Coach Pasha had the intention to revive the sunnah of grappling as he started bringing the mats out in 2018 to Jami. He has over 20 years of experience on the mat and has competed in hundreds of officiated matches (mostly in wrestling & in jujitsu) from 2003. Though he still competes few times throughout the year, his main focus is on developing the next generation on the mat with lessons such as discipline, integrity, perseverance, sportsmanship and hardwork. He is a certified NYS & USA wrestling coach who has led multiple state champions at the club level including his two sons Ahmad & Muhammad Syed. On his free time he enjoys running, swimming, soccer, sports in general, reading, and traveling around the world. 

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Yahya Albaneh, Wrestled in the early 2010’s at Lackawanna high school. Some bjj experience, still active in competition for both Wrestling and bjj. Some Boxing and Muay Thai training experience. Took Self defense tactics course and special holds training with Buffalo PD certified trainer.

Coach Ameen is multiple section 6 champion and multiple state qualifier. He also wrestled for some time at a D1 college, University of Buffalo. With over hundreds of officiated matches under his belt, he brings a wealth of experience to the athletes. He still competes throughout the year but now focuses on coaching the youth. 

Ismail is an up and coming jujitsuka with 5+ years of mat experience. He is a blue belt who's on the mats almost every day of the week. He also has some wrestling experience. He is constantly competing and plans on becoming  an elite athlete while growing the sport. He has also memorized the whole Quran.

Hashem, along with his two brothers  have been practicing judo for over 10 years. He is a member of the Smouha Judo team. He is a Brown belt who has won many competitions in his home country of Egypt. He plans to continue competing while teaching the art of Judo. He has also memorized the whole Quran.