RYAN PARSONS

BLACK BELT AND BLUE BELT

Ryan opened the gym in 2006 at the age of 21. A lifelong martial artist, coach, and entrepreneur, he has won numerous championships and tournaments, including the North American Muay Thai championship in 2016.

• Certified Muay Thai instructor under Kru Nokweed Sriampai (Muay Thai School USA)
• Brown Belt in BJJ under Louis Ho (10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu)
• Black Belt under Martin Patenaude (Patenaude Martial Arts)
• Black Belt under Brian Paquette (Zen Dragon)

With nearly 15 years of boxing experience, he has trained with the famous Hilton Boxing Family and has also dedicated 7 years to wrestling with Gia.

Ryan has trained countless champions and thousands of students to become the best versions of themselves.

GREG BELAND

Greg is a dedicated and passionate coach. He is a veteran of over 20 Muay Thai and MMA fights and he won the world championship in Chess-Boxing in 2023.

He is a certified nutrition consultant specializing in weight loss (and gain) and fighter weight cuts. Greg has traveled to Thailand to train multiple times and is a certified WBC Muay Thai ring official.

Greg has been a full-time martial arts instructor since 2016 and has been the head instructor in VSL since 2021.

EXPECT MORE FROM A SUMMER CAMP

What if this summer your children build the confidence and skills to never be bullied again? What if this summer, instead of just playing video games or going to any old camp, your children learned about respect, discipline, and self-defense? This summer try something new. Sign up for our APEX Martial Arts summer Camp!

WHAT THEY WILL DO:

We guarantee your child comes home with a smile. "With our unique "customized day" every camper gets to participate in exactly the activities they want. Besides daily Martial Arts training and Yoga, they will chose from sports like soccer, baseball and ball hockey. We send groups to our local pools to cool off. We offer activities like epic foam sword battles, arts and crafts, and unique martial arts games. Our campers can go on educational adventures to the Cosmodome, Mount Royal or the Bio Dome. It's the ULTIMATE summer experience.