Our Class Instruction
Classes at Renseikan are taught by Ward Jardine, our chief instructor. He is assisted in
classes by his experienced blackbelt students.
Renseikan's Chief Instructor
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Renseikan's Chief Instructor - Ward Jardine |
Jardine Sensei |
Ward Jardine is the owner and chief instructor (Sensei) of Renseikan Dojo in Pickering,
Ontario. In addition to teaching martial arts full-time at the Dojo for the past 16 years,
he also created and ran a martial arts program within the Montessori school system for
10 years, and facilitated several martial arts workshops in the Ontario public school system.
Sensei holds advanced degree blackbelts in Karate, Aikido, Jodo and Judo, and has trained
extensively in the martial arts for over 30 years. With over 25 years of experience
teaching the martial arts, he has instructed thousands of children and adults in Karate-do,
Aikido, Judo and Jodo. He has also been a guest participant/instructor at martial arts
demonstrations in Canada, the United States and Japan. |
Renseikan's Blackbelts/Assistant Instructors
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Raymond Chong |
Raymond Chong |
Raymond Chong currently holds a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Aikido.
He has trained extensively in Aikido for over ten years. He began
his Aikido training with Karasawa Sensei, and is now training exclusively under Jardine Sensei at the Renseikan Dojo. |
Mark Hamlyn
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Mark Hamlyn began his Karate-do training under Sensei in 1997. He currently holds a
nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do. |
Mark Hamlyn |
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Lynn Elwood |
Lynn Elwood |
Lynn Elwood has been training
in Karate-do under Sensei since 1997, and in Jodo under Sensei since 2000. She
currently holds a sandann (3rd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do and a shodan
(1st degree blackbelt) in Jodo. |
Don Croft
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Don Croft holds an advanced degree blackbelt in Karate-do. He joined Renseikan
Dojo to train in Jodo in 2000. He currently holds a sandan
(3rd degree blackbelt) in Jodo. |
Don Croft |
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Carl Ignatius |
Carl Ignatius |
Carl Ignatius has trained under Sensei for over 20 years, in the martial arts of Karate,
Aikido, Jodo and Judo. He began his Aikido training in 1997, and his Jodo training in 2000.
He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Aikido and a shodan
(1st degree blackbelt) in Jodo. |
Rob Knox
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Rob Knox has been involved in the martial arts for over 15 years, and has been training in
Karate-do under Sensei since 1999. He currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in
Karate-do. |
Rob Knox |
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Joanna Kurylowicz |
Joanna Kurylowicz |
Joanna Kurylowicz has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2000. She currently
holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate-do. |
Saeed Mirafzal
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Saeed Mirafzal has been training in Aikido under Sensei since 1998. He currently holds a
nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Aikido. |
Saeed Mirafzal |
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Joe Vallejo |
Joe Vallejo |
Joe Vallejo has trained in Karate-do under Baehr Sensei and Croft Sensei, and is
currently training under Sensei in both Karate-do and Jodo. He holds a nidan
(2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do and a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in jodo. |
Rick Elwood
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Rick Elwood has been training in Aikido under Sensei since 1998. He currently holds a
nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Aikido. |
Rick Elwood |
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Ian Azevedo |
Ian Azevedo |
Ian Azevedo started his Aikido training many years ago mainly under Takashi Kimeda Sensei 8th Dan in Toronto. He took
some time off to be with his growing family but has returned to Aikido and his whole family now train
at Renseikan Dojo under Jardine Sensei. He currently holds of shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Aikido.
Christopher Naraine
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Chris Naraine has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2000. He currently
holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate-do. |
Christopher Naraine |
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Kelly Helliwell |
Kelly Helliwell |
Kelly Helliwell has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2002. She currently
holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate-do. |
Independent Branch Dojos
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Adam Chin Leung Kam |
Adam Chin Leung Kam |
Adam Chin Leung Kam trained in Aikido under both Sensei and Karasawa Sensei.
He holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Aikido and runs a Torakan Aikido Dojo in
Trinidad & Tobago. |
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Dan Boyle |
Dan Boyle |
Dan Boyle trained in Karate-do under both Sensei and Baehr Sensei. He holds a shodan
(1st degree blackbelt) in Karate-do and his
Stirling Shorin-Ryu Karate Dojo
is located in Stirling, Ontario.
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Renseikan's Alumni Blackbelts
Roger Alexander trained in Karate-do under both Sensei and Baehr Sensei. He holds a
nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.
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