World Champion · MMA Champion · 5th Dan

A Coach Who's Actually Been Tested Under Pressure

Meet the man behind FitnessBlackBelt — two decades competing at the highest level before he ever coached a client.

Mah Ghasemi in the gym
2× Champion World & MMA titles
5th Dan Kyokushin Karate
Published Author Black Belt · martial arts
  • 20+Years coaching & competing
  • 2Championship titles won
  • 5thDan Black Belt, Kyokushin
  • 7+Professional certifications
The Story

He earned his credibility in the ring.

Mah Ghasemi didn't start out coaching from behind a desk. He earned his credibility in the ring — as a World Champion, an MMA Champion, and a 5th Dan Black Belt who spent over two decades competing at the highest level before he ever coached a client.

That background shapes everything about how he trains people today: no shortcuts, no guesswork, no generic templates. Just what actually works, applied to your body and your life.

No shortcuts, no guesswork, no generic templates. Just what actually works.

Today, Mah works with executives, entrepreneurs, and busy professionals across the U.S. and Canada who want their physique and energy to match the level they perform at everywhere else in life.

The Record

Two decades. Documented.

Every credential below was earned in competition or in certification — not bought, and not self-declared.

  1. 2007

    World Champion — Full Contact Kickboxing

    Won at the world level in Turkey, competing in full contact kickboxing against the top of the division.

    Championship Title
  2. 2011

    MMA Champion — Germany

    Added a mixed martial arts championship, competing at the continental level across striking and grappling.

    Championship Title
  3. Ranked

    5th Dan Black Belt — Kyokushin Karate

    A senior black belt ranking in one of the most demanding full-contact karate styles, plus certification as an International Martial Arts Instructor.

    Master Rank
  4. Published

    Author — Black Belt

    Wrote and published a martial arts book distilling two decades of training philosophy, discipline and technique.

    Author
  5. Today

    Elite Online Coaching — U.S. & Canada

    Coaching executives, entrepreneurs and busy professionals online, with fully personalized training and nutrition programming.

    Active Practice
Qualifications & Certifications

The full list — nothing padded.

World Champion

Full Contact Kickboxing — Turkey, 2007

MMA Champion

Germany, 2011

5th Dan Black Belt

Kyokushin Karate

International Martial Arts Instructor

Certified to instruct internationally

Author — Black Belt

Published martial arts book

ISSA Certified Personal Trainer

International Sports Sciences Association

ISSA Certified Nutrition Coach

Sports & performance nutrition

ISSA Specialist in Bodybuilding

Hypertrophy & physique programming

USA Boxing Registered Amateur Member

Registered in good standing

SafeSport Certified

Athlete safety & safeguarding

CPR / AED / First Aid Certified

Current emergency response certification

Experience

What twenty years
actually buys you.

Range. Mah has programmed for competitive athletes preparing for a fight and for executives who haven't trained seriously in a decade — and he knows the difference.

Mah Ghasemi in a training stance beside a heavy bag
  • 20+ years of coaching and competitive experience

    Two decades on both sides of the ropes — competing, then coaching.

  • Professional martial arts competitor at world and continental level

    Full contact kickboxing and mixed martial arts, at championship level.

  • Personal fitness coaching, muscle building and fat loss programs

    Physique change built on progressive overload and sustainable nutrition.

  • Sports performance training and competition preparation

    Peaking, conditioning, weight management and fight-camp structure.

  • Custom nutrition planning

    Built around travel, dining out and real professional schedules.

  • Online coaching clients worldwide

    Remote programming with structured accountability that actually holds.

Mah Ghasemi, founder of FitnessBlackBelt
Mah Ghasemi · Founder
The Mission
My mission is to help people become stronger, healthier and more confident.

Three things make that happen — and they only work together.

Professional training

Programmed by someone who has competed at the highest level — not generated by an app.

Personalized nutrition

Built around how you actually eat — travel, client dinners and all.

Long-term change

Habits that still hold after the coaching block ends. That's the whole point.