Hi Team, My Name is Michael Cousins but everyone calls me Micky, I’m a 4 stripe Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu a black belt in Tae-kwon-do and a nationally accredited wrestling coach through Wrestling Australia specialising in Olympic Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Martial Arts has always been a part of my life in some capacity and starting from an early age I learnt the principals that you can take away from martial arts can be implemented into every aspect of your life however, Grappling wasn’t something I dedicated my time to until my Mid 20’s.
I was always intrigued by the grappling aspect of MMA and wanted to get a deeper understanding of grappling in general which led me to find the family that is the 5thwave community, fast forward 4 and a half years, countless competitions later and hours on the mats to 2023 where Owner & Head Coach Chris Clem Gave myself and Coach Callan Henry the amazing opportunity to create and lead the new wrestling program.
If you do find yourself attending the Friday evening wrestling sessions, you will find that not only does it challenge you and push you to your limits mentally and physically but it will also improve every other aspect of your grappling game especially if you ever wish to compete.
At 5thwave you will be welcomed with open arms and treated like one of the team regardless of what your level is, an inclusive culture is one of the driving motivations I hope to achieve whenever I’m on the mats, if you ever wanted to give grappling a crack, this is the gym to do it. See you on the mats