Meet Our Instructors
BJJ Head Coach - Black Belt (3rd degree)
Fernando
Fernando began his passion for BJJ in 1995 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after practicing Taekwon-do from age 7 to 11 and Muay Thai from age 12 to 15.
Since then, he has always been linked to the Gracie Family and their Gracie Jiu-Jitsu lineage.
He moved to Japan in 2000, still a purple belt, and became one of the first Brazilians to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Japan at the time of the now-defunct MMA event, Pride FC, the biggest at the time.
He is also certified as a Police Self-Defense Instructor, an area in which he has worked since 1997, as an instructor or teacher for Law Enforcement and First Responders officers, having taught these professionals in Brazil, Japan, and now Canada.
Certified in First Aid and CPR C -AED.
Certified in Mental Health First Aid
Certified in Social and Organizational Psychology
Certified in the Use of Force & De-escalation
BJJ Coach - Black Belt
Reinaldo
Meet Coach Reinaldo
Brown Belt
Rodrigo
Meet Coach Rodrigo
Purple Belt
Juliano
Meet Coach Juliano
Hilary
Hilary Mahara is an advanced yoga practitioner with over three years of experience and holds a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification in Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga. She is licensed by the International Yoga Alliance and is passionate about guiding others on their yoga journey. As an online yoga instructor, Hilary combines her deep knowledge of yoga with a calm and supportive teaching style, making her classes accessible to students of all levels.
Additionally, she is CPR and First Aid certified, ensuring a safe and professional environment for her students.
Clara
Since she can remember, Clara has been passionate about dancing.
Originally inspired by the Dirty dancing movie back in the 80s when she was just a child, that passion grew over the years and, by the age of 11, she wanted to start balroom dance classes, which was not allowed for kids at that time.
By the age of 15, she finally got it started and when reached 18, started to teach samba, forró, salsa, and bolero among other dance styles.
Despite completing university degree and building a carrer in health care, the dance has been always on the background, even after moving to Canada in 2019