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.
Rosario Aybar has been passionate about martial arts since beginning kickboxing training at the age of 19. Over the years, Rosario expanded that foundation by studying Taekwondo and Hapkido for a decade before taking a brief hiatus.
In 2008, a trip to Thailand marked a turning point, where Rosario discovered Muay Thai and immediately connected with the sport, its deep traditions, and the culture that surrounds it.
Since then, Rosario has dedicated herself to Muay Thai as both a competitor and a coach, with experience training and teaching in the United States and internationally. Her mission is to empower students to become fighters—not only 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.
Coach Jen known as” The Flyin Hawaiian” has more than 25 years of training and competition experience and over 15 years of coaching in boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, soccer, and strength and conditioning. A three-time black belt in Okinawan Karate, Tang Soo Do, and Shotokan Karate, Jen has competed in more than 50 sport karate tournaments, as well as boxing and Muay Thai competitions. Jen has coached everyone from beginners to competitive athletes, leading fight camps that have produced New England Golden Gloves champions and successful amateur fighters. She has also trained athletes off season, including Boston University women's hockey and basketball teams, Boston Bruins and worked alongside elite competitors as a sparring partner and coach. Her coaching philosophy emphasizes balance between spirit, body and mind by focusing on fundamentals, technical skill, and mindset training.
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!
Contending in and coaching boxing is and has been Coach Corey's passion since 2014. He has come to believe through personal experience, that life is one big fight and that martial arts can teach you to master yourself, to hold your own and come out on top. He brings and shares an inexorable aggression to life, boxing, and coaching others.
