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“At Warrior’s
Realm, we are very pleased and honoured to work with
Grandmaster Toddy on a regular basis! The system of
authentic Muay Thai that we teach was given to us
by Grandmaster Toddy and we strive to adhere to it
and represent both he and his system in the best way
that we can.
When we started our school, I recall having a conversation
with my wife, Keli, about how great it would be to
train with Grandmaster Toddy. It took four years,
but we finally decided to contact him… and the
rest is history!
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Right from our very first meeting with him, we have continued
to be inspired by Grandmaster Toddy and found his school and
method of teaching welcoming and easy to transfer to students.
When we are there, Grandmaster Toddy helps us to feel like family,
to really feel cared about. This is also what we, at Warrior’s
Realm strive to create; the sense of being part of a family.
Learning from Grandmaster Toddy is a dream come true! This is
something that I have wanted from a very early age. I have known
about Grandmaster Toddy from the time I got my first Black Belt
in Taekwondo (about the time I was twelve) and wanted to train
with him ever since. This relationship is the realization of
a dream!”
-Kru Shawn
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A trainer of world champions,
Grandmaster Toddy is known to strive for the best. Growing
up in Thailand, Grandmaster Toddy had the opportunity
to train in both Muay Thai and Taekwondo at the same school.
He also learned from champions of other styles who were
housed in the school; an unusual but very helpful means
of learning the true heart of the martial arts. At the
age of 20, Grandmaster Toddy wanted to do something adventurous
and landed a part in the James Bond movie, Man with the
Golden Gun.
He headed to England shortly afterwards. Making his home
Manchester, Grandmaster Toddy opened the first Muay Thai
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He began to produce world champions and
the school gained much notoriety. Students would drive
from as far as 200 miles away to attend one of Grandmaster
Toddy's Muay Thai classes. After spending 16 years living
overseas, Master Toddy decided to make his mark in the United
States. He packed up his training gear and headed to Las Vegas,
Nevada to continue his streak as a world-class trainer. In
his first two years, Grandmaster Toddy trained 40 world champions
himself. Wanting to achieve the best in Muay Thai education,
Grandmaster Toddy recruited top-notch fighters from Thailand
to form his Champion Instructor Team.
In addition to instructing his students, Grandmaster Toddy
has done stunt work for movies, such as Austin Powers. He
has also choreographed fight scenes for various TV series
and coached famous stars. The Secret Service and Special Forces
have even enlisted Grandmaster Toddy's help in training their
members!
Grandmaster Toddy has appeared in a few documentaries and
reality TV series that showcase both Muay Thai and Muay Boran
(bare-knuckle Muay Thai). In "I’m a Muay Thai Fighter",
showcased on MTV, Grandmaster Toddy led a team of Muay Thai
Champions to Thailand to compete in the brutal world of bare-knuckle
competition. This was the first time a team had been invited
from North America. The results were a testament to Grandmaster
Toddy’s system. Of the five who entered, three won by
knock-out!
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Toddy appeared in the movie Ring Girls. Next he was featured
in the documentary and then reality TV series called Fight
Girls, in which he led several female fighters in their
dream of challenging the world’s best. Again, the
results spoke for themselves! Webisodes 1 part 101 can
be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qLReohSoZ4
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Grandmaster Toddy's champions fight with
tremendous heart. Included in the list of over 40 world champions
trained by Grandmaster Toddy are Maurice Smith, Dale "Apollo"
Cook, Ronnie Green, Lisa Howarth, Kash "The Flash"
Gill, Kiyotaka Kato, and Howard Brown. The new generation
of fighters in America includes; Melchor Menor, Ben Garcia,
Kit Cope, Shannon Singleton, Tito Ortiz, Marvin Eastman, Angela
Rivera, Gina Carono and many others! If a person wants to
train under the best, Grandmaster Toddy will welcome any student
who is willing to put their heart and soul into it. |
