The Team

Coaches and competitors who train, fight and win out of Samson Martial Arts.

Coaches

Kieran O'Brien Snr training photo

Senior BJJ Coach

Kieran O'Brien Snr

Senior grappling coach at Samson, guiding the BJJ pathway from first fundamentals class to competition team.

Kieran O'Brien Jnr training photo

Muay Thai Coach

Kieran O'Brien Jnr

Known as Kieran "The Batman" O'Brien, he coaches Samson's striking programme and helps build the Muay Thai pathway from beginner fundamentals to competition preparation.

Dylan Sheehan training photo

MMA Coach

Dylan Sheehan

MMA coach with professional and amateur fight experience, leading Samson's MMA classes from beginner basics through to the fight team.

Karol Krykwinski training photo

BJJ Competition Team

Karol Krykwinski

Part of Samson's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition pathway, on the mats for the club's gi and no-gi programme.

Proof

Competing and winning

Gustavo Santos

Gustavo Santos

Absolute Gi Brown/Black Adult winner at Cork Open Summer 2026.

Andrew Hunt

Andrew Hunt

Absolute Gi Purple Belt Master winner at Cork Open Summer 2026.

Tom Buckley

Tom Buckley

MMA-db lists Tom as 8-3 amateur and Ireland amateur featherweight rank 5.