Kicks For Kids - Our Instructors

Our Instructors

Mr. Shawn Trickett
Head Instructor and President

Mr. Shawn Trickett is a third Dan Black Belt.

He is the President / Founder and Head Instructor of Kicks For Kids. Mr. Trickett has been studying martial arts for 27 years and has been an instructor for 16 years. Mr. Trickett has a mixed martial arts background which includes, Greco Wrestling, Jiujitsu, I.T.F. Taekwondo, W.T.F. Taekwondo, and various forms of Hand To Hand Combat and weapons disarmament training.

Mr. Trickett also has extensive competition experience both nationally and internationally and has placed first in National and Provincial competitions. He is a Certified, Government recognized, Provincial Taekwondo Referee for Ontario. Mr. Trickett has Black Belt Certifications through both the World Taekwondo Federation (KUKKIWON)(WTF) and the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) with his ITF Certification issued and signed by the founder of Taekwondo, Grandmaster Choi, Hong Hi !! He is also a highly sought after and experienced competition coach who has guided countless athletes to Gold in Provincial, National and International Competitions including 2 of his students competing in carding for the Olympics and having students qualify for both the Universiad and Pan Am Games!

During his years as an instructor, Mr. Trickett has also been actively developing and implementing, several specialized programs dealing with issues such as bully-proofing and programs for kids with A.D.D. & A.D.H.D. These programs have been designed with the help of registered, practicing school teachers and Black Belt experts and his instructors teach them in area public schools as well as in his classes.

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Master Carla Bacco, Head Instructor

Master Carla Bacco is a 4th Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo. She is co-owner of our Oakville location and is one of our head instructors teaching daily in our After School Program, our elite level competitive sparring club and in our regular evening classes.

Master Bacco is an experienced International tournament fighter, a National Champion and has coached numerous competitors locally, nationally and internationally. She also teaches the 'Karate Kids' Program in several area public schools.

Her impressive record includes:

Co-Owner / Head Instructor, Kicks For Kids Oakville Location
Peruvian National Champion from 1995 to 2000 inclusive.
Ontarios' Athlete Representative / Ontario Taekwondo Association
Bronze Medalist Canadian Nationals / 2007
International Referee Course. Instructor: Mr. Ireno Fargas (Olympic champion)-(May 1996)
Training at the Olympic Training Centre - Colorado - USA. (Trained with both USA and China National teams)-(Jan. 2000)
Participated in the XIV World Championships (June 1999)
Bronze Medalist, Pre-Olympic Qualifier / 1999 / Columbia
Bronze Medalist, 6th South American Games / 1998 / Equador
Gold Medalist in the pre-Olympic national tournament (Peru 1998)
Training with Cuban National Team (Sept. 1998)
Assistant Taekwondo Instuctor - Mc Master University (2001)
Government recognized, Provincial Taekwondo Referee for Ontario
Bronze Medalist, South American Junior Championships / 2000
Round of 16/sparring - Silver Medal Patterns, US Open Dallas Texas / 2006
Gold Sparring - Gold Patterns; International US Open / Las Vegas / 2006
Gold Sparring - Gold Patterns; Chicago International Open / Chicago / 2006
Participated in Canada's Olympic carding competition, Montreal / 2006
Featured in El Grafico magazine as a "rising star" Taekwondo athlete

This Is A Part Of Our World Class Team Of Martial Arts Educators !!

	Master Kamil Dubinski, Instructor Master Kamil is a 4th Degree Black Belt. He teaches in our After School and recreational evening classes. He is the 2002 Pan Am Gold Medalist and has been on both the National and Provincial Team numerous times.
	Mrs. Maureen Vohora, Senior Instructor Mrs. Vohora is a 2nd Dan Black Belt. Mrs. Vohora is a Head Instructor in evening, After School and Little Dragons (ages 3-6) classes and is also the program director here at Kicks For Kids. Mrs. V. is also a government recognized, Provincial class referee and officiates at most O.T.A. games. She teaches the 'Karate Kids' Program in several area public schools for us and is also the founder of 'Some Like It Hot' -Hot Yoga Studios which are located in 3 of our Kicks For Kids training centres. All of Mrs. V.'s children (Shalin, Alisha, and Arya) are also active in Taekwondo and Shalin is a Black Belt member active in both our elite level competitive sparring team and our junior leadership program.
	Mr. Anthony Mohabir, Senior Instructor Mr. Mohabir is a third Degree Black Belt. Mr. Mohabir has been an instructor for approximately 6 years and specializes in full contact Olympic style fighting. Anthony is an International level competitor. Mr. Mohabir is also a government recognized, Provincial class referee and officiates at most O.T.A. games.He teaches in our After school program, competitive sparring clubs and evening classes. He also teaches the 'Karate Kids' Program in several area public schools and is currently pursuing a degree in sports medicine while training for his Master level in Taekwondo. Anthony is our Summer Camp Director and is heavily involved in our Leadership Program and you can learn more about him on that page.
	Mrs. Michelle MacKinnon, Senior Instructor Mrs. MacKinnon is a 1st Degree Black Belt. Mrs. MacKinnon and her husband Dave, are co-owners of our Oakville location. She has been an instructor for 1 year and specializes in teaching recreational Taekwondo classes and Little Dragons (ages 3-6). Michelle also teaches in our After school program and her husband and 2 boys train as well. Her son Andrew (a Black Belt and International Competitor) also teaches at our Oakville location. Besides her Taekwondo career, Michelle owns and operates her own very succsessful, Montessori school.
	Mr. Mitchell Boesveld, Senior Instructor Mr. Boesveld is a third Degree Black Belt. Mr. Boesveld has been an instructor for approximately 4 years and specializes in full contact Olympic style fighting. Mitchell is also a National level competitor. He teaches in our After school program, competitive sparring clubs and evening classes. Mitchell is also a government recognized, Provincial level Referee.
	Mr. Hameed Bhatti, Instructor Mr. Bhatti is a 2nd Dan Black Belt. Mr. Bhatti is an instructor in our evening classes. Hameed has been practicing the WTF style of Tae Kwon Do for the last 14 years and loves the sparring aspect of it. Mr. Bhatti has two sons (Moez and Riyad) that also love and practice TaeKwonDo.
	Mrs. Wadood Bhatti, Instructor Mrs. Bhatti is a 2nd Dan Black Belt. Mrs. Bhatti is an instructor in evening classes. She also teaches the 'Karate Kids' Program in several area public schools. Mrs. Bhatti has been practicing the WTF style of TaeKwonDo for the last 8 years. Mrs. Bhatti is also a certified Gymnastics coach and coaches young children at a local Gymnastics Club. Both of Mrs. Bhatti's sons (Moez and Riyad) are very active TaeKwonDo practitioners.
	Mrs. Johanne Davies, Instructor Mrs. Davies is a 1st Dan Black Belt. Mrs. Davies is an instructor in both evening and After School classes. She also teaches the 'Karate Kids' Program in several area public schools. Both of her children (Josh and Melissa) are also Black Belts and are members of both our junior leadership program and our elite level, competitive sparring program.
	Mr. Willis Yacobucci, Senior Instructor Mr. Willis Yacobucci is a second Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo as well as a certified Second Degree in Sung Moo Kwan. He is also an experienced competition coach and has three teenaged Black Belt children who are all junior instructors at our club.
	Mr. Jay Thomas, Assistant Sparring Instructor Mr. Thomas is a second Degree Black Belt. He holds Black Belts in Taekwondo and Sung Moo Kwan. He is also studying Wushu at present. Mr. Thomas has been an instructor for approximately 8 years and specializes in full contact Olympic style fighting. Jay is also an International level competitor and teaches in our advanced sparring club.
	Miss Christie Haslip, Instructor Miss Haslip is a first Degree Black Belt. She is in her 2nd year as an Instructor, teaching in After School and recreational evening classes. She trains for full contact Olympic style fighting and trains with our International level team in our advanced sparring club.
	Miss Sarah Murray, Instructor Miss Murray is a third Degree Black Belt. She has been an instructor for approximately 3 years and specializes in weapons as well as full contact Olympic style fighting. Miss Murray teaches in our evening and Saturday, recreational classes.
	Mr. Brad Trickett, Instructor Mr. Trickett is a Black Stripe Belt. This is his 2nd year as an instructor with us and he teaches our Little Dragons in After School and in recreational evening classes.