our Instructors

A Former North American Kickboxing Champion and Canadian Jiu-Jitsu Champion (BJJ). Terry has coached professionally for the International Fight League (IFL) and Pride Bushido as a coach for Team Japan. After cornering well over 100 MMA bouts, he is certainly one of the most seasoned Mixed Martial Arts Coaches in Canada. Terry’s athletes have been World Champions and have been at the top of the Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts scene in Ontario for over 15 years. Among the athletes that have put their trust in Terry for coaching and management are Carlos Newton, Claude Patrick, Tom Waters, Wagnney Fabiano and Brent Baurparlant to name a few. After 40 years of competing and coaching, you’ll see Terry as a broadcaster for Fox Sports MMA and on the mats at Warrior.

The first, of only 2 Canadians to ever win the UFC title, Carlos is truly one of the most recognizable internationally dominant fighters to have ever pioneered MMA competition. Known as "The Ronin", Carlos competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, and Shooto. Always a fan favorite, Carlos reigned at the top of the UFC and was also a Japanese Sports Hero as a Pride Champion. With an outstanding professional career lasting over 15 years, he will forever be a Canadian Martial Arts Legend.

Everton is an 8 time Canadian Golden Gloves Champion, with a record of 136 – 7, outstanding! He holds the Canadian Amateur Record for the most knockouts with 87 KO victories, truly impressive! One of the most respected and experienced Canadian Professional Boxing Coaches today. Everton has coached some of Canada’s most famous MMA competitors and some of the World’s finest boxers. Now he can coach you!

Tom is a professional Mixed Martial Arts Athlete and a former King Of The Ring Champion. He had outstanding amateur careers in both MMA and K-1 Kickboxing; going 8 – 0 in MMA and becoming a CASK K-1 National Kickboxing Champion. Tom is a Warrior MMA Black Belt (the Gold Seal of MMA skills) and a former Ontario Provincial Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Silver Medalist. Through Tom you can see the Warrior tradition of excellence has been passed on to another generation once again. Tom’s classes are particularly known for fun, variation and sweat!

Jason has the longest tenure as a coach at Warrior, along with Terry Riggs. He has been helping parents teach their kids character along with self-defense for over 15 years at Warrior. Jason has a Black Belt and has been both Ontario Tae Kwon Do and Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Champion. He is a certified Personal Trainer, Veteran MMA Competitor and a Hypnosis Therapist. Experience and consistency is what Jason brings to the table, your child couldn’t find a better instructor to model for integrity and technical excellence.

Tim is an extremely seasoned Mixed Martial Arts Athlete and a MMA Champion. After starting his training career in Canada, alongside Terry and Carlos, Tim then moved to Japan and continued his training in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA there. He became the North Japan MMA Champion in the prestigious Shooto organization. Tim’s MMA record was an impressive 12 – 2 in Shooto and he trained Jiu-Jitsu under the World-renowned Paraestra BJJ organization. Tim is now back in Canada and brings his international experience to the Warrior Team.

A fixture at Warrior since it opened, Jon is a Black Belt and is a seasoned MMA veteran competitor. Jon now takes pride in passing along the character and skills he has learned at Warrior to the next generation. Jon is an Ontario Provincial Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Silver Medalist and a former Tae Kwon Do Champion. He has been a Warrior instructor for over a decade and has enjoyed seeing a decade of Warrior children grow and develop.

Always a children’s favorite, Andrew is a No Gi Grapplers Quest Gold Medalist and an Ontario Golden Gloves Silver Medalist. He is a children’s instruction specialist and delivers a full “Bully Buster” and conflict resolution program in his classes. Andrew is about raising kid's self-esteem while teaching them the best junior self-defense taught anywhere. Easy to relate too, Andrew successfully mixes fun into the Warrior curriculum while empowering every child through MMA.

James is a Professional Mixed Martial Arts competitor and a former Ontario Provincial Jiu- Jitsu (BJJ) Champion. He is an organized children’s MMA instructor, a great role model and is fantastic at delivering the Warrior character building program. James started at Warrior at almost 100 lbs above his professional fight weight, he is a shining example of determination determines your destiny and passes that work ethic along to the kids he teaches.

A Mixed Martial Arts veteran competitor and a regular on the Ontario Jiu-Jitsu competition scene, Greg is one of the young guns of the next Warrior generation. A patient, technical instructor, Greg has been a welcome addition to the Warrior Team.

Paul is another Ontario Provincial Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Champion from Warrior. He sets a fine example for what can be accomplished when starting your competing career in your thirties. Refusing to compete in the over thirty divisions, Paul’s dedication, drive and love for the sport has brought him to the top against men 10 years his junior. Paul is a mature, patient instructor and his favorite students are beginners that he can technically mold and shape for the future.

Cory is another one of Warrior’s experienced Mixed Martial Arts veteran competitors and a former wrestling champion. After dominating the Northern Ontario wrestling scene for 4 years Cory came 4th in the Canadian National Championships. Cory now teaches the No Gi takedown classes at Warrior. After moving to the area years ago, Cory chose Warrior for its history and because he realized Champions build Champions; so Warrior was the logical choice for him.

Paul has been training and coaching Martial Arts for 40 years. A former Canadian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Silver Medalist, Paul runs the Mindful Warrior Program at Warrior, which specializes in Emotion Regulation for youth. Paul Badali has a master’s degree in social work and has been a child and family therapist for more than 12 years. Mr. Badali has developed programs that have been praised internationally and recommended by Sick Kids Hospital!

A Salvosa BJJ Open Jiu-Jitsu Silver Medalist, Charlie dedicates most of his teaching time to the Little Warriors and Teenage programs at Warrior. Unparalleled in his work ethic, in his personal life and in the Dojo, Charlie passes on his work ethic as a mentor to his students. Character, politeness and focused listening skills are all goals in Charlie’s classes.

Jason is a Professional Mixed Martial Arts athlete as well as a former Ontario Provincial Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Champion. He has excellent boxing skills and is a mixed martial artist that is well rounded and can do it all. Jason is a great example of commitment and work ethic determining how far you will go.

The youngest of the Warrior Instructors, Matt has technical excellence and ring maturity beyond his years. Matt is an Ontario Golden Gloves Boxing Champion and a CASK K-1 Kickboxing Champion. He is an excellent example of what can be accomplished through hard work, technical understanding and a belief in yourself. Let Matt help instill self-esteem and confidence in your kids.