Coaches / Trainers

Head Coach/Owner

Paul Oddi

Paul Oddi is the founder and head coach of Point Blank CrossFit and Point Blank Martial Arts and Fitness.

Paul has had extensive experience working with and producing high performance athletes. In his 12 years as a coach and trainer his clients and students have included marathon runners, football players, wrestlers, hockey players, a CFL Player, police officers, fire fighters, soldiers and other personal trainers. He has personally produced almost a dozen Provincial Thai Boxing Champions, 2 National Title holders, and a multitude of recreational and competitive atheletes from ages 4 and up.

Paul is an aprentice instructor under Richard Bustillo (original student of Bruce Lee and Ninth Degree Grand Master in Fillipino Martial Arts), a certified instructor and black belt in Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Kali/Eskrima and Muay Thai under Sifu/Kru Bobby Giordano (American Martial Arts Center Belmont, MA), a former private student of professional Canadian MMA fighter Mark Bocek, Level 2 Certified Boxing Coach with Boxing Ontario/Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, a Level1 Official with Boxing Ontario, a Level 1 Coach with the Canadian Amateur Sport Kickboxing Council (CASK), and a Level 2 CASK Official. In addition Paul is an Advanced Green Belt in Doce Pares Eskrima under Grand Master Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete. He is certified CrossFit instructor, CrossFit Olympic Lifting Instructor and an NCCP Level 2 Coach with Coaching Canada and Certified in Sports First Aid (includes Standard First Aid and CPR Level C) helping to ensure the safety and well-bring of all our students.

Former vice-chair of the CASK National Thai Boxing commitee, and member of the rules commitee that established the National Thai Boxing Rules for CASK. Served as one of the coaches on both the Sernior and Junior National Teams that represented Canada at two world championships.

He has also trained and attended seminars with such world renowned instructors as Mo Teague, Dan Inosanto, Ajarn Burklerk Pinsinchai former Lumpini and Ratchadamnoen Champion of Thailand, Matt Thorton of Straight Blast Gym, Vut Kamnark of the United World Muay-Thai Association, ‘Judo’ Gene Labelle, Gokor Chivichyan and Kali/Eskrima living legend Grandmaster Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete of the Philipines.

He is proud to have personally brought 3 Amateur Sports to York Region (Muay Thai/Thai Boxing, Boxing, and Olympic Weightlifting), and to have introduced the region’s first general fitness program for young children (Fit Kid).

Paul’s current certifications include:

• CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
• CrossFit Olympic Lifting Coach
• NCCP Trained Weightlifting Trainer with the Ontario Weighlifting Association (OWA)
• NCCP Level 2 Boxing Coach with the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association (CABA)
• Level 1 Official with Boxing Ontario
• Level 1 Kickboxing Coach with the Council of Amateur Sport Kickboxing (CASK)
• Level 2 Offical with the Council of Amateur Sport Kickboxing (CASK)
• Red Cross Certified in Sports First Aid (includes Standard First Aid and CPR Level C)

E-mail: paul@pointblank.ca

Martial Arts Trainers

Steve Hyatt – MMA/JKD Coach

Steve has been training in Jeet Kune Do for over 20 years and at Point Blank for the past 6 years.  He assists instructing our Tiny Tigers, MMA Classes and coaching our Junior Competition Team.  Steve has had the privilege of training with such instructors as: 

• Mo Teague
• Dan Inosanto
• Larry Hartsell
• Francis Fong
• Alan Cain

His training has encompassed the following areas: 

• Jeet Kune Do
• MMA
• Blunt and bladed weapons
• Grappling
• Thai Boxing
• Close Combat
• Personal Protection

 An accomplished coach, Steve’s community involvement includes 7 years coaching Soccer, Hockey and Baseball teams.  He continues to have a passion for learning and has been training in MMA/JKD at Point Blank for the past 5 years.

Kru Faizal Karmali – Muay Thai Coach

Kru Faizal has been training in Muay Thai for 15 years. He is certified under Kru Ed Advincula of Tiger Muay Thai with affiliation to Muay Thai USA. Faizal has had amateur fights in Toronto, as well as MArquette Michigan. He continues to train having extreme passion for the art, and helps in training new students and upcoming students and upcoming athletes.

Faizal’s current certifications include:

• CASK Level 1 Coach

E-mail: faizal@pointblank.ca

Kru Brian Naidu- Muay Thai Coach

Brian has been training in the martial arts for over 10 years both at traditional and competitive levels. Started training in Kung Fu at Beyond Kung Fu Studios in 2000 under Sifu Paul Condhino and Master Terry Hodgkinson within a year teaching classes and quickly moved up the ranks. In 2005 completed instructor training and became an instructor in Kung Fu.

Since 2005, Brian has trained privately with Kru Joey de Los Reyes and Kru DJ Dallaire of Kombat Arts in Mississauga in the art of Muay Thai kickboxing. Although he calls Kombat Arts in Missisauga home; Brian is a bit a Ronin instructor who teaches at several clubs in an around the GTA including here at Point Blank.

Certifications

• Kung Fu instructor (Sifu)- 5 Animal System
• Poo Choi Kru – Under Ajahn Suchart / Kru Jenypher Lanthier
• CASK Level 1 Coach
• CASK Level 2 Official
• NCCP Level 2 Coach
• American Council of Martial Arts Instructor

Accomplishments

• 1st place in Weapon forms at the 2006 Quebec Open
• 2005 North American Sport Karate Association Champion (NASKA)
• 2004 and 2005 Crispin Karate Champion
• 2005 NASKA Top points champion in Sparring, Weapons, and Forms
• Competed in over 50+ tournaments

 faizal@pointblank.ca

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Boxing Coaches

Aaron Montgomery – Boxing Coach 

Aaron helps in the development of our boxers. He has been boxing competitively with Coach Paul for over 4 years, and is a Level 1 Boxing coach with Boxing Ontario and the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association (CABA).

E-mail: aaronm@pointblank.ca

CrossFit/Fitness Trainers

Paula Rivard-More

Paula is a Certified Kinesiologist, with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Laurentian University (Class of 1994), and has been a personal trainer since 1994.Through her education, work experience in multidisciplinary health clinics, and years of training clients, Paula has found that her education has been an integral part of establishing her effcetive style, and that the sound knowledge in human anatomy, physiology, psychology, biomechanics and ergonomics provides her with the means to help them acheive new fitness heights.”My true passion in life is working with my clients in the gym, one-on-one, and online and helping them effectively acheive their fitness goals.”In her spare time Paula likes golfing, running half marathons, performing triathlons, weight training, participating in Cross-fit and enjoying time with her family.Check Out Paula’s website at: www.just1morestep.com

Paula’s current certifications include:

• Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
• Certified Kinesiologist
• CrossFit Level 1
• Certified Member of OKA (Ontario Kinesiologist Association)
• Able to perform anthropometric and laboratory assessment for fitness appraisal purposes
• CPR/First Aid Certified

E-mail: paula@pointblank.ca

Aaron Broad

Aaron is an avid CrossFitter who was introduced to Crossfit by a friend in early 2005 and have been hooked ever since. He believes that a solid understanding of the foundational movements in the CrossFit repertoire and maintaining a standard while performing them is of top priority.

“A solid nutritional base is required in order to achieve an elite level of performance, as well as optimal health.”

Aaron is willing to work one on one with clients who would like to address a specific goal or weakness, or is interested in using nutrition to pursue a higher level of performance.

Aaron’s current certifications include:

• CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
• CrossFit Nutrition
• First Link First Aid and CPR Level C

E-mail: aaron@pointblank.ca

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