Rod Coulter’s love and interest in physical fitness, health

and Martial Arts started at the age of 13, in the ’80s when

Ninja movies were all the rage. But his journey began as a

result of a mugging incident on his way home from school.

This event led him to consider how to protect himself.

While in high school, Rod got a job at Lotus Martial Arts

supply. The owner knew Rod was interested in Martial Arts,

so he recommended a club led by Master Phil McAndrews,

a student of the Late Grandmaster Simon, who had

successfully opened multiple locations of Temple Kung Fu.

Rod joined the club and trained with a group of mostly

adults. At this time, Rod was still relatively young, so the

sparring was challenging, but he enjoyed the camaraderie of

the group and the knowledge gained from the club system.

 

After high school, Rod decided to try his hand at modeling.

This amazing experience afforded him the ability to

travel, see new worlds, and meet people he could not have

imagined. Each time he traveled, he would advance his

Martial Arts studies by attending the local schools available.

Rod continued martial arts training with Jay Creasey in

Calgary.

Jay Creasey introduced him to a host of other

trainers such as Datu Kelly Worden (a Knife expert from the

USA ) and Hatsumi Sensei in Japan.

Eventually, Rod was awarded his 5th Degree black belt from

Jay Creasey and his 7th Degree belt from Mr. Worden.

 

Rod established his own Dojo and now teaches a blended

martial arts system that includes the arts of all his previous

and current teachers.

Rod promotes a holistic approach to training, whether for

physical fitness, martial arts, or self-defense. The program

includes goal setting, nutrition, health, and easy to learn

methods based on his experience and learned information.

 

Rod respects the needs/wants of each client and develops

a unique program for them, not a pre-set program.

He is successful in connecting with his clients, and evidence of

this is in the length of time his clients have been with him,

some for over a decade.

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