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AGATSU SENIOR INSTRUCTORS
(Senior Kettlebell Instructor)

My passion for fitness and health started when I was 8 years old. I remember going through the yellow pages forcing my parents to enroll me in some type of martial arts class. Tae Kwon Do was my first love for 8 years until amateur freestyle wrestling was introduced to me in elementary school. I traveled all over for Tae Kwon Do and wrestling in Canada with the support of my parents who were teachers. I continued wrestling after graduation and represented the U. of Regina Cougars for five years. After finishing my degrees in Physical Activity Studies and in Education, I pursued amateur bodybuilding for 8 years.

I continued to educate and do certification courses in kettle bell and mixed martial arts classes with Shawn Mozen (founder of Agatsu). In 2007, my wife and I started our own training business (Chi-Ki Enterprises) in Regina, Saskatchewan. The business in training all walks of life has increased every year! Besides teaching and counselling students, Kim (wife) and I definitely enjoying helping people attain a higher level of fitness/health! Being part of the Elite Team for Agatu will continue my dreams to promote effective, healthy and functional fitness to everyone. 2010 is going to be an exciting year!
www.ronchichigonzales.comB.Pas, B.Ed, PTS, Agatsu MMA fitness level one, AKC level two
(Senior Kettlebell Instructor)

I have been involved in a variety of sports and activities all of my life. It all began at the age of eight when I started to enjoy long distance running. At the age of eleven, I was involved with army cadets for three years. This is where I started to compete in ski-biathlon and other competitive, aggressive and challenging games that came with it! I was always active in many sports in school but my first real passion in high school was rugby. We were city and provincial champions for five consecutive years! My passion for the health and fitness industry continued after graduation when I became personal trainer.

(Senior Kettlebell Instructor)

Mike has been training clients of all ages and fitness levels since 1974. He currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri and is co-owner of St. Louis Self Defense and Fitness where he serves as a teacher, coach and motivator.Before moving to St. Louis in 2004, Mike owned and operated his own private fitness studio in Los Angeles. He worked with many high profile clients and established himself as someone who gets "results". Mike's 35 plus years in the fitness industry has taught him how important it is to continually evolve in all aspects of training.

Mike was also impressed with the strength and endurance benefits received training with kettlebells. He loved the kb's simplicity "It is a gym in your hand" a "mobile gym" that you could take with you anywhere (inside/outside) and train.
Since his introduction to the kettlebell by Shawn, Mike has also been able to train with Jeff Martone and is a certified kettlebell instructor through Crossfit as well as Agatsu.
He has incorporated kettlebells into a major part of his and his private clients training programs and added them into his schools curriculum with great success.
He looks forward to passing on his knowledge and passion to everyone he trains!(Technical Director for Agatsu Joint Mobility & Movement)

Sara-Clare has been a fitness professional since 2003. Her background includes a mixture of crossfit, yoga, joint mobility and myofascial release, dance and gymnastics. She’s a leading kettlebell expert and travels internationally with Agatsu training other trainers. She is the highest ranked Agatsu trainer in Montreal. Her clients and class participants learn healthy movement patterns, body awareness and build a strong foundation for fitness for life. As a one of a kind fitness professional, her sessions are consistently dynamic, engaging and challenging. Sara-Clare’s high level of expertise allows her to work with you wherever you are at: athletes to people dealing with serious illness.
(Senior Kettlebell Instructor)

My journey in fitness began at a very young age, as a competitive swimmer. Benefiting from the guidance of some of Canada’s foremost coaches, I traveled all over Canada and the United States to compete, and when I was thirteen years old, I achieved a rank of 2nd in Canada for 200m Butterfly. At the age of fifteen, I was introduced to kettlebell training around the same time I retired from swimming and discovered Ketto Ryu Ju-Jutsu. After four years of Ketto Ryu Ju-Jutsu, I switched to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the tutelage of Mike Yackulic, where I continue to train to this day.
I am now a purple belt under Mike Yackulic and Sylvio Behring.I obtained a diploma from the Somatics Institute of Massage Therapy, but fitness was always my true passion, and I quit my job as a massage therapist to pursue my dream of being one of Canada’s top strength and conditioning instructors. I have taken huge steps toward my dream by training extensively with Shawn Mozen and obtaining his Level 1 and 2 Agatsu certifications.
After running my own company, Machine Shop Kettlebell Concepts, and creating the F.A.S.T. Fitness program, I am now setting my sights on the future as the head trainer of Agatsu West, and as an Agatsu Elite. It is a huge honour to join such distinguished company as Shawn and the other Elites, and I’m very excited to be a part of Canada’s gold standard for kettlebell training.(Technical Director for Agatsu Barbell Certification)

Pierre Aug is the owner of Capital Strength and Conditioning, and Capital Weightlifting Club. Having started his career and training as a Strength Coach and PT instructor in the Canadian Forces his foreknowledge of Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Weightlifting and his various military training made him a uniquely observant trainer with a broad knowledge base. His passion for strength and explosive training methods led him to train with many of North Americas very best Olympic Weightlifting coaches.
Pierre and his club has also been host to some of the best Weightlifters in the world such as Bulgarian Aleksandar Varbanov (21 times World Record Holder) and has taken every opportunity to learn and adapt the methods of these greats to the everyday activities in his club. His club employs multiple times world championship team coach Daniel Robitaille..
Pierres competitive athletes compete in various sports including; Marathon, Football, Mixed Martial Arts, Hockey and many more. He is also responsible for the strength and conditioning of several OFSAA level high school teams in as many disciplines.
Pierre's Info:
- National Coaching Certification Program, Level II Weightlifting Coach - Eff. Feb 20 2010
- National Coaching Certification Program Level I Gymnastics Instructor
- Agatsu Certified Kettlebell Instructor Level 1
- Formerly RKC Certified Kettlebell Instructor
- Formerly Responsible for Physical Training with a major Canadian Forces combat force.
- Formerly CrossFit Level 3 Instructor
(Technical Director for Agatsu Barbell Certification)

Willie Albert won a silver at the Raw World Powerlifting Championships on the 2ndOct 2009 He made all of his attempts (even his benches, Willie's least favorite lift), topping out with a 252.5kg (556.6lbs) Back Squat, a 160kg (352.75lbs) Bench Press and finishing with a massive 325kg (716.5lbs) Deadlift, for a 737.5kg (1626lbs) total in the 82.5kg bodyweight class. The Russian athlete who came in first totaled 752.5kg including an incredible 210kg (467lbs) Bench Press. Remember this was the RAW World's, only a belt allowed, no suit, no knee wraps in fact the knees had to be bare.
Willie incredibly out dead lifted all of the 90kg lifters (the weight class above) in the competition. For someone who started lifting as a skinny kid 14 years ago he's become one of the premiere raw powerlifters in the world through tons of hard work and consistency.
Along with his physical accomplishments Willie is an outstanding coach who shares his knowledge at his gym in Ottawa and on the road conducting Agatsu Barbell Certifications along with Pierre Auge.

