Wojtek Oleksyk

I’ve been practising martial arts for 30 years, beginning with Kyokushin Karate and kickboxing - now I have almost a hundred Muay Thai fights, and have won titles in European, British and Polish championships.

  • A decade ago, my business partner Roan and I started Hanuman Thai Boxing in Edinburgh. During this time we have produced Scottish, British, Polish, European and World Champions – achievements which we are immensely proud of. Over many years training in Thailand I was lucky enough to learn the art of Muay Thai from some of the sports true legends. I strive to share the skills and experiences that I’ve learned with everyone who comes through our doors. We have worked hard to cultivate an environment at our gym where anyone of any skill level can train alongside top level fighters and feel welcomed and part of our community.

    After ten years of success with Hanuman, we have just opened our new martial arts complex, Prime8 Martial Arts, in Livingston which aims to continue what we have achieved at Hanuman and provide world class striking coaching alongside a full suite of weightlifting and cardio equipment.

ROAN MORRISON

I have a long history of martial arts, starting my journey with competitive boxing, kickboxing and Tae Kwon-Do before becoming a professional Muay Thai fighter. Over the last 15 years I have trained in Thailand with some of the biggest names in the sport (Seanchai, Sam-A, Nong-O, Penek, Baukaw, Lerdsila, siayok, pakorn, superbon, dejrong, kwankhoa, Damien Alamos, Nontachai, Simon Marcus, lamnamoon, Rungavee to name but a few) soaking up different styles, training methods and tactics. I held the UK  #2 Muay Thai  heavyweight spot and have picked up medals at European and World championships.

  • With my friend and business partner Wojtek, we built Hanuman to be an authentic Thai style gym here in the heart of the Scottish capital – the community here has grown beyond our wildest expectations and we have produced a huge stable of Thai boxers of all levels from amateurs to world class pros. Through my experiences I’ve also learned a great deal of self-defence, becoming a qualified self-defence instructor under the legendary self-protection expert Geoff Thompson whilst working as a bouncer on the doors of Edinburgh’s nightclubs. Alongside teaching Muay Thai to our students we aim to impart a realistic understanding of violence outside of the gym, and how to protect oneself in real situations. Another key aspect of my sporting career has been the integration of mindfulness and meditation. This led me to found Insight Edinburgh C.I.C providing affordable courses and sitting groups aimed at teaching mindfulness in the context of competitive sport, as well as life as a whole.

    Our new business venture Prime8 Martial Arts strives to be a world class training facility, bringing together all our experiences to deliver quality Boxing and Muay Thai coaching with a full-time strength and conditioning gym, physio, sauna, cold therapy and mental training.

John kennedy

John Kennedy is head coach of our BJJ program and the founder and founder of Prana BJJ. He is a 3rd degree black belt in BJJ under Rick Young. He has been training for the last 20 years in the sport and 35 years of experience in martial arts. He has a wealth of knowledge in competition and self defence aspects of BJJ.

DANIEL JEDRZEJEWSKI

Daniel Jedrzejewski is a UK Ranked Muay-Thai fighter from Poland. He is a Glory British Champion, UKMF Scottish Muay Thai Champion and a Polish Muay Thai Champion. He hopes to pass on all that he’s learned as a coach here at Prime8 Martial Arts.

CONOR CARR

I started as a student later than some, starting Muay Thai at 24 years old, but have gone from strength to strength competing on some of Scotland’s best shows at a high level.
As a true product of Hanuman, I know what it’s like to be a beginner and have this beautiful martial art become a real passion.


I’ve visited and trained in Thailand, trained with some of the country’s best and continue to compete myself. Our team has always been a place and environment I’ve enjoyed spending time at and I’ll always look forwards to helping new students
along their journey with Muay Thai

Malcolm JACK

My journey into Thai boxing began at the age of 20. For a decade prior I forged myself within the sport of rugby, representing Edinburgh from the age of 16 through 19 and Scotland rugby league U20’s. This built discipline and a strong sense of loyalty towards my coach’s and team mates while also becoming accustomed to a high degree of physicality, all things that I have carried over into my fight career.

From this point I found myself in a studio hitting thai pads, when after some time my trainer suggested i made my way down to Hanuman’s as a progression from strictly hitting pads. The rest as they say is history…

Since then I have gone on to represent Hanuman and fight professionally, competing on the UK’s top promotions as well as competing in both Poland and Thailand. I have also qualified myself as a lvl3 personal trainer who specialises in fight conditioning and pad holding with my clients
benefiting from fight specific programming if desired. My fight style is one that revolves around pressure and the ability to effectively protect yourself in order to land powerful, damaging techniques.