Originally from Wales, Ash began his martial arts journey at age 6 with Japenese Jiu-Jitsu. He would go on to try Judo and Kickboxing. By age 15 Ash and his twin brother Joshua were looking to channel their training into a competition endeavor. Their coached recommended they give BJJ a try. The brothers signup at their local gym (CRA HQ), after one month of training they jumped into a competition. Ash did not get the success he hoped for but, was hooked to the training and competing lifestyle offered by BJJ. In 2015 after a success coloured belt career Ash was promoted to the rank of Black belt by Chris Rees. Since then Ash has won the IBJJF No-Gi Europeans and become the Polaris Lightweight and Bantamweight champion