The Zen Living Martial Arts Centre is the home of Renseikan Dojo which is a full-time martial arts school located in Pickering, Ontario. We provide instruction in the traditional martial arts of Shorin-Ryu Karate, Yoshinkan Aikido and Shindo Muso Ryu Jodo. In addition to basic and advanced martial arts skills, each of our disciplines also contains a self-defense component. Our chief instructor, Ward Jardine, has been training students in the Durham Region (Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa) and east Toronto area (Scarborough) for the past 25 years. For a quick look at the three martial arts taught at Renseikan Dojo, click here to see our new video. January issue of the Student Monthly Newsletter has been updated Download the Current Schedule of Classes Because our philosophy is based on the traditional, non-competitive martial arts, beginners, intermediate belts and advanced belts are encouraged to develop at their own pace. At our dojo, we view our students' self-development to be far more important than the achievement of rank. We understand how intimidating starting a new activity can be, and have structured our classes so that beginners can work comfortably in a class with intermediate and advanced belts. We have developed this Web site to provide you with information about our dojo, the martial arts we teach (Karate, Aikido, Jodo) , our philosophy and our instruction. We are always adding more articles and other content for our visitors, as well as a monthly newsletter and our 2010 Calendar of Events, so if you enjoyed your visit today, don't forget to bookmark our site for return visits. If you, or your child(ren), are interested in starting in the martial arts, check out our schedule and drop by to try a class. Trying out a class is often the best way to decide whether a martial arts school is the right one for you. If you have been looking for an activity to do with your child, check out our Family Classes. We train many parent-child student pairs and many families and offer a family rate for interested students. We also offer monthly sessions in EFT a self-healing method based on Accupunture points on the body, but without the use of needles. Emotional Freedon Techniques (EFT) is based on the premise that the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system and that our unresolved negative emotions are major contributors to most physical pains and diseases. We offer monthly sessions to teach you this invaluable tool to rid yourself of negative emotions and as a result, physical problems. If you have any questions about our Dojo, please don't hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!

1652B Bayly Street Pickering, Ontario, L1W 1L9 Phone: (905) 839-9300 email:

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