Kru Clifton Brown is a retired Canadian Light Heavyweight Muay Thai Kickboxer from Brampton, Canada. He began his career under the tutelage of Ajahn Suchart at the famous Siam No. 1 Muay Thai club in Toronto. Clifton would go on to become Canada's first ever World Champion in Muay Thai. He captured World Championship crowns 5 times in his career. Upon retirement, Brown focused on training the new era of Canadian Muay Thai talent. He is Canada's first amateur Muay Thai National Team coach when they competed at the IFMA World Championship in Belarus. Today, Clifton is the head coach at www.lotusfitness.ca.

Lotus Fitness & Thai Boxing was created by a group of passionate Muay Thai fighters and coaches who wish to share their love of the sport with the Queen West communities in Toronto. Clifton Brown is a retired 5x Muay Thai World Champion, and Canada's first athlete to achieve this honour. Charles Chen is an active Open Class amateur Muay Thai athlete, and instructor at Lotus. Hyedie Hashimoto is also an active amateur athlete and instructor at Lotus. Visit www.lotusfitness.ca to learn more about what they have to offer.

Kru Darwin Miranda is the owner and head coach of www.krudar.com. Recently he was a coach for the Canadian amateur Muaythai team at the 2018 Pan Ams. Through Krudar, Darwin has produced such international talent as Janice Lyn, Yumiko Kawano, and Josimar Tulloch.

Vic Costa is the head coach and owner of K1 Kickboxing Academy in Burlington, Ontario. K1 Kickboxing Academy opened in September 2015.

Prior to opening K1 Kickboxing Academy, Vic trained and coached at many gyms including Effective Kickboxing, Tapout and Prime Time. As a coach, Vic has been very successful with his fighters and has proudly been involved in the development of many successful fighters including Giovanni Dixon, Kane Heron, Amy “The Brickhouse” Reid, Tenor Broach and Lloyd “Teaganala” Reyes.

Vic took on the role of head coach for the Canadian Muaythai team that traveled to Buenos Aires in December 2018. It was one of Canada's best performances at the Pan Ams to date, taking home 4 gold medals, 3 silver, and 2 bronze, as well as a Silver Medal for overall team performance at the championship. This episode includes Vic's reflection on his role as coach, and his impressions of each athlete that represented Canada in Argentina.

Zubair Khan is the owner and head coach of Warrior Muay Thai in North York, Ontario, www.warriormuaythai.com. He has enjoyed a Muay Thai career that has spanned over 2 decades, which began in Cambridge, Ontario at 14 with Khan Phady. At 37, he recently competed at the 2018 Pan American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This episode covers a wide range of topics, including Zubair's reflections on his career up to now, the growth of Muay Thai at home and abroad, and why he chose to compete for Team Canada. A great podcast with a great human.

Candice Mitchell is a professional Muay Thai athlete with Phuket Top Team and CSA. She is a provincial, North American & world champion. What makes her accomplishments so special is the fact that she began her career in combat sports only 6 years ago. Abandoning the life of a regular 9-5 working class woman, Candice decided to sacrifice the familiar comforts of home to pursue her dreams of becoming one of the best female fighters on the planet. First, she moved to Thailand to join Phuket Top Team www.phukettopteam.com. Then she made another move to the Combat Sports Academy in Dublin, California, to seek the mentorship of her now head coach, Kirian Fitzgibbons www.csagym.com. Candice is currently a managing partner of TKMT's downtown Toronto location www.tkmtacademy.com. Follow her online at www.candicekmitchell.com as she continues her journey towards becoming the best female combat sports athlete on the globe.

Robert Beer is a sport psychology specialist and owner of Mindset First, which can be found online at www.mindsetfirst.ca. Robert is a former tennis pro who parlayed a tennis scholarship into a Masters Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology. He recently offered a seminar at Lanna MMA for all of the athletes and coaches in the Ontario Muaythai community for pre-performance routines. He offers consultation services to help athletes reach peak performance.

Kru Joe Marchand Tipping is one of Canada's most experienced fighters and coaches. He began training at age 9 under Kru Chris Kew. He holds an amateur record of 87-19-3, and a professional record of 10-5. Joe has competed all over the world, including Lumpinee Stadium. He is still an active fighter, while also fostering the growth of the next generation of Canadian athletes at his school in Stratford, Ontario, www.fifthround.ca. His 20 year contribution to the sport of Muaythai in Ontario is important to study.

Natalie Yip is a former professional and amateur Muaythai fighter and boxer. With over 25 bouts to her credit, Natalie is now a coach and trainer in Toronto, offering a wide variety of amazing services to clients of all backgrounds and skill levels. You can find her online at www.trainwithnat.com or visit her at Grant MMA Rival Boxing.

Lita Mae Button is a former pro boxer who now owns and operates www.onthebutton.club out of www.undisputedmma.ca. Lita's non-contact boxing inspired workouts for people suffering with Parkinson's can be found online at www.rocksteadyboxingunidsputed.ca

Kru Jeff Harrison is a former fighter in Muaythai, Kickboxing and MMA. Today he is the owner of New Era Combat Sports, and coaches a thriving stable of amateur and professional athletes in a variety of disciplines.

Kru Jeff has a wealth of information to share when it comes to the growth of Muaythai, the philosophy of fighting, coaching, and how the principles of martial arts parallels closely with life.

He will be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of New Era with Live at Landsdowne an amateur Muaythai show, on Saturday November 24th, 2018. Get your tickets at www.eventbrite.ca, and search for Muaythai: Live at Landsdowne. Money will be raised for www.woundedwarriors.ca