Real competition background. Clear weekly structure. Teaching that prioritises perfect drills over empty intensity.
Master Ajay founded Yhodha Combat Martial Arts after choosing the path of martial arts over a conventional corporate career following his Master’s in Computer Science Engineering. Trained under his master Sridhar Murugan, he has been teaching and running workshops for over two decades — with formal workshop leadership tracing back to 2004 (22+ years of continuous transmission).
Over 1000+ students have already trained under his systems. He leads corporate and institutional workshops (including networks such as IMTech-style professional groups), Indian and international sessions, and the academy’s full combat curriculum in Hyderabad.
His core belief is simple and strict: perfect the drill. Sparring is only a test of that preparation — not the teacher itself.
Coach Ambadas anchors the early morning MMA and Kickboxing blocks. He has competed at national level (active from 2020 on the MFN / Kickboxing state and national pathway) and brings that competitive standard into daily class structure.
He is connected with the broader combat sports ecosystem — including pathways linked to WAKO, grappling associations in India / Telangana, and multi-discipline exposure across institutes in Hyderabad. Course design work under his lane has ranked among the stronger structured pathways in the city (top-tier Hyderabad programs).
Morning sessions with Coach Ambadas typically run structured MMA & Kickboxing blocks (e.g. 6:30–10:30 AM slots as listed on the class schedule). Personal training blocks are available in focused ~66-minute formats when booked.
Coach Rajesh began training in 2014. He is a multi-time National and State champion with a record weighted heavily toward gold medals. From 2017–2020 he served as Assistant Instructor; from 2022 he has operated as a full coach on the Yhodha floor.
His classes emphasise clean striking mechanics and gymnastics-based body control — the same foundation that supports high-level kickboxing and combat performance.
Master Sridhar Murugan is Master Ajay Kumar Jeja’s teacher — the guide who shaped Ajay’s understanding of martial arts as a lifelong practice rather than a collection of techniques. His insistence on quality of practice over brand of style remains at the heart of Yhodha’s method.
“No martial art is best in itself. It always depends on how you practice it.”
Yhodha sits inside a wider combat sports network so serious students can progress from academy drills toward recognised competition pathways where appropriate:
