Whose stronger, the undefeated world champion, or the single mother of three who holds down two jobs to provide? Which is the greater feat of strength, Muhammad Ali beating George Foreman in his physical prime, or Muhammad Ali in his senior years, suffering from Parkinsons disease, flying to Iraq with no security and negotiating the release of American prisoners to Saddam Hussein himself? What is Strong? The point is, there are many pictures of strength. And we are all in one way or another seeking to acquire more of it. As a martial artist, my job isn’t necessarily about making anyone st ..read more

You ever done the whole, ‘where was I this time last year?’ 5 years? 7 years? 10 years? I think it’s the grown up version of when we would draw lines on the wall as kids to measure our height and compare ourselves to it just to make sure progress was being made. Hello 2020. This year Brampton Muay Thai turns 10 years old. Where was I ten years ago? I was 26, lost, stressed, and angry. I was stressed because at 26, your 8 years removed from high school, and 4 years removed from university and therefore should be well into some sort of career and financial stability and ownership. Like all my ..read more

In Grade 7, I had this teacher, ‘Ms. D’.  Known to be super cool.  Everyone loved her.  She was chill, funny, fair and vibey.  No one disrespected her, or caused ruckus in class.  It was a smooth experience with her.One week before classes started in September the school would put out a list as to whose class you were assigned to.  Students literally rejoiced when they found out they would be in her class.However, as the school year unfolded her students had a range of achievements; she had a bunch of students who failed, passed and excelled.  As much as her reputation for a smooth class prece ..read more

Parent: “Hi, I want my child to do Muay Thai.”Me: “Hello, thats great, thanks for coming our way we’d be happy to help. Can I ask why you chose Muay Thai or Martial Art for your child to get involved with?”Parent: “My child needs discipline. He/She is too loose and needs some toughness. So pls be tough on my child.”Me: “Ok. I think you may have come to the wrong place. Toughness is not an approach that I take. In fact I find it to be on the whole quite detrimental to a childs development, from a scheduling perspective.”Parent: “Is that so? What do you mean?”Me: “Your child is here ..read more