Sam Zakula is a BJJ Black Belt that began training in the mid 1990’s. He trained under Joao Roque (1997 Mundail black belt champ) and Marc Laimon (trained several UFC world champions). He has lived in Los Angeles, Hawaii, Guam and Las Vegas in pursuit of learning and training in BJJ. He has trained and cornered athletes who have competed in the UFC, Bellator and ADCC. He has also cornered Canada’s first UFC World Champion Carlos Newton. As a coach at Xtreme Couture Sam is enthusiastic to train people of all levels. From a beginner who steps on the mat for the first time, who wants to get fit and learn real high level skill to also training professional athletes who have aspirations of competing at the highest of levels. Come try one of Sam’s classes or consider him for private instruction.
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt (2010)
Comfortable in one on one, small/large group
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NIk started his journey in athletics through highschool and gravitated toward the sport of Boxing. By training and learning the skills of the sport he furthered his experiences by becoming certified and licensed. Nik not only coaches adults from beginner level, but is also responsible for the Kids Program. Nik is comfortable with privates, small group and large group settings. Nik is also a competitive boxer.
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Kru Marco Antico began learning and competing in Muay Thai under Master Ajahn Suchart in 2003. He is a certified coach under Muay Thai Ontario. Marco has been Coach/Instructor at Xtreme Couture for over 15 years. He has over 21 years of coaching experience and is comfortable teaching kids and adults from beginner level to advanced. Marco is also a competitive runner and obstacle course racer. You’ll receive a focus on fundamentals when doing one of Marco’s classes, but also be prepared for your cardio to be tested.
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Ontario
Juan Carlos Vargas Torres is the head coach of the adult Wrestling program at Xtreme Couture. Coach Carlos wrestled in Mexico as a youth and in his teenage years went on to wrestle in Europe. Carlos continued his wrestling journey and began coaching, where his passion continues in helping those that want to learn the sport and participate at a competitive level.
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Arely Torales has embraced the sport of Wrestling. In her 4 years of competition, she has competed at the highest level and was victorious against a national gold medalist. She fell in love with the sport and has aspirations of representing Canada internationally. As Xtreme Coutures kids program coach, her goal is to positively impact the life of your child through Wrestling by teaching fundamentals and techniques and to lay a strong foundation of knowledge and skills.
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Ilir Serbo’s passion for athletics started in the high-school weight room and transitioned quickly onto the mats in martial arts. He found Muay Thai in 2010 and had fallen in love with the sport so much that he decided to study Kinesiology & Health Science at York University. After graduating he joined the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario to become a Registered Kinesiologist. He now has the pleasure of helping people at Xtreme Couture through martial arts and Kin related fitness services.
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Monica Muntean started her fitness journey at the age of 3 and since then has continued to develop and refine her skills. She has a passion for teaching and coaching her clients one on one through exercise and fitness as well as in her group fitness conditioning classes. She challenges members to become their best self while taking them to their limits. Fitness is a journey with ever evolving goals and a good coach will help you move mountains. “It’s not the size of the dog that’s in the fight. It’s the size of the fight that’s in the dog.”
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With over 10 Years of Martial Arts experience Sebastian Chaber has had over 35 fights, both amateur and professional in K1 style Kickboxing. Sebastian has achieved podium finishes in numerous international Kickboxing tournaments. As a coach at Xtreme Couture Sebastian is focused on teaching strong fundamentals, and he incorporates conditioning, technique drills, and technical sparring into all of his classes to ensure the best development in a controlled setting.
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kids boxing, kickboxing,Muay Thai coach and assistant adult boxing coach (bio forthcoming)
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Mike Imperato is a top ranked fighter who has fought in 4 different weight divisions. He has 9 professional wins (7 of them being 1st round finishes) and has never been finished in a fight before.
He is BJJ Blackbelt, with a grappling record 184 wins and 9 losses; Mike has competed across the world and has received numerous gold and silver medals in grappling at the highest level. He has had multiple fight contract offers with the UFC and is a practicing UFC coach and cornerman.
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