Head Coach
MASTER RYAN FORMOSA
4th Dan Black Belt
* 4th Degree Black Belt certified by World Taekwondo Federation
* 24 years martial arts experience
* Owner of Cobra’s Taekwondo Training Centre in Chatham, ON
* NCCP certified coach
* First Aid & CPR certified
* Former Ontario Champion & Nationally Top Ranked athlete
* Trainer/Coach to International & National medallists including 2013 Canadian Team Member
Our head coach Master Ryan Formosa brings 22 years of martial arts experience to the Chatham community. Among his accomplishments are, Ontario Provincial gold medallist in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. Master Formosa has competed at the Canadian National Team Selections from 1996-2004, several times reaching the semi-finals in both the junior and senior age divisions. Master Formosa also competed in the Olympic Selection games (Carding) several times over this time period.
Master Formosa is the only coach in Chatham/Kent who is NCCP certified to coach at the national and international level,. and the only coach in the area to produce a national Taekwondo athlete since 1999, including a bronze medallist representing Team Canada at the 2013 Cadet Pan-American Championships.
Coach Mark Warburton
* 5th degree black belt master instructor certified by World Taekwondo Federation
* Coach of Team Ontario 2013-2014
* NCCP certified coach
* First Aid & CPR certified
* 24 years martial arts experience
* 17 years coaching experience
* International Competitor since 2001
* National Competitor since 1998
* Trained and Coached over 40 national medallists
* Trainer and coach to International medallists including medallists at Pan-American Championships
* 2005 US Open gold medalist (Poomsae)
Coach Jason McIntyre
* 5th Degree Black Belt master instructor certified by World Taekwondo Federation
* Former Canadian National Team representative & Ontario Champion
* Trainer/Coach to dozens of national medallists, several Junior Team Canada members 2005-2011
* First Aid & CPR certified
* Amateur Mixed Martial Arts competitor
* Over 10 years experience training in Boxing
* 24 years martial arts experience
* 13 years coaching/instructing experience