“Every time I trained, I felt truly alive. It felt like martial arts was speaking to me, telling me - this is what I’m meant to do. I know many people feel the same way—feeling empty inside, getting sucked into work and the stresses of life. Martial arts gave me purpose and wisdom to keep moving forward.”
His name is Denzel Camillio but you may well know him as Ken.
He and his family came here from the Philippines and have called Russell home since 2014. You may well know him from the Filipino Convenience Store which his family owns and operates.
So now, you’ll likely be able to put a face to a name. There’s another really important thing about Ken.
He brought the Russell Fight Club to Russell in 2021 and his passion for the sport is more than obvious. “When I was a young kid, probably about 8 years old, I wanted to learn martial arts,” Ken explained.
“It didn't matter what kind of discipline I wanted to learn; I just wanted to get started.”
Back in his home county that simply wasn’t possible but coming to Canada changed that.
Doing that continuously is both time consuming and quite expensive.
“Most of the time I tried to learn by doing, watching videos and practicing by myself,” Ken said.

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