Eric moves for discipline
“This is in my heart, this is my profession, this is what I’ll do forever.”
Eric began Kung Fu at 10 and later trained in mixed martial arts, kickboxing, and boxing. Martial arts became his passion, his profession, and the discipline he plans to carry for life.
Eric has been drawn to martial arts since he was young.
He began practicing Kung Fu at the age of 10, first as a traditional martial art and then as something that grew into both a sport and a way of life.
“I picked it up more as a hobby and down the road more as a sport,” he says.
When he was around 18 to 20, Eric moved toward western martial arts, including mixed martial arts, kickboxing, and boxing. Over time, he combined parts of traditional and western arts into a practice that helped him grow as a martial artist and fitness professional.
“No one brought me into this world of martial arts,” Eric says. “It’s something that I’ve developed myself, into loving the art.”
As a coach in Toronto, Eric teaches the forms of movement that connect most with the people around him: boxing, kickboxing, conditioning, performance enhancement, mixed martial arts, and self-defense.
But coaching is only part of the story. Eric also sees himself as a future fighter and competitor. He knows that moving from coach to competitor will be a big transition, but martial arts is not something he imagines leaving behind.
“I’ll never drop martial arts in my life, even when I’m old,” he says.
For Eric, martial arts is about teaching, competing, sport, art, and discipline. It connects him to the martial artists who came before him and to the clients and athletes he works with now.
“This is in my heart,” he says. “This is my profession, this is what I’ll do forever.”
The discipline also shapes the way Eric shows up every day. He believes that when someone commits fully to something, they can move forward. It is the same message he gives his clients and himself.
“If you give me your 100, I will give you my 100,” he says. “You gotta give your 100.”
Eric moves for discipline.