Leo Grant, 3rd Dan – Tobago Leo Grant started training in 1998 at the age of 14. “I started doing Martial Arts for the same reason most people in my generation started…I wantedRead More…

Marc Boismenu, 6th Dan – Toronto, Ontario, Canada Marc Boismenu began his karate journey in 1986 where he started training under Sensei Mori in the JKA in Montreal. He first started karateRead More…

Norm Saxon, 2nd Dan – Windsor, Ontario, Canada Norm started his training in London, Ontario. His first instructor was Sensei Reg Daypuck of the Japan Karate Association. He trained with Sensei DaypuckRead More…

Michel Gaudet, 3rd Dan – Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Michel Gaudet started karate, way back when he was 12 years old, in 1982. “I always loved to watching martial art movies andRead More…

Michael Williams, 7th Dan – Barbados Michael Williams began his training in Barbados in 1978. “My Cousin Tony, who now lives in California, went to the club to see what it wasRead More…

Michel Nader, 3rd Dan – Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada Michel Nader began training at the Amherst Shotokan Karate Academy in September of 2008. His parents enrolled him in karate to help boostRead More…

Dale Sherwood, 1st Dan – Sackville, NB, Canada Dale Sherwood, 1st Dan, started training in January 2016, in Sackville, New Brunswick, under Sensei Norm Robitza. Dale started training because of a fascination heRead More…

Ran Tao, 1st Dan – Quebec, QB, Canada Ran Tao, 1st Dan, started training in 2012, in Quebec City, under Shihan Périard. “The dojo’s name was “Le club de karaté de Sainte-Foy”, andRead More…

Marc-Antoine Trahan, 3rd Dan – Laval, QB, Canada Marc-Antoine Trahan, 3rd Dan, started training at the age of 5 at the Centre de karaté Shotokan Laval under the instruction of Shihan Bryan Mattias. InRead More…

Leah Bergmanis, 3rd Dan – Toronto, ON, Canada Leah Bergmanis, 3rd Dan, started karate when she was 3 years old. “When I was younger my parents had put me in many different sportsRead More…