INSTRUCTORS
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Patrick Bazinet has trained in the Martial Arts for 16 years. For the last 7 years he has focused on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling with obsessive attention to technical detail. He is dedicated to providing the highest level of instruction and coaching to the Abhaya team and looks forward to seeing everyone achieve their training goals. |
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Matt Hamilton has trained at Abhaya for 4 years. Prior to that, he earned his second-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has a professional Mixed Martial Arts record of 1-1 and has won medals at many Grappling tournaments. |
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Devin Viner is a talented amateur boxer with 12 fights on his record. He has also trained in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts for three years medaling in many grappling tournaments and looks forward to competing in the cage one day. He is an enthusiastic instructor and is always looking to help members of Team Abhaya improve themselves. |
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Chris Kelades has trained intensively in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts at Abhaya for over four years. He instructs both Beginner Boxing and Submission Wrestling with strict attention to details in the basic fundamentals that make him such a successful competitor. Chris also successfully competed in his first Mixed Martial Arts match this year. |
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Jon McWaid has trained in Judo, Freestyle Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has been a dedicated member of Abhaya for over two years and now teaches the take downs class on Friday evenings. |
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Melyssa Hutchinson will help you get in the best shape of your life. She is a professional Fitness Instructor and Resistance Trainer through the Nova Scotia Fitness Association and works with people of all ages and fitness levels. At Abhaya, Melyssa leads the Fit-to-Fight and Boot Camp conditioning classes. She is a constant inspiration to her students, providing the training tools and encouragement they need to achieve all their fitness goals. Melyssa is also available to design personalized plans for any member looking to improve their cardio, lose weight, gain weight or strength, or simply improve overall health. Call 542-1666 for more details or contact Melyssa directly at Ph: 538-1024 Email: lyss@ns.sympatico.ca |
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Chantelle Doucette has been boxing competitively for almost five years. In 2007 she won a silver medal in the bantamweight (114-pound) division of the senior national boxing championships and remains one of Nova Scotia's top senior female boxers. Along with Luke Moore Chantelle teaches intermediate boxing at Abhaya passing on her training and ring experience while keeping a strong focus on technique, theory and boxing fitness. |
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Luke Moore with over 60 amatuer boxing fights including several trips to nationals brings a ton of experience to our Intermediate boxing class he teaches along side Chantelle Doucette. |
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Ryan Potter teaches our beginner kick boxing class. |
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Peter Campbell |
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Mike Hutchinson |
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Sean O'Brien |
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Kyle McDougall |
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Jon Foster has been a member at Abhaya for over two years with a focus on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Submission Grappling and Boxing. Jon is also the manager of Abhaya and can be reached at abhaya@ns.aliantzinc.ca or 542-1666 with any questions. |
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Our Instructor's Instructor! Rowan Cunningham was the head instructor at Abhaya MMA for the club's first four and a half years. He now lives and trains in London, ON, but maintains strong ties to the club he helped found. He has dedicated himself to the study and instruction of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a decade. He is a pioneer of the sport in Canada and one of the country's most highly-skilled practitioners. He is a four-time champion at the Joslin's Canadian Grappling Open, the inaugural Ontario Submission Wrestling Invitational Champion and has competed in over fifty tournaments across North America. He holds a professional Mixed Martial Arts record of 6-3 . |