PRAETORIAN MMA SAFEGUARDING OFFICER
KELLY
SPARKS
CLUB WELFARE • PARENT SUPPORT • SAFEGUARDING
Supporting members, parents and coaches while helping maintain a safe, professional and family-focused environment at Praetorian MMA.
ABOUT KELLY SPARKS
Kelly Sparks is the Safeguarding Officer at Praetorian MMA and plays an important role in the wider support structure of the club. Her position helps strengthen the standards around children’s welfare, parent confidence, communication and the professional environment expected across the team.
As a mum whose children train at Praetorian MMA, Kelly understands the club from a parent’s perspective as well as from inside the organisation. This gives her a practical understanding of what families need when they trust a martial arts club with their children’s training, development and welfare.
Kelly also trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu herself and has ambitions to compete, giving her first-hand experience of the training environment, the challenges members face and the positive impact martial arts can have when the right standards are in place.
Outside the club, Kelly is a trustee of Oceans Ward, a charity supporting children born with heart problems, and is also the owner and director of 1D Printing. Her background adds valuable experience in responsibility, organisation, community support and professional standards.
CLUB SUMMARY
Safeguarding Officer, parent, BJJ student, charity trustee, business owner and key part of the wider Praetorian MMA support structure.
KELLY ON THE MATS
AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CLUB
Kelly is not presented as a coach on this page. She is an active member of Praetorian MMA who trains alongside the wider team and understands the club from the perspective of a parent, safeguarding officer and BJJ student. You will usually find Kelly training in Adult & Teen Gi BJJ, Adult & Teen NoGi BJJ and Morning BJJ sessions.
ADULT & TEEN GI BJJ
Kelly trains in Gi BJJ alongside adult and teen members, developing technical skill, positional control, confidence and long-term progression on the mats.
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ADULT & TEEN NOGI BJJ
NoGi BJJ gives Kelly another way to build grappling experience, movement, control and practical understanding of the training environment.
EXPLORE CLASS
MORNING BJJ
Kelly also trains in Morning BJJ sessions, adding extra mat time, consistency and experience alongside members who train around work, family and shift patterns.
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FAMILY.
WELFARE.
STANDARDS.
A MOTHER'S PERSPECTIVE
Kelly understands the importance of trust, safety and support from the perspective of a parent. As a mother who has supported a child born with a heart condition, she knows how important it is for families to feel listened to, respected and properly supported when their children are placed in someone else's care.
SUPPORTING FAMILIES THROUGH OCEANS WARD
Kelly is a trustee of Oceans Ward, a charity supporting children born with heart problems and their families. The charity supports families on and off the ward at Southampton, helping provide practical care, reassurance and community for parents and children facing difficult circumstances.
TRAINING TO PROTECT HERSELF AND HER CHILDREN
Kelly trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because she values confidence, resilience and the ability to protect herself and her children if required. Her training gives her first-hand experience of the standards, discipline and personal development that Praetorian MMA expects from its members.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
As the owner and director of 1D Printing, Kelly also demonstrates the importance of hard work, responsibility and consistency. Alongside her safeguarding role and club support, she continues to train, work towards recognised grades and has ambitions to compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the near future.
THE SUPPORT BEHIND
KELLY SPARKS
Kelly’s role at Praetorian MMA is built around welfare, trust, family experience and community responsibility. She is not positioned as a coach, but as an important part of the club’s safeguarding, parent support and wider standards structure.
This structure supports Kelly’s position within the club: safeguarding officer, parent, active BJJ student, charity trustee, business owner and part of the wider support system that helps Praetorian MMA maintain a professional, family-focused training environment.
SAFEGUARDING & CLUB WELFARE
QUALIFIED SAFEGUARDING
SUPPORT AT PRAETORIAN MMA
Kelly Sparks is the qualified Safeguarding Lead at Praetorian MMA and is recognised through BMABA, the British Martial Arts & Boxing Association. Her role is to support the club’s safeguarding standards and help ensure members, children, parents and coaches have a clear point of contact when welfare concerns need to be raised.
Safeguarding is an important part of the club’s structure. Kelly supports new members and families by helping them understand that Praetorian MMA is not only a training facility, but also a controlled, professional environment where welfare, communication and trust are taken seriously.
If a parent, member or guardian has a concern, Kelly can be contacted directly by email at [email protected] or by calling the club on 02392 008 121. She is also available as a support contact for new families who need guidance, reassurance or a clear person to speak to within the club.
GET TO KNOW KELLY
FAMILY, BUSINESS &
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Kelly’s dedicated article section will be built out with parent support information, family-focused guidance, charity updates, business insight through 1D Printing and content connected to her role within the wider Praetorian MMA community.
PARENT TRUST & CHILDREN’S WELFARE
Future articles for parents explaining how Praetorian MMA supports children, families and new members through clear communication, safeguarding awareness and high club standards.
COMING SOONOCEANS WARD & COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Future updates connected to Kelly’s work supporting families through Oceans Ward and the values that carry into her role at Praetorian MMA.
COMING SOON
1D PRINTING
Read more about 1D Printing, Kelly’s business work and how professional standards, hard work and consistency connect with the wider Praetorian MMA community.
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Browse Praetorian MMA articles, club updates, member stories, training advice, parent guidance and future content connected to Kelly and the wider team.
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KELLY WORKS ALONGSIDE
THE PRAETORIAN TEAM
Kelly works alongside the Praetorian MMA coaching team to support safeguarding, parent confidence, children’s welfare and the wider standards expected across the club. Her role helps strengthen the structure around the coaches, members and families who use Praetorian MMA.
While Kelly is not presented as a coach, she is an important part of the club’s support system. She works with the team to help maintain a professional, family-focused environment where members can train, parents can ask questions and concerns can be raised through the correct channels.
MARTYN STYLER
Lead coach, club founder and MMA coach responsible for the wider training standards, club direction and member development at Praetorian MMA.
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NATHAN JOHNSTONE
1st Degree BJJ Black Belt and senior grappling coach supporting technical development across Gi BJJ, NoGi BJJ and private coaching.
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