilly has been training at NYCS since January, 2006. Since then he has earned wins in Freestyle Sambo, Submission Grappling, Mixed Martial Arts and San Da Kickboxing. He has also coached several fighters to wins in various combat sports at his own club, Remix Dojo in Brooklyn, New York. Reilly was on the 2008 U.S. National Sambo Team and attended the 2008 Sambo World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia. While in Russia, he also had the opportunity to offer a demonstration at the FKE Training facility in St. Petersburg. He has built a winning competitive record with his mastery of fast and technical leg-locks.

Reilly is currently sponsored by NoGi and lockflow

Join Date: 6/1/06
Has competed: Grappling, Sambo (sport, freestyle,
and combat), San Da, MMA
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Accomplishments include:

2011 Dutch Sambo Open Gold Medalist
2010: USA Sambo Open Bronze Medalist.
2010: Renegade Grappling League Lightweight Division Gold Medalist
2009: NAGA Northeastern Groundfighting Championships Gold Medallist (expert division)
2009: The Good Fight NJ State JiuJitsu Championships Gold Medalist (advanced division)
2009: Ultimate Sambo Submission Showdown Gold Medalist (open division)
2008: Member of the US National Sambo Team for the FIAS World Championships
2008: The Good Fight Battle on the Battleship Gold Medalist (advanced division)
2008: UMAN Grappling Kickoff Gold Medalist (open division)
2008: UMAN Grappling Kickoff Silver Medalist (absolute division)
2008: Jim Grafe Memorial Tournament: San Da Gold Medalist
2007-2008: Canadian Freestyle Sambo Open Gold Medalist
2007: ISCF MMA World Classic Tournament Semi-finalist (amateur)
2007: North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Bronze Medalist
2006: North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Silver Medalist
2006: NJ Freestyle Sambo Open Bronze Medalist

Phoenix Alexius Join Date: 3/30/08
Has competed: Grappling and Sambo (sport and freestyle)
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Accomplishments include:

2011: Bronze Medal - Good Fight Christmas Classic (no-gi intermediate division)
2011: Bronze Medal (Judo) World Police & Fireman’s Games
2010: Bronze Medal World MMA Expo Takedown Tournament
2009: Ultimate Sambo Submission Showdown Silver Medalist (open division)
2008: North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Silver Medalist
2008: Canadian Freestyle Sambo Open Silver Medalist

Vincent Beurier
Join Date: 8/6/05
Has competed: Grappling, Sambo (sport, freestyle, and combat), MMA
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Accomplishments include:
2010: Defeats David Juliano. USKBA Martial Arts Festival Freestyle Sambo Superfight.
2009: Ultimate Sambo Open Gold Medalist
2009: North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Bronze Medalist
2009: Renegade Invitational Freestyle Sambo Tournament Gold Medalist (light weight)
2009: Renegade Invitational Freestyle Sambo Tournament Bronze Medalist (open weight)
2008: North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Silver Medalist
2007: North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Silver Medalist
2006: North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Silver Medalist
2006: Canadian Combat Sambo Challenge Gold Medalist
2006: Ultimate Sambo Open Bronze Medalist

Boris Timoshin
Join Date: December, 2010
We are honored to have Boris on our team! He is a living legend in the US Sambo community as the very first Soviet trained Sambo coach to immigrate and teach in the United States, back in 1968. After many decades away from the sport, he joined NYCS to train for the St. Petersburg Championships (Veteran’s Division). In March, 2011 Boris took home a silver medal from the event after grappling people 20 years his junior. To learn more about Boris, check out this short video.