Joel has been a Boxstar member since fall 2023. His kickboxing journey began in 2015 by joining a fitness kickboxing with a goal of weight loss and overall health. Since then, over the last 7 years he has found not only the physical benefits, but the mental health benefits that training provides. He has trained in multiple gyms in the area focusing on the Kickboxing and Muay Thai. Joel’s passion is to constantly learn and focus on technic and fundamentals to help our members take their striking to new levels.

Joel’s experience includes:

• Training under former UFC veteran Felipe Silva

• Training under veteran Boxstar Kickboxing instructor Jonathan Emdin


• Training with local Kickboxing and Muay Thai athletes preparing for competition

• Hundreds of hours of sparring and striking development

You can find Joel coaching our various fitness classes as well as the Kickboxing Technique classes, private/semi-private sessions, and our kids classes.