Eagle DS Combat and Wellness is a Ngāi Tahu family business at 17 Nandina Avenue in East Tāmaki, Auckland. It was founded and is run by Dafydd and Carrie Sanders, and its work is grounded in Te Whare Tapa Whā. The business is made up of four parts: a training academy, a national light-contact competition circuit called the Combat Games Series, a wellness hub, and community programmes for young people.
The academy teaches boxing, kickboxing, MMA, K1 and taekwondo for all ages, with kids' MMA, women's classes and performance tracks. The Combat Games Series says it brings together more than 50 clubs across six styles under one development-focused standard. The wellness hub offers clinical nutrition, mindfulness, breathwork, mobility and recovery, led by Carrie Sanders, a registered nurse. The community programmes include Eagle Tū Māia and funded programmes for rangatahi, delivered with schools and youth services. Athletes can also register to compete, or train as a certified referee or coach. The website says Dafydd has 27 years of teaching and coaching across the full range of combat sports.