Senior Kru and Owner - Kelly Westerlund

Level 3, Level 2 and Level 1

December 15, 2006, Thailand - Kru Kelly Westerlund receives certification as Senior Instructor from Master Amnauy (400 professional Muay Thai fights and founder of the MuayThai Institute in Thailand).

Kru Kelly (Kru means teacher in Thai) has  trained over 20 years in Muay Thai with the majority of that under his former instructor Arthur Pereira, who spent his life dedicated to the art of Muay Thai and was a true inspiration to Kelly. Kelly continued his training at various other Muay Thai gyms in Winnipeg before starting his own club.

In November of 2006, Kelly traveled to Thailand to achieve his certification as Senior Muay Thai Instructor. Kelly trained intensively for 3 months at the Muay Thai Institute of Thailand (MTI) in Bangkok and the World Muay Thai Council Camp in Koh Samui. Kelly attained his designation in Thailand as a ‘Senior Kru’ on December 15, 2006. This prestigious title designates Kelly as an accredited Professional Muay Thai instructor, legally recognized by the Department of Education and the Sports Authority of Thailand (the offices that certify and authorize Thai Boxing in Thailand). Kelly Westerlund is one of approximately 15 people in Canada who has achieved this official recognition.

Instructor - Scott Finn

Scott is a trainer and competitor for Kwest Kickboxing, teaching Conditioning Muay Thai in our Level 1 classes and competing in amauteur MuayThai fights. He has been training at Kwest since 2006 under Kru Kelly Westerlund and also has years of previous experience in Judo. Scott is currently a Masters student at the University of Winnipeg working in molecular genetics.

Instructor - Grant Rutherford

Grant Rutherford has been training with Kwest Muay Thai under the tutelage of Kru Kelly Westerlund since January 2008 and has an extensive and varied background in martial arts training. Grant's passion for martial arts began at age 9 with Kuk Sool Won instructed by Serge Turcotte out of Thompson, Manitoba. Since then, Grant has had the opportunity to study many different martial arts and expanded his martial arts knowledge by studying grappling and ground fighting through Hapkido and Judo training. He has also being trained in traditional techniques from Yu Shin Do and Wing Chun Do, to Kuk Sool Won; as well as testing and expanding his competitive nature through several 'OSK' provincial tournaments. With his diverse martial arts experience, Grant taught for several years at the "Thompson Martial Arts Club" and has won several provincial titles.  

Instructor - Lindsey Hawkes

Lindsey (right, with UFC fighter Forrest Griffin) is a top notch trainer with a degree in Kinesiology and an active professional MMA fighter who is currently teaching the boxing course at Kwest.

Lindsey has proven coaching methods and brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm to his classes. As an active pro MMA fighter, Lindsey is in tune with what it takes to get in shape and understands that hard work is the key to success.

Instructor - Sioudom Pathammavong

Sioudom Pathammavong will be leading our advanced Muay Thai classes and assist in training our fighter's for future events. Amongst his many accomplishments over the past 18 years in Martial arts, teaching, and officiating are some notable credentials: 

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