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

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 20 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 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 Blackbelts/Assistant Instructors

	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.

	Lynn Elwood
Lynn Elwood	Sensei Lynn Elwood has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 1997, and in Jodo under Sensei since 2000. She currently holds a yondan (4th degree blackbelt) in Karate-do and a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Jodo.

	Joe Vallejo
Joe Vallejo	Joe Vallejo is currently training in Jodo under Sensei and has a Sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in jodo.

	Saeed Mirafzal
Saeed Mirafzal	Saeed Mirafzal has been training in Aikido under Sensei since 1998. He currently holds a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Aikido.

	Rick Elwood
Rick Elwood	Rick Elwood has been training in Aikido under Sensei since 1998. He currently holds a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Aikido.

	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.

	Tony Gibson
Tony Gibson	Tony Gibson has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2000. He currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Christopher Naraine
Christopher Naraine	Chris Naraine has been training in Karate-do under Sensei since 2000. He currently holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Kelly Helliwell
Kelly Helliwell	Kelly Helliwell trained in Karate-do under Sensei since 2002. She holds a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-do.

	Steve Kubien
Steve Kubien	Steve Kubien has been training in Jodo under Sensei since 2004. He currently holds a sandan (3rd degree blackbelt) in Jodo.

	Brandon Walker
Brandon Walker	Brandon Walker began his training in Aikido under Sensei 2004. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Aikido.

	Mary Tuccitto
Mary Tuccitto	Mary Tuccitto began her training in Karate under Sensei 2002. She currently holds a shodan (1st 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.

	Satpal Jhauj
Satpal Jhauj	Satpal Jhauj began her training in Karate under Sensei 2002. She currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Karate.

Independent Branch Dojos

	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 Torakan Dojo in Trinidad & Tobago.

	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.

	Don Croft
Don Croft	Don Croft joined Renseikan Dojo to start his training in Jodo in 2000, under Sensei. He currently holds a yondan (4th degree blackbelt) in Jodo. He left Renseikan Dojo in 2011 to teach Jodo in Mississauga.

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.

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.

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

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.

Ian Azevedo started his Aikido training many years ago mainly under Takashi Kimeda Sensei, 9th dan in Toronto. He took some time off to be with his growing family but returned to Aikido and trained at Renseikan Dojo under Jardine Sensei. He currently holds the rank of shodan (1st degree black belt)

Robert Tompkins had been involved in the martial arts for an extended period of time. He began his Jodo training in 2004 under Jardine Sensei. He received the rank of Shodan. Robert lost a battle to cancer in November 2008. His dedication to the dojo and his wonderful humour will be sadly missed.