"Up close and personal with Ryan McKinnon"

"Up close and personal with Ryan McKinnon"

    Ryan McKinnon met me at Wilson subway station and drove me over to his Gym (Lanna MMA), that's Ryan's place of work and also his sanctuary!

       Ryan, along with his brother Tyler and head coach Jordan "run things" at Lanna MMA! On the drive over to Lanna, Ryan was briefing me on a couple of the day's 'main events', an all-female sparring session and a live podcast with invited guests.

     Ryan McKinnon is an avid and accomplished Mixed Martial Arts fighter (also brother Tyler) with a York University education and impressive knowledge of The Sixties and Seventies Motown era music and Blues.

Ryan's work/jobs at Lanna MMA is borne out of a personal passion and dedication for the development and growth of Muay Thai in Canada.
From administrative duties to nurturing and coaching, his duties also include writing educational and promotional blogs, hosting podcasts and officiating sanctioned Muay Thai events. One gets out-of-breath trying to wrap one's head around all that Ryan McKinnon squeezes out of a day.

Mr McKinnon is in his early thirties, with the energy level of a teenager and the curiosity and enthusiasm of a four-year-old.
Armed with that inquisitive mind, a background in law, Ryan burrows deep into anything that interests him and that he's pursuing, so Ryan comes out the other end with a pretty thorough knowledge and essence of "the thing"!

Something of a purist, yet, with an open mind. Understanding that cross-pollinating cultures require adaptation, Ryan travelled to and lived in Thailand (the birthplace of Muay Thai) for a while, so as to learn and inhale the art and culture of Muay Thai!
Now his mission, his job, and his life are to teach and help cultivate the rapidly growing interest in Maui Thai in Canada!  
   

This Is Ryan McKinnon