Kru Yai Belton Lubas in fighting stance wearing shorts and a hoodie with tattoos visible on arms.

Meet Belton Lubas

Belton Lubas is the Founder and Head Coach of Warrior Strength Martial Arts, where he leads all of the academy’s programs—from Muay Thai and Filipino Martial Arts to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, and Strength & Conditioning. With decades of experience and a deep passion for martial arts, Belton is committed to developing complete martial artists: technically skilled, mentally disciplined, and grounded in humility. His leadership shapes the culture and structure of Warrior Strength, creating an environment where students of all levels can grow. His experience includes the following:

Muay Thai

  • Kru Yai (Chief Instructor) under Ajahn Suchart (Siam No.1)

  • Certified Kru under the Muay Thai Naikhanomtom Association, recognized by the Sports Authority of Thailand

  • WBC Muay Thai State Director for Washington State

  • Coach for Team USA Muay Thai, supporting national and international athlete development

Filipino Martial Arts (FMA)

  • Recognized as a Guro across multiple systems

  • Tuhon in Pekiti Tirsia Kali under Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje III

  • Guro / FQI Level 7 in Taboada Balintawak

  • Black Belt in NSI-Renegade JKD and Worden Defense System under Datu Kelly Worden

  • West Coast Director for NSI

  • Guro in Modern Cimande

  • Inducted into the 2019 Masters Hall of Fame for his contributions to Filipino Martial Arts

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Combatives

  • Brown Belt (4-stripe) under Journeyman Grappling

  • Veteran Combatives Instructor with a focus on functional self-defense and application

Strength & Conditioning / Human Performance

  • Z-Health R-I-S-T Phase Trainer

  • Underground Strength Coach Level II

  • Kettlebell Institute Coach

  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

  • MAT JS-CPT

  • Bachelor of Science in Pre-Physical Therapy

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“There is a level of humility you need to acquire practicing a combat art/sport. You begin to realize how each practice transfers across everything you do in life. When in practice, I am eager to absorb concepts and principles and find the art within my art. But I also love to teach. Constantly teaching my art grows the art, and thus grows me.

My goal is always to be both traditional and progressive, embracing the old ways but seeking evolution, new truths, and connections. Expound on foundations built by those who sacrificed greatly for the art. The arts were never meant to be cemented in time, but rather defined by the individual, and shared with those with the passion to learn it.” - Belton Lubas