With the Ring Sports program that Mark Messer has created, you can rest assured that as you move through each level every step has been built on a solid foundation of experience.  

Mark Messer

Former Washington State Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champion

Coach Messer has twenty eight years of experience in all aspects of Ring Sports as a:

• Fighter
• Coach
• Judge
• Corner Man
• Referee
• Matchmaker
• Promoter
• Gym Owner

The Messer name was first established during Coach Messer's management of his former wife, whose professional career was managed in its entirety by Mark. Kim "FIREBALL" Messer has a worldwide reputation as one of the best "Pound for Pound" women in Kickboxing and Professional Boxing history. Competing in Europe, Asia and throughout the United States, she has won Three World Titles in Eurasian-style Kickboxing and was also the I.F.B.A. World Atom Jr. Flyweight Boxing Champion.

A Full Service Manager of Champions

This wide range of experience allows Coach Messer to move smoothly from dealing with “Day One” students all the way to Professional World Class Title holders.

Deonne Hansen

Deep experience, training and knowledge

Deonne has been training and coaching since 1996. Studied, Researched and Practiced. She has a Brown belt in Lotus, Red Belt in Thai Kwon Do,  trained and instructed at Ring Sports United since its opening in 2002. Returned to night school, passionate to learn more about the human body and Sports physiology. Attained certification from the Golden Standard of Exercise Science - ACSM (American College of Sport Medicine). Additionally she maintains her ACE (American Council of Exercise) Group Instructor , USA Boxing Coach Certification and CPR/First Aid Certified.

She consistently attends national fitness seminars and works in close association with Mark Messer.  Most of her coaching has come from 4 – Time World Champion Boxer/Kickboxer, Kim Messer and 2nd degree Black Belt Peggy Rahm.

Involved in athletics all of her life, Deonne enjoys passing along the tremendous benefits of Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Boxing, Kickboxing, Fitness and Nutrition.

Self-defense expert for women and children

Deonne is most passionate about educating women and children in Self Defense. Not to mention always working her Ring Generalship.

She is available for personal training, boxing, kickboxing and self defense lessons. www.bestfit.org

      Joel Burris

Your instructor Joel Burris studied under Marcelo Pereira, who studied under Nelson Monteiro, the personal coach of the Prince of the United Arab Emirates and head of the Abu Dahbi Combat Club, one of the most prestigious clubs events on the planet. This class is taught with and without Gi and all levels are integrated.

Private Lessons are available on request. Drop a note through our contact page  to be connected with Joel to discuss training and schedule.

Ryan Hoisington

Ryan Hoisington

Instructor of Advanced MMA and Kickboxing, Conditioning coach for our competitors. Ryan has over 15 years as a wrestler and 5 years coaching middle and high school wrestling experience. Ryan specializes in step by step instruction of techniques to blend your wrestling and MMA skills together. Ryan continues ot work on his own training as well. You can also see Ryan in action in the ring as a widely used referee in the northwest fight scene.

• Coaching since 2003
• National Certified Referee
• Bronze leve USA Wresting Coach
• Certified Personal Trainier
• 2009 Foothills District Coach of the Year

 Private Lessons are available on request. Drop a note through our contact page  to be connected with Ryan to discuss training and schedule.

Pete Edwards

Pete Edwards has played and coached soccer all his life, orginally in the UK, then in the US. Now at Ring Sports United he coaches, referees and judges.

You can catch Pete any evening from Monday to Thursday. He tests those members wishing to advance from Basic Boxing to Intermediate Boxing. He runs the drills as well as sparring sessions, safety awareness training and technique mastery. He occasionally gives the Saturday 10-11am Basic Skills and Drills class.

Pete can also be found in RSU fighter's corner at the USA Boxing cards.

He has contributed significantly to the evolution and growth of RSU over many years.

Eric Divinagracia & Travis Hagens

Long time members, part of the "350 Workout Club, dedicated fight fans Eric and Travis have put countless hours into their own training and now instruct our Basic Kickboxing classes Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30. Come check it out!   

Got questions about nutrition or supplements?

Take the opportunity to ask Kristina Lum who holds down the  RSU front desk on Mondays and Wednesdays. Kristina has been a fitness competitor for five and a half years and is a product representative for Optimum Nutrition and American Bodybuilding. She’ll have free product samples and is a real goldmine of diet and nutrition info.

Kristina works as a research project manager for an agricultural biotech company and runs a tutoring service as a second occupation. If you have a high schooler who’s in need of some top notch coaching for math (up to Algebra Two), SAT/ACT Prep Work or Science, Kristina can be reached at huknies@yahoo.com. If you prefer to meet her in person, you can talk to her on Monday and Wednesday at the club between 5 and 7 pm and connect with her then.