Kru Zubair Khan – Head Muay Thai Coach

Inspired by the likes of Bruce Lee and Muhammad Ali, Kru Zubair began combat sports at the early age of 5 years.  After earning a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do he discovered Muay Thai and was immediately fascinated by its simplicity, effectiveness and intense training regimen.  He was also attracted to the culture of respect and sportsmanship that came with it. 

Zubair began competing in full-contact Muay Thai in 1995 and has been an active competitor ever since, earning a reputation for his highly technical style and ring name "The Cobra".  To date, he has participated in a total of 44 amateur and professional Muay Thai and Boxing bouts, achieving the following titles and designations:

  • CAMTAO Canadian Super Middleweight Champion

  • WMF North American Light-Heavyweight Champion

  • WMC 2003 World Championship Silver Medalist- Bangkok, Thailand

  • IKF 2008 World Championships Tournament Winner- Orlando, Florida

Before establishing Warrior Muay Thai, Zubair has coached students at several different schools including:

  • Phady’s Muay Thai (Cambridge, Ontario)

  • Backstreet Boxing Studio (Guelph, Ontario)

  • Ultimate Martial Arts (Scarborough, Ontario)

As a Muay Thai coach, Zubair has trained several successful athletes including Bilal Chawich who won the 2008 IKF World Classic Championships Heavyweight division, as well as Christopher Williams who won the TBS-SA World Classic Tournament Middleweight B and A-Class tournament.

Alongside a successful Muay Thai career, Zubair is an English graduate of the University of Waterloo, a full-time Recruitment Consultant with Rogers Communications and an advocate of humanitarian aid, who strives for success in all aspects of life.
 

-CAMTAO Certified Kru (Instructor) Issued by Ajarn Khan Phady (2007)

  • -World Muay Thai Federation Certified Judge and Referee – Bangkok, Thailand (2003)

  • -Current Vice President of the World Amateur Muay Thai Association of Canada (WAMTAC)

Kru Christopher Williams – Muay Thai Coach

Christopher the “Doctor” Williams brings a light-hearted yet high-energy approach to training. Known for his extraordinary physical condition and hard work ethic, he inspires students to achieve their very best.  In addition to being a feared Muay Thai Champion, Chris is a certified "Kru" Instructor, Personal Fitness Trainer and accomplished Microbiology professional.

In June of 2009 he won the B-Class division of the annual TBA-SA World Classic Tournament held in Des Moines, Iowa defeating 3 opponents in the same weekend.  The following year he returned and won the Open-class division.

Christopher is a University of Toronto Industrial Microbiology Graduate and currently teaches Food Biology at Centennial College in Scarborough.

Kru Christopher Williams

-Certified Kru (Muay Thai Instructor) through the World Amateur Muay Thai Association of Canada (WAMTAC)

-Certified personal fitness trainer (Can-Fit Pro)

-Fitness Kickboxing Instructor Level 1 (Fitness Kickboxing Canada Inc)

 

Kevin Higgins - Boxing Coach

Kevin Higgins has been involved with Boxing for over 15 years. He has an impressive fight record of 16 wins and only 2 losses with an equally impressive history of training top-notch boxing athletes, some of which have won the prestigious Annual Golden Gloves tournament hosted by the Ontario Boxing Association (OBA).

Kevin holds a “Class A” level coaches license and is pursuing his Professional Coaching License. He leads the boxing classes at Warrior Muay Thai and is respected for his old-school, no-nonsense approach to training.

 

Coach Kevin Higgins


-Class-A Boxing Coach License

-Professional Coaching License in Progress

 

Christian Manansala - Conditioning Coach

Christian Manansala is an ISSA & Can Fit Pro certified fitness trainer with over 7 years of experience in personal training and group fitness training, specializing in muscular endurance and weight loss.  In addition to his background in fitness training, Christian has spent nearly 7 years training in Muay Thai, including a 3 month stay in Phuket, Thailand where he trained at the world famous Tiger Muay Thai and Somchai Muay Thai gyms.  Christian is a member of Warrior Muay Thai's competition team and a contributor to the competitive team's conditioning training.

 

Coach Christian Manansala

-ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer

-Can Fit Pro Certified Fitness Trainer