Kru Kale and has over 15 years of experience instructing and competing in Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing and wrestling.
Kale was 2011 WKA North American Muay Thai Champion, and Bronze Medalist at the 2011 WKA World Championships in Karlsruhe, Germany. He has trained and competed in the US, Europe, Australia, and Thailand.
I’ve been passionate about martial arts since I began training in Kickboxing at the age of 19. Over the years, I deepened my practice by studying Taekwondo and Hapkido for a decade before taking a break. My journey came full circle in 2008, when I visited Thailand and discovered Muay Thai. I immediately fell in love with the sport, its rich traditions, and the vibrant culture surrounding it.
Since then, I’ve dedicated myself to Muay Thai as both a competitor and a coach, with experience training and teaching both in the United States and internationally. My mission is to empower students to become fighters—not just in the ring, but in every aspect of their lives.
Isaiah started his martial art journey first as a form of self defense with Krav Maga, and a way to loss weight. After switching gyms and joining the gyms fight team Isaiah began his journey into Muay Thai. Isaiah has competed in 28 amateur fights, and enjoys doing strength, conditioning and mobility workouts.
Christian has been training and competing in Muay Thai since 2015 with Headcoach/ Kru Kale and Viking Muay Thai. Since then, he has also been expressing through other art forms such as Filmmaking, and Music. Christian’s Philosophical approach to the sport shows through his lessons, as he tries to provoke the thought behind the actions making them more meaningful to each of us “Everything that I express and have learned from Muay Thai, and other arts alike, are directly connected to everything expressed and learned from life itself… They both apply to each other because, I believe, they’re the same thing being expressed in different ways.”
Hadley has been training in Muay Thai since 2018, and continues to fight with the Viking fight team. She has trained in the US, UK, and Thailand, and has assisted in teaching introductory and self-defense classes at gyms in Chicago. In the rare moments when she's not in the gym, she can be found playing D&D, or hanging out with her cat Laszlo.
Boxing Coach Jason has been training in “Combat Sports” (Boxing, Muay Thai, & MMA) since 2009. He has been a Boxing Instructor at Northside Boxing Gym for 3 years, & a year at Iron Jiu Jitsu. He loves passing his knowledge on to anyone who is willing to learn & has an open mind!
Grant is a lifelong martial artist, cross trained in multiple styles for 25+ years, ranging from Karate to Muay Thai, and many others in between. He holds a black belt in Seido Karate & has instructed students from ages 2-72 in both Chicago & NYC.
Grant also has provided free & low cost self defense courses & workshops for the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as starting their own Queer Kickboxing & MMA Club in Chicago, (@qkcchicago) which is now in collaboration with VKMT.
Grant received their degree in Music Education from DePaul University in 2011 & has over 15 years of both classroom & childcare experience. His favorite thing about sharing his passion of MMA with kids is when they start seeing what fun & cool things they can do!
