Karate-do Class Instruction

	Jardine Sensei
	Karate-do classes at Renseikan Dojo are taught by our chief instructor, Ward Jardine. He is assisted in classes by his experienced Karate-do blackbelt students.

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 for the past 30 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 a rokudan (6th degree black belt) in Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate and the title of Renshi was awarded him by Soke Nagamine in Okinawa, Japan. He holds a Godan (5th dan black belt) in Yoshinkan Aikido and a Godan (5th degree black belt) in Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo and a Shodan (1st degreee black belt) in Kodokan Judo. He has also trained in Iaido and Kempo Karate. He has trained extensively in the martial arts for over 35 years. With over 30 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 Karate-do Blackbelts/Assistant Instructors

	Lynn Elwood
Lynn Elwood	Sensei Lynn Elwood has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 1997. She currently holds a Yondan (4th degree blackbelt) in Karate-do and shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Jodo.

	Tony Gibson
Tony Gibson	Tony Gibson has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2000. He currently holds a Sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do. He also teaches Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do at his own dojo, Ryu Shin Dojo, in Bowmanville.

	Christopher Naraine
Christopher Naraine	Chris Naraine has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2000. He currently holds a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Kelly Helliwell
Kelly Helliwell	Kelly Helliwell has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2002. She currently holds a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Mary Tuccitto
Mary Tuccitto	Mary Tuccitto began her training in Karate under Sensei 2002. She currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Satpal Jhauj
Satpal Jhauj	Satpal Jhauj began her training in Karate under Sensei 2002. She currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Casey Sullivan
Casey Sullivan	Casey Sullivan began his training in Karate under Sensei 1999. He currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Akbar Khan
Akbar Khan	Akbar Khan began his training in Karate under Sensei 2006. He currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Donal O'Connell
Donal O'Connell	Donal O'Connell began his training in Karate under Sensei in 2007. He currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Matthew Naraine
Matthew Naraine	Matthew Naraine began his training in Karate under Sensei 1998. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Lauren Naraine
Lauren Naraine	Lauren Naraine began her training in Karate under Sensei 1999. She currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Thinh Tran
Thinh Tran	Thinh began his training in Karate under Sensei in 2006. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Emily Finstad
Emily Finstad	Emily began her training in Karate under Sensei in 2006. She currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Danya Sanderson
Danya Sanderson	Danya began his training in Karate under Sensei in 2004. She currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Cameron Hay
Cameron Hay	Cameron began his training in Karate under Sensei in 2005. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Nickrooz Grami
Nickrooz Grami	Nickrooz began his training in Karate under Sensei in 2007. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

	Yusuf Khan
Yusuf Khan	Yusuf began his training in Karate under Sensei in 2006. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

Karate-do Independent Branch Dojo

	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.

Renseikan's Alumni Karate-do Blackbelts

Roger Alexander trained in Karate-do under both Sensei and Baehr Sensei. He holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Mark Hamlyn
Mark Hamlyn	Mark Hamlyn began his Karate-do training under Sensei in 1997. He currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Rob Knox
Rob Knox	Rob Knox began training in Karate-do under Sensei in 1999. When he stopped training at Renseikan Dojo he held a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

Joanna Kurylowicz trained in Karate-do under Sensei since 2000. She holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Joe Vallejo
Joe Vallejo	Joe Vallejo has trained in Karate-do under Baehr Sensei and Croft Sensei and Jardine Sensei. He also trained in Jodo under Sensei. He holds a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do and a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Jodo.