A young man posing with a fist raised in a boxing gym. He is wearing a black athletic shirt and boxing gloves, with exercise equipment and boxing bags in the background.

Hi, I’m Tom Yeung.

I didn't grow up in combat sports.

For most of my life I was told to stay away from them. ‘‘Too dangerous’’. ‘‘You'll get hurt. You'll do lasting damage’’.

After retiring from another sport, I eventually stepped into a combat gym — and fell in love almost immediately. The discipline, the skill, the humility, the respect. It was completely different from what I'd been told.

But my body wasn't prepared for the demands. I developed hip pain, foot pain, and shin pain. My body simply hadn't adapted to the new movement patterns and loading that combat sports require.

That experience changed the way I think about this work.

Background

  • Bachelor of Applied Science

  • Masters of Physiotherapy Practice

  • Registered Physiotherapist — AHPRA registration PHY0002241229

  • Australian Physiotherapy Association member — APA #67013

  • Currently completing APA Experiential Titling as a Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist

  • 7 years of clinical experience across team sports and combat sports rehabilitation

  • Active combat sports athlete

As a physiotherapist working in team sports, something became obvious quickly.

Athletes in AFL, soccer, and rugby receive world-class injury management. Detailed assessments. Progressive return-to-sport protocols. Sport-specific rehabilitation built around the actual demands of their game.

Combat athletes — who are often training just as hard, competing just as seriously, and sustaining injuries just as complex — are frequently left to figure it out on their own. Told to rest. Given generic exercises. Cleared when the pain settles, without any understanding of what they're being cleared to go back to.

That gap is what Combat Sports Consulting exists to close.

The gap I kept seeing

What I believe

Fighters deserve the same standard of evidence-based rehabilitation that field sports athletes have had for years.

That means understanding the actual demands of BJJ, Muay Thai, MMA, and boxing — the submissions, the takedowns, the clinch, the striking loads — and building rehabilitation around those demands, not around generic protocols.

It means giving you a clear, staged roadmap back to training. Not guesswork. Not "see how it feels." Objective criteria at every phase, so you know exactly where you are and what comes next.

And it means keeping you training through your injury wherever possible — because going completely dark for 12 weeks isn't the answer.

  • Combat Sports Consulting is a physiotherapy service built exclusively for BJJ, Muay Thai, MMA, and boxing athletes. We offer sport-specific injury rehabilitation and return-to-training programs — in-person at our Moonee Ponds clinic, or online for athletes anywhere in Australia.

  • Most physio clinics apply the same generic protocols to every athlete, regardless of sport. Combat Sports Consulting is built around the specific injury mechanisms, movement demands, and training milestones of combat sports. That means rehab that accounts for submissions, takedowns, clinch work, and striking — not just pain levels. The goal is never just pain-free. It's back to hard rounds.

  • BJJ, Muay Thai, MMA, and boxing. That's it. This focus means every assessment and rehab plan is built around your sport — not adapted from a general template.

  • Any combat sports athlete dealing with an injury that's keeping them off the mats or out of the gym. Whether you train three times a week for the love of the sport or compete at an amateur or professional level, we build your plan around your goals and your timeline — not a standard recovery script.

  • Yes. Online physiotherapy consultations are available for combat sports athletes anywhere in Australia. Online sessions cover a full video-based injury assessment, diagnosis, and a complete step-by-step rehab plan with weekly progressions and direct support throughout recovery.

  • In-person appointments are available at 13-15 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039, through our partner clinic Stride Physiotherapy. Online consultations are available nationwide.

  • Yes. All consultations are led by a physiotherapist registered with AHPRA and a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Private health insurance extras cover may apply — check with your provider.

  • Yes. Care plans and private health insurance is accepted.

Frequently Asked Questions

Work with Combat Sports Consulting

In-person consultations are available at our clinic in Moonee Ponds. Online rehab is available for combat athletes anywhere in Australia.

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