Coaches Corner
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.”
Alexandra K. Trenfor
Danny Etkin • Nunchucks | Forms
A member of Team Paul Mitchell Karate, Danny Etkin is a regular presence in sport karate’s competitive circuits and has his own signature series of nunchucks made by Century Martial Arts. He’s best known for his insanely creative nunchaku forms and tricks.
A professional tricker, Adam Devenport is the founder and owner of the Shapes tricking brand. His career began as a black belt and gymnastics coach before transitioning into tricking, and garnering fame for his signature Websters.
As a 10-year veteran, accredited competitive cheerleading Coach, with Cheerstrike Royals, Alina applies her extensive knowledge and assertive approach to her competitive and private students, helping them to tap into and magnify their individual strengths and abilities.
Performance Coaches
“Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.”
Bruce Lee
Tazito Garcia • Acting | Fight Training for Film
Tazito Garcia is a multi-award-winning actor, director, and speaker. Garcia is also known for his intricate Hong Kong-style fight scenes as well as his sheer heroic screen presence and charisma. Garcia also earned his first dan black belt in the late 90s where he also competed in full contact karate, kung fu, greco wrestling and later trained in the art of capoeira.
Sandy Dow • Mind | Body | Soul
Sandy Dow is a coach, author, intuitive, teacher, and Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. She is the creator of a transformational coaching method called “The Dow Effect”, a potent blending of spiritual practices and cutting edge nervous system management techniques, offering revolutionary breakthroughs for her clients.
Primary Support
Penny L Sampson • Manager | Designer
Penny L. Sampson began her career as an Assertiveness Trainer and Communication Consultant 19 years ago, gaining unparalleled experience in the social and cultural constructs of gender space, while also establishing herself as a respected mixed media designer; strong design is yet another medium of communication. Currently working as a Communication Consultant and Creative Strategist for SHE ROCKS LIFE, she also holds the positions of Agent, Graphics | Web Designer, and Media Manager for Eccaia Sampson, and the Spill it! interview series. She is widely known for her ability to quickly source solutions to seemingly complex situations, her direct approach and communication expertise. While her commitments have taken her around the world, Penny is proud to call Ontario, Canada home.
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