Mike Martelle is Grizzly Gym's Master Instructor of Yang T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Muay Thai, Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, and Pankration Athlima.

Mike is a current MMA fighter, Pro Boxer and Pro Thai Boxer. His MMA record is 15-2, and can be viewed here

His other certifications and titles include:

• Jeung Moon Yan (Inheritor of Chan Pa-Qua Ch'ang)
• 8th Degree Black Belt under the Cameroon Pankration Association
• Adis (Master Instructor of the Kyrgyz Kulatuu Federation)
• 5th Degree Black Belt under Hidetaka Aso
• Faixa Marrom (Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

His competition history includes:

• Over 170 matches around the world; professional MMA record of 15-2
• CIAU letter-winning varsity wrestler (Queen's University, 1996-1999)
• 2004 Montreal Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion
• Named to the 2005 Canadian Muay Thai Team
• 2008 BTT-Canada Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion
• 2008 Canadian PANCRASE Catchwrestling Heavyweight Champion
• 2009 Combat Sambo Canadian Open Heavyweight Champion
• ADCC World Championship Barcelona 2009 Semifinalist
• 6-time World Heavyweight Champion
• J-1 Campeonato Pesado Internacional de America Latina y del Caribe
• USMTA-NAL Muay Chaat Cherk World Super Heavyweight Champion
• 3-time recipient of Federal Commendation for Success in International Sport

Mr. Martelle appears in Ken Shamrock's autobiography, Inside the Lion's Den, and has also been featured in magazines and media worldwide, including God Bless The Ring (Japan), O Tatame (Brazil), El Mexicano (Mexico), Kakutogi Tsushin - The Journal of Full Contact (Japan), Fighters Magazine (UK Edition), MAN Magazine (Japan), The Queen's Alumni Review, FLEX Magazine, Muay Thaimes and Windspeaker - Canada's National Aboriginal News Source.

Mr. Martelle also served as Jury Council to the 2007 Pankration World Cup (Dagestan, Russia) and Technical Committee Chairman to the 2008 World Pankration Championship (Tehran, Iran), as well as Vice Chairman to the Organizational Committee of the 2008 and 2009 International Kulatuu Tournaments (Karakol, Kyrgyzstan). He has served as the Secretary General of the Pan American Pankration Federation and the Executive Director of the worldwide Referee Committee for the International Federation of Pankration Athlima.

Mr. Martelle was additionally the recipient of the International Federation of Pankration Athlima's Best Spirit Award in 2000, and the Cauliflower Alley Club's Martial Arts Award in 2006.