HEAD COACH/MASTER INSTRUCTOR – BILL CHONG
Competitive Gymnastics and Recreational Trampolining - Over 8+ years of elite level nd competitive experience. Nipissing District Novice, Junior, and Senior Champion; 2 All-Round O.F.S.S.A. Individual Men’s Gymnastic Champion; member of Team Ontario at the 1979 Canada nd Winter Games; 2 All-Round O.U.A.A. Individual Men’s Gymnastic Champion; 5-time O.U.A.A. and C.I.A.U. University Team Champion, coached by Canadian Olympic gymnastics coaches Mr. Tomislav Zivic and Mr. Masaaki Naosaki. Nationally certified coach in gymnastics and trampoline with Level 1 and Level 2 gymnastics and trampoline National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). th Martial Arts - 5 Degree Black Belt in Tao Zen Chuan Karate. Senior Men’s Canadian Sparring th and Pan-Am Patterns Taekwon-Do Blue Belt Champion. 5 Degree Black Belt in Tatami Training Judo. Green Belt in Kodokan Judo. Novice in Eagle Claw Kung Fu, Kendo, Aikido. Taught by Mr. Rolph Tipler, North Bay Sports Hall of Fame. Acrobatic Rope Jumping – World Nawatobi Power Board Rope Jumping Champion and North American endurance rope jumping record holder (12,496 jumps in 1 hour). National rope jumping champion. All-Japan Gold Medalist, Power Boards. Mentored by founder of Nawatobi and Japanese 1976 Olympic Men’s Artistic Gymnastic Judge, Mr. Masahide Ota and his gymnast and Nawatobi student, Mr. Junichi Kitigawa. Dancing - 4th place – La Isla 1999 Salsa Competition. Member of Salsa Fever Dance Team in 2000. Member of Salsa Fanatics Dance Team in 2001. Founder of Salsa Chameleon Dance Productions in 2003 to present teaching programs for ballroom and Latin dance (Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia) and partner dips, lifts and tricks. Personal Training – YMCA Canada certified personal trainer. Specializing in functional body weight training and cross-training for CrossFit and Ninja Warrior competitions and all traditional sports. Organizations - Founder of Acro-Roping (acrobatic rope jumping) and Nawatobi (Japanese power board rope jumping) in Canada. Head coach and founder of the Ottawa Acro-Ropers Demo Team. Master Instructor, founder of the Martial Arts for Movies Demo Team. Founder Salsa Chameleon Dance Productions. Founder BC Sports Programs. Special Awards – Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) Award of Excellence for Service to Clients 2000/2001. Lifesaving award from City of North Bay for saving a boy from drowning.
Coaching Certification - Over 40+ years of coaching experience. Level I & II Gymnastic and Level I & II Trampoline Certification through the National Coaching Certification Program. Miscellaneous - Emergency First Aid, CPR and AED. Fluently bilingual (English/French) and multilingual (Spanish, Italian, and basic Japanese). B.A. French Studies (York University). Police background check provided upon request. *Fully equipped private training facility. Contact - For more information about trampolining, gymnastics, rope jumping, fitness, personal training, cross-training, martial arts, Colour Guard flags, tumbling and stunting for acro-dance/cheerleading, partner dance dips, lifts and tricks and Ballroom & Latin dancing private and group programs, please feel free to contact Bill Chong at (613) 722-5045 or by email at [email protected].