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"A family friendly fitness facility that offers karate and fitness (cardio kickboxing) training by Karate World Champion Instructors."

Guelph Family Martial Arts Located at: 340 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 7K6 _ Tel: (519) 341-0550 _ Web: GuelphFamilyMartialArts.com

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Team Wins 9x Canadian Titles

Guelph Family Martial Arts Competition travelled to the Canadian Martial Arts Championships and Ontario Provincial Championships in Burlington, Ontario

For Immediate Release - February 25, 2019

 The event drew top competitors throughout the country and into the United States. Bringing 9 Canadian Titles back to Guelph.

The team is coached by the Nathan and Sophie Skoufis, the area’s most well-known instructors and multiple time world champions and owners of Guelph Family Martial Arts.

Head Instructor and Team Coach Nathan Skoufis said “It is a difficult competition that draws many of the top competitors throughout the country. It is an event I first competed at in 2007, which at that time was in the Hamilton Convention Centre. It is an awesome experience having your own students compete and going through that journey with them. 

They all trained so hard for the event, I am so proud of them. It is really rewarding for me as a coach and is a unique opportunity to help these athletes towards achieving their goals in combating fear, anxiety, self- doubt among other aspects. I am really fortunate. I know what a great coach did for me in my competition career, my mom Sophie has been coaching me around the world since I was around 10 years old and has been a mentor in my martial arts journey from age 6 when I started. 

They should all be very proud, as they have represented the community so well on the national stage”. Nathan Skoufis is a 16x World Champion, 5th degree black belt and has worked with UFC Fighters and Olympians."

The team trained for months in preparation for the event.



Back Row- Erin Grant, Matylda Daza, Nathan Skoufis, Sophie Skoufis, Emily Ortolan and Feng Lee - Front Row- Justin Tu and Rob Pisciuneri


Emily Ortolan, Justin Tu, Feng Lee, Erin Grant, Rob Pisciuneri, Matylda Daza, Sophie Skoufis and Nathan Skoufis


Results were as follows:

Justin Tu- Gold 15-17-year-old boys sparring

Emily Ortolan- Gold 15-17-year-old girls sparring

Matylda Daza- Gold 18-34 years old women’s sparring

Rob Pisciuneri-  Gold 18-34 years old men’s sparring

Feng Lee- Gold 35+ years old men’s weapons,Gold 35+ years old men’s Sparring, 
Silver 35+ years old men’s kata

Erin Grant- Gold 18-34 years old women’s kata, Gold 18-34 years old women’s weapons, Gold 18-34 years old women’s sparring

The team will next be in action in London, Ontario.

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Guelph Family Martial Arts (GFMA) is a family friendly fitness facility that offers karate and fitness (cardio kickboxing) training by Karate World Champion Instructors. Our classes are for everyone and every level of physical fitness, so you and your family can be sure you will feel comfortable in our program. Kids programs start as young as age 3 and provide a fantastic base for your child's overall development.
       

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