Grandmaster Bill “Superfoot” Wallace
The world’s first Professional Karate Association (PKA) Middleweight Kickboxing Champion, Bill Wallace retired undefeated in June 1980. Known to the Karate world simply as "Superfoot," symbolic of his awesome left leg, which was once clocked at speeds in excess of 60 mph, Wallace left a string of battered and bruised bodies along the martial arts fighting trail. Holding 10th Dan Black Belts in Shorin Ryu Karate and The Superfoot System.
Grandmaster Wallace continues to be one of the martial arts' most popular figures and teachers, traveling the world sharing his Superfoot System with aspiring martial artists across the globe. In his first of three seminars, Grandmaster Wallace will be sharing his patented flexibility secrets with The Morning Stretch and in second and third seminars will share his fighting strategies that led him to becoming an undefeated world champion and international fighting superstar.
Grandmaster Veronica De Santos
Grandmaster Veronica DeSantos, 8th Dan Black Belt, is a trailblazer in Canadian martial arts and an inductee into multiple Martial Arts Halls of Fame. She has been teaching for over four decades, mentoring thousands of students and producing many black belts and champions. A community leader and role model, she has earned recognition such as the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her dedication to service. Her lifelong commitment to martial arts, leadership, and empowerment continues to inspire the next generation of practitioners worldwide.
Master Greg Hiltz
Greg Hiltz started his martial arts training in 2002, where he studied Hapkido and Kyusho Jitsu. He later served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 11 years, six in the infantry with 1RCR and five as an intelligence operator. Greg started teaching martial arts under the banner of Hiltz Hapkido located in Deep River, Ontario, in 2014. Master Hilts ranks include 5th Degree Black Belt in Hapkido, 2nd Degree in Kyusho Jitsu, 1st Degree Black Belt in Modern Arnis, 4th Kyu in Shito Ryu Karate, Lvl.1 T.U.S.K. Tomahawk, WMAA Lvl.1 Kickboxing Coach, WAKO Certified MMA Conditioning Coach, and many more.
Professor David Dominy
David Dominy started his grappling arts training in 1996 in freestyle and Greco wrestling. In 1998 began training in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. With the wrestling/judo experience, he fell in love with the more specialized form of Jiu-Jitsu known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. By 2004 David Dominy had won the provincial, national and world Jiu-Jitsu championships. In May of 2008, David Dominy was one of the first 80 Canadians to obtain a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. David Dominy is currently a 4th degree Black Belt, promoted by Professor David Adiv, Master Royler’s Gracie’s Right-hand man and is the youngest Canadian to hold this rank.
Shidoshi J. Courtland Elliott II
Courtland Elliott has been fascinated with Martial Arts his entire life.
Starting with trying to copy the shenanigans of Saturday afternoon, cowboy shows on TV, and having a father who had trained in Jiu-jitsu when he was a youth, he has seen much and tried much. The catalogue of the different styles (hopefully in chronological order) are: Judo, Kung fu, Jiu-jitsu, Karat, Aikid, Tai chi, Kempo, Ninjutsu. For the most part, he has stuck with Jiu-jitsu and Ninjutsu, but can sometimes be found playing with Aikido.
Master Jean-Luc Lacombe
Master Lacombe is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo under Grandmaster Veromnica DeSantos, and also holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the Superfoot System under the legendary Grandmaster Bill "Superfoot" Wallace. Master Jean-Luc is also the owner of Brooklin Martial Arts in the Durham area.
Instructor Bridget Mack
Instructor Bridget is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in ITF Taekwondo and the 2022 WAKO Junior World Champion and was ranked in the top ten for junior female athletes in thee 2023 NASKA Circuit. Bridget is also a Multi Time Canadian and American Circuit Medalist in Creative Forms, Creative Weapons, Weapons Forms, and Traditional Forms. She is also on the International Progessional Martial Arts Team, Team Revolution and is sponsored by Century Martial Arts.
Master Dave Edwards
Sensei Dave began his journey into martial arts sometime in the late 1980’s under the tutelage of Sensei Tony Jones. He continued his training in Hapkido with Sensei Ron Roberts and achieved his black belt in that discipline under the instruction of Sensei John Foster.
Sensei Dave has continued to develop his skills throughout his career. He has received a high blue degree in Modern Arnis stick-fighting under the instruction of Master Brian John; he has a green belt in Taekwondo which he received from Master Anthony Tomlinson; and he was presented with an honourary black belt in Traditional Wado Kai karate by Sensei Ron Sheyan. Sensei Dave is also a five-time OFFSSA Wrestling finalist. Sensei Dave founded Brooklin Hapkido Karate Club in 2010.
Senior Master JB Ramos
Senior Master JB Ramos brings over 25 years of experience in martial arts, specializing in traditional Filipino martial arts and self-defense. A multi-time world champion in full-contact stick fighting, he holds certifications as an Empowerment Self-Defense and Use of Force instructor. As a dedicated promoter of Filipino heritage, culture, and warrior traditions, JB shares his expertise internationally as an instructor, inspiring students to develop skill, discipline, and respect for the art.
If you are a mom, wife, sister, daughter, girlfriend, or friend that is attending the symposium but are not taking part in the various seminars, we suggest you take part in the women's self defence workshops hosted by Empowered. You can sign up just for these workshoips by clicking this LINK HERE
