{"id":50,"date":"2024-08-28T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:08:17","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/?page_id=50","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0071-765x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0071-765x1024.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0071-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0071-768x1027.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0071-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0071-600x803.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_0071.jpeg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris Wilburn<\/strong> is the head instructor at Combat Base Carolina. A black belt in BJJ under Chris Hauter. He provides a real world approach to instruction by blending sport Jiu Jitsu, street self defense, and MMA. Utilizing over 15 years of combative experience to tailor instruction for his students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-733x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-733x1024.jpeg 733w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-215x300.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-768x1073.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-1099x1536.jpeg 1099w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-1465x2048.jpeg 1465w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-600x839.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3623-scaled.jpeg 1832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lindsay Riddell<\/strong>, a black belt, helps women claim their space and build confidence by combining her love of Jiu Jitsu and Krav Maga in her instruction. She has 7 years of experience in Fit to Fight Krav Maga (Level 3) and over 8 years experience in Jiu Jitsu. In addition, she has completed the Sheepdog Response Level 1 Protector course and is SafeSport certified.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20221217_123921-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jake<\/strong>, a Jiu-Jitsu purple belt, having trained under Chris since 2020 is also a husband, father, and an active law enforcement professional. Focusing his game and training for real life physical encounters from a simple street fight, up to a lethal force scenario. He strongly believes jiujitsu and submission grappling in general can help law enforcement become more professional, de-escalate situations without lethal force and better serve the public.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3422-1024x564.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3422-1024x564.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3422-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3422-768x423.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3422-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3422-600x330.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/combatbasecarolina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3422.jpeg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ashley Mullis<\/strong>, a purple belt and certified yoga instructor, started jiu jitsu after a self defense class left an empowering impression. 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