After September 11, 2001, Greg was one of a small group of civilians asked to work as a Federal Defensive Tactics and Air Marshal hand to hand instructor in Artesia, New Mexico. Greg Thompson is the creator of SOCP® (Special Operations Combatives Program) which became a Program of Record on March 23, 2010. SOCP was the first officially designated Combatives Program for all U.S. Army Special Operations Forces and is now the standard program for fighting in full combat body armor across all services and some Federal Agencies. The Enlisted Records Brief Codes are: (SOCP I: BRT), (SOCP II: FBR).
Greg has created SOCP Instructors at all Special Forces Groups (1ST,3RD,5TH,7TH,10TH), USAJFKSWCS, Army Rangers, Range 37 (Advanced Skills Battalion), Air Force Pararescue / SERE, Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC), Marine Force Recon, Navy Special Warfare – SEAL, Coast Guard Direct Action Teams and many other Special units. He is also currently training Federal, State and local Law Enforcement, such as FBI, ATF, US Marshals/SOG, Border Patrol BORTAC and several other key units.
Greg Thompson has been training Special Operations Units since 1998. In 2004 UFC legend, Royce Gracie gave out his first Black Belts to Greg and four other students at Greg’s Mixed Martial Arts School – Team R.O.C. Greg is currently a 5th degree and is still training with Royce since the early 90’s. Team R.O.C. is known for training some of the top No Holds Barred (NHB) fighter’s on the East Coast. Tap Out Magazine has ranked Team R.O.C. the number one MMA School in North Carolina. They have participated in many high level competitions some of which include the Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC), The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), K-1, HDnet, Rumble on the Rock, King of the Cage. Greg also is a certified instructor Kru in Muay Thai with Black Belts in several other systems.
Greg’s other achievements are: 2003 NAGA World Champion Advanced Division, Triangle Grappling and Guererros Gauntlet Superfight Champion, 2000 Pan-Ams Silver Medalist, Gracie National 200-210 lbs Champion.
Greg is the author of H2H Combatives. This book illustrates, striking, clinching, weapon offense and defense, weapon transition and retention into and over objects. In July 2019 Greg was mentioned in an article by MMAworldreport.com called “The Innovators: Five people who are changing Martial Arts”. In January 2021 Greg was also featured in Retired Navy Seal and NSA agent Clint Emerson’s Book 101 Deadly Skills Combat edition as one of the top Combative Instructors in the World.
Greg has a Masters Degree in Industrial Design from North Carolina State University and has taken dozens of products to market. He currently has six patents Most of his designs were inspired by the needs revealed by his combative systems for self-defense. Greg has designed five Knives and one rescue tool. These knives were so successful they were given government NSN numbers. Greg also has products that enhance combative training.
From training mats to global stages, our team embodies strength, loyalty, and relentless determination, shaping champions who carry the spirit of Team R.O.C. everywhere they go.
Coach Alicia is manager here at Team R.O.C. She began training jiu jitsu in 2013 and has been managing Team R.O.C. since 2015.
Coach Christina is a purple belt who began training jiu jitsu in 2016 and has competed regularly. She has been training at Team R.O.C. since 2021.
Coach Christina is a purple belt who began training jiu jitsu in 2016 and has competed regularly. She has been training at Team R.O.C. since 2021.
Coach Kwast is the primary instructor for our Adult BJJ classes. He is a black belt under Royce Gracie and Greg Thompson.
Coach Jerry has been training at Team ROC for over 12 years earning his black belt from Greg Thompson in 2018. He specializes in “Big Boy Jiu Jitsu” and teaches our Kids Group B and NoGi classes.
Coach Isaiah received his black belt from Greg Thompson in 2022 and is our Kids Group A, Kids Striking and Wrestling class instructor. He is a professional MMA fighter and an active jiu jitsu competitor.
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Coach Denver has over 12 years of martial arts experience. He is a BJJ black belt and has competed in both BJJ and MMA. He is also MACP and SOCP certified.
Coach Rachel began training jiu jitsu in 2017 and is currently a purple belt. She is the assistant coach of our Kids Group A class.
Coach Mike is a purple belt. He has been training jiu jitsu since 2017 and mixed martial arts since 2021. He is our Kids Group B and Wrestling assistant coach.
Coach Cyn started training BJJ at Team ROC in 2015. She leads our Women’s Class on Thursdays and assists with our adult and kids classes as well. She is a brown belt under Jason Kwast and Greg Thompson.
