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The first and original student of Ajarn Brett’s some 25 years ago, Kru Yai Dougal is the senior Instructor for MSA Sitnarong Christchurch. He has over 30 years martial arts experience and has had the good fortune to travel and train in Thailand under Grand Master Sken and at the legendary Sit Yodtong camp; largely regarded as one of the leading fight camps in Thailand. Kru Yai Dougal holds several advanced coaching qualifications and puts his specialist skills to good use in his classes. Dougal works full time as a personal trainer through his business Knockout Fitness taking clients for weight loss, health and fitness/strength and conditioning plus he also takes private Muay Thai tuition. He takes the Kids Muay Thai class and several of the adults classes at Woolston and Halswell, as well as a few Boxfit classes along the way too! Dougal has also recently been graded by Grand Master Sken and now holds the rank of Red/ Yellow Khan.

Meet Other Trainers

Callum Reid
Callum is off overseas finishing his degreee at the moment but usually takes the Tuesday night pad work classes and makes sure everyone goes home feeling like they have worked hard and achieved an increase in their skill level. He also has taken the Woolston Boxfit class before hand and has a popular following of those who like to double down by doing two classes back to back and 'feel the burn" that high repetition pad work brings.
    Louis Bentley
    Former WKA South Island Full Thai Rules Champion, Louis is known for his unrivaled fitness level and excellent technique. He began his training by starting with some mates on a fairly casual basis then soon discovered a taste for training hard and then ring competition followed shortly after. Louis has also been fortunate enough to travel to the U.K. and be both personally trained and graded by Grand Master Sken himself. He takes the Monday night fight training at Woolston and also some Saturday morning classes and you know for sure you're going to get a workout when you go to one of Louis's classes!
      Andy Isitt
      With nearly 10 years training under his belt as part of the Sitnarong teaching team, Andrew is passionate about helping members improve their abilities and making sure they remain on the up and up. He has fantastic technique and a willingness to learn which see him constantly improving every time he enters the gym to train.Andrew also helps out in all of the classes whenever he can, passing on his already considerable knowledge to those around him.