Jodo Class Instruction

Jodo classes at Renseikan Dojo are taught by our chief instructor, Ward Jardine. He is assisted in classes by his experienced Jodo 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 at the Dojo for the past 15 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 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 Jodo Blackbelts/Assistant Instructors

	Donald Croft
Donald Croft	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.

Carl Ignatius has trained under Sensei for over 13 years, in the martial arts of Karate, Aikido, Jodo and Judo. He began his Jodo training in 2000. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Jodo and shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Aikido.

Carl Ignatius

	Lynn Elwood
Lynn Elwood	Lynn Elwood has been training in Jodo under Sensei since 2000. She currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Jodo and a nidan (2nd degree balckbelt) in Karate-Do.

Joe Vallejo trains under Sensei in the martial arts of Karate and Jodo. He began his Jodo training in 2000. He currently holds a shodan (1st degree blackbelt) in Jodo. and a nidan (2nd degree blackbelt) in Karate-Do

Joe Vallejo