Professor / Sensei Steven Flanagan is a Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and 2nd degree Black Belt (Nidan) in Judo. He began training Judo in 1999 and was an active competitor winning and placing several regional tournaments. He started the Judo program at Reding Martial Arts in August 2017. The program was expanded in 2019 and has become a successful competition program for adults and kids.

Professor / Sensei Steven Flanagan began training Jiu Jitsu in 2012 and received his black belt from Professor Mark Reding in November of 2021. He is an active competitor and has won titles and placed in PANS, World Masters Championships in both Gi and No Gi formats. He is an assistant instructor in Jiu Jitsu and and is the head Sensei for the Judo program. He retired after 28 years in law enforcement in Denton County.