About Us

Amber leads the youth BJJ program and is loved not only by our little Troops but even the adults she often handles with ease on the mats! Having started judo at 5 years old she would eventually compete at the national and international level including winning double gold at the Canadian Winter games in 1999 and Nationals in 2000. After receiving her Judo black belt in 2000, Amber, always looking for the next challenge, switched her focus to Jiu Jitsu that same year. After 15 years of training Jiu Jitsu she received her black belt and has never looked back. While she was busy training JIu Jitsu it didn’t stop Amber from achieving her career goals and became a certified teacher in 2008, earning a Masters in literacy while also registering as a early childhood educator in 2015. Amber has taught children martial arts for nearly 25 years while simultaneously working with children outside of the gym during her career. Troop MMA is very fortunate to have such an experienced and talented woman in our program encouraging and motivating many young Troops to keep challenging themselves on and off the mats.