Patrick Marcil

Patrick Marcil (born June 2, 1975) is a Canadian mixed martial arts and Lethwei coach.[4][5][6][7][8] He is a sifu (師傅 traditional) in Fangshendo, a modified form Jeet Kune Do.[9] His students include Lethwei World Champion Dave Leduc[10] and UFC middleweight fighter Marc-André Barriault.[11]

Patrick Marcil
Born (1975-06-02) June 2, 1975
Casselman, Ontario, Canada
Other namesSifu Patrick Marcil
NationalityCanadian
StyleJKD,[1] Lethwei, MMA
Rank     Sifu in Fangshendo
under Sijo Jacques Patenaude
Occupation
  • Martial artist
  • actor
  • trainer
Notable studentsDave Leduc,[2]
Marc-André Barriault[3]
Notable school(s)Patenaude Martial Arts Gatineau[3]

Background

Marcil's coaching was featured in Jet Li's new website,[12] VICE,[13] Le Droit,[14] Myanmar Times,[15] Asia Times,[1] La Presse,[16] and Ici Radio-Canada.[17] He trains numerous professional MMA fighters in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.[18][19][17][20]

Martial arts career

In 1994, Patrick Marcil along with Stephane Patenaude opened their first Kung Fu school in Orléans[3] and shortly after, their second school in Gatineau, Quebec.[21][22]

In 2003, in early days of mixed martial arts, Marcil fought at World Extreme Battle in Laval, Quebec[9] winning his fight with a TKO at 2:17 in the first round.[9] At 165 pounds, the 26-year-old Marcil was set to fight in the 160lbs category, but instead faced an undefeated 180lbs opponent.[23]

Notable students

In 2009, Patrick Marcil began teaching Sanshou to Dave Leduc[24] at Kung Fu Patenaude in Gatineau.[2] In the Myanmar Times, Leduc explains how Marcil[13] was getting him ready for Lethwei[15][10] and thought him the principles of Jeet Kune Do.[1][14][12][25]

In 2016, Dave Leduc underwent his training camp in Canada with Marcil, before his fight with Too Too in Myanmar,[26][27] and for his fight with Tun Tun Min.[28][16]

In 2018, Marcil traveled to Myanmar for the first time to corner Leduc against Diesellek TopkingBoxing.[29][30]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2017 La Fosse Aux Tigres Himself Fosse Aux Tigres on IMDb

Awards and recognitions

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