For Immediate Release - Friday, December 20, 2019
This award is for recently being selected as coaches for the 2020 Ontario Winter Games in Orillia. The event will draw 5,000 athletes from throughout the area. The mother and son duo were selected based on their competitive experience over the last two decades and involvement in motivating martial artists of all ages.
Nathan and Sophie Skoufis are 5th degree black belts and have claimed victories in some of the largest martial arts sanctioning bodies NASKA, NBL, IFMA, NAFMA, WKA, WKC and WAKO competing globally. The Skoufis family has also produced regional, provincial, national and international champions of their own. They are highly sought after as coaches for their attention to detail and well-known training methods.
The Winter Games will be sanctioned by WAKO which is recognized by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) Nathan and Sophie Skoufis will be a great asset for the Winter Games.
Nathan Skoufis said
“This award means a lot to our family, we would like to thank everyone throughout the area for your ongoing support. The Winter Games Coaching has been amazing and something that I have really enjoyed. To work with many of the young athletes to help them reach their goals is so rewarding.”
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