Rhyse Saliba started his Muay Thai training journey at the age of 16 in Penrith. He instantly fell in love with the sport, pushing himself to fight 12 times in his first year of competing and in time finding himself abroad pursuing his dream of fighting as a professional.
Rhyse quickly climbed the ranks winning national and international titles on the world stage.
Rhyse has lived in Thailand on and off for the past 13 years competing at Bangkok’s Lumpini Stadium regularly as well as having fought on the Queen’s birthday in Bangkok winning his first world title.
He has also fought and lived in Japan competing in Shootboxing’s prestigious event S-Cup at the Tokyo Dome in front of a sold-out crowd.
He has gained experience fighting at top level competitions in countries such as Australia, Thailand, Japan, Iran & South Korea.
Rhyse’s passion for fighting also spills over to his passion for coaching. Rhyse focuses his coaching on a system allowing members to gain the skills at a steady pace without overloading information.
He also regularly travels to train with top-level trainers around the world to ensure he is constantly learning and challenging himself to pass on the skills and knowledge to his members.
Rhyse ‘The Machete’ Saliba, Founder of Machete Muay Thai. He holds multiple Muay Thai and Kickboxing titles such as: