Champion Gym

The Champion Coaching Team



	Professor Bill Mahood Canadian MMA pioneer, former King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion and UFC fighter with over 30 sanctioned fights to his credit, Bill Mahood (in photo with 6x World Champion Randy Couture) has multiple black belts including a 3rd degree in Hapkido, a 2nd degree in Taekwondo as well as a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu under the lineage of 5x World Jujitsu Champion Bibiano Fernandes. Bill's unique yet practical application of Brazilian Jujitsu to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has laid the foundation for other current fighters to the UFC such as Kajan Johnson, and most recently on the amateur side, Champion Gym 2X World Championship Silver Medalist turned winning pro Alex Martinez and 2 other #1 ranked Canadian fighters by way of Brent Auger and Kyle Francotti. For Brazilian Jujitsu, Bill has developed multiple Brazilian Jujitsu gold medallists such as Shane Miller, Will Robbins, Jackson Fontaine, Roberto Jose, Ian Stoby and Justin Knoepfli in many competitions as recently as the Western regional Capital City Championships. ON TOP of all that Bill is the Canadian Amateur MMA Team Coach, coaching and cornering several other National athletes to medals including Gold in 2015. Bill has served on the Combative Sports Commission and has intimate knowledge of the sport, rules, and safety of MMA. Since 2013, 'the Butcher' has volunteered as the head coach the Champion MMA game with training on Mondays through Saturdays.

	Coach Tosh Mugambi Tosh is a community builder. A true Champion. He enjoys connecting people with fitness and has been coaching at Champion Gym, as his schedule permits, for many years. As an entrepreneur, he has founded the Zulu Challenge, K9 and kids, 1000 villages international food festival and learning (TEDx)

	Coach Peter Ladoucer Coach Peter has over 50 years of boxing experience including competing in over 300 bouts between 1952 and 1970 before coaching. Coach Peter has developed Canadian National Champions including his own son Chris and has a book about his life edited by his lovely wife Tara, 'Outrunning The Wind: Stories Of A Metis Boy's Childhood'. Peter is a high-performance competitive coach at Champion - winning the 2018 Champion Lifetime Achievement award for his service to humanity through sport!



	Coach Kamille Finnen Coach Kamille is the Lead Instructor for the Youth and Junior ChampionKids BJJ Team. Kamille's background is originally in Olympic Freestyle Wrestling, former captain of her high school wrestling team and top Provincial competitor. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as an adult was a natural progression for her, and has been training in it approximately 4 years, earning a prestigious Fernandes Blue Belt via Bill Mahood for her efforts! Most important of all, she is also the proud mother of 3!

	Coach Adam Link Adam Link has produced multiple champions in Freestyle and Folkstyle wrestling and is a staple of Champions MMA training. Adam's own daughter, Kinley Link (in the photo with Adam) as the Cadet Canadian National Freestyle Wrestling Champion has gone on to win bronze at the Pan-Am Games in Peru and is now competing in the Juniors! You'll find Adam on the Champion mats throughout the week!

	Coach Randy Mahon Coach Randy is our in-house trainer and brings valuable experience to the Champion fold. He is a Brazilian Jiujitsu Blue Belt twice over (Under Gracie Barra and then over again under Bibiano Fernandes via Bill Mahood) and loves competing in MMA with several amateur bouts experience under his belt and now professional. Randy, previously a top tier football athlete, is also a brown sash in kickboxing, as well as a brown belt in Goshin karate and now teaches Brazilian Jujitsu over several classes to youth and recreational. Randy has been a featured competitor on the Fight Network and is currently on a 3 fight winning streak in professional MMA. Randy is a proud father of his little boy and when he is not coaching and competing, he is with his family.



	Coach John Hachey John has 12 years competition experience in MMA, NOGI grappling and Muay Thai. He has trained in Bangkok, Thailand under Kru Anan Chantip/Srimuang Singsuanngern at the Kaesamrit Gym. The majority of his training experience comes from Fit Plus Muay Thai/MMA in Halifax, Nova Scotia under Professor Scott McLean and former #1 ranked UFC lightweight and Brown Belt TJ Grant. John currently is our lead instructor for our Preschool program, Muay Thai program and Recreational JiuJitsu and

	Coach Travis Fowler Travis has been involved with hockey all of his life. After playing he moved on to working for The National Hockey Training Centre, the San Antonio Rampage as well as operating his own office conditioning schools. As a karate-ka, he began studying martial arts as a teenager, beginning in the karate style of Wado. He loves helping people change their lives with fitness training. Travis is the proud father of his young son, destined to follow in his fathers' footsteps.

	Coach Jesse Mackie A school teacher by day, Champion boxing coach by night. As one of our many amateur boxers, Jesse is the obvious choice to be our ChampionKids and adult boxing coach. As well, you can find him running our Champion Adventure Camps during the summer and holidays!

	Coach Kuki Chimanikire Coach Kuki is certified in Les Mills Program for both RPM (spin) and Body Pump (weight training). Kuki is our instructor for all the moms and mom-to-be classes! Kuki is the proud mom of 3!

	Coach Becky Stewart Becky is a registered massage therapist since 2000, as well as a certified yoga teacher and advanced Buti yoga instructor She has boxed in her youth and became a coach for Rocky Titans Boxing Club from 2001-2003. She is married with 2 beautiful children. She likes to spend her free time running with her 2 labs, doing yoga, reading or hanging out with friends and family. Her focus is on safely building strength. Empowering people to better understand their movement patterns and working within that to challenge growth while preventing injury.