Get to know your Family Karate staff and instructors!
We take pride in the years of dedication our instructors have shown us over the years. You are invited to come meet our amazing staff for yourself during our free one week trial.
Renshi Gord Marchiori
Rank: 5th degree
Training since: 2002
Hobbies/Interests: gardening, family, long distance cycling.
Favourite Kata: Pinan Godan or Meikyo
"I watched my daughter from the sidelines until Kyoshi Marshall convinced me to try."
Favourite moment: obtaining the level of Sensei
Head Instructor
Renshi Tina Hough
Rank: 4th degree
Training since: 1995
Favourite kata: Pinan Shodan
Hobbies: going to the beach and karate tournaments
Head Instructor
Summer Camp Head Instructor
Sensei Olaf Siverns
Rank: 4th degree
Training since: 2001
Hobbies/Interests: Wood carving
Teaches Sunday private lessons
Sensei Brad Fowler
World Kickboxing Champion
Personal trainer and mentor to millions
Kickboxing Head Instructor
Kali Silat Head Instructor
MDS Head Instructor
Sensei Nathan Parker
Rank: 4th degree
Training since: 2009
Favourite kata: Konku Dai
Hobbies: teaching, training, enjoying time with friends and family, watching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Star Wars
Head Instructor and Tournament Team Coach, Forest City Challenge Promoter
Sensei Jake Lindsay
Rank: 4th degree
Training since: 2008
Favourite kata: Gankaku
Hobbies: Travel, Competing
Head Instructor and Tournament Team Coach, Forest City Challenge Promoter
Sempai Riley DeMatos
Rank: 3rd Degree
Training since: 2009
Favourite kata: Kitsune
Hobbies: Creative and Physical activities, Chuck Norris jokes.
Favourite memory: training with his sister
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Donna McCahon
Rank: 3rd degree
Training since: 2008
Hobbies/Interests: reading, DIY, baking
Favourite kata: Ji'in
"My husband and I watched our kids from the sidelines for nearly a year before he signed us both up on a dare."
Favourite moment: I don't have one moment. I enjoy watching our shy, less athletic and challenged students become confident young leaders.
Program Director
Administration Manager
Sempai Michelle Keeri-Szanto
Rank: 3rd degree
Training since: 2012
Favourite part about karate: working through Bonkai, thinking of the many possibilities and watching the moves in the kata click together through the application of the bonkai.
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Ray Drake
Rank: 3rd degree
Training since: 2010
Favourite kata: Jion
Hobbies: Photography, golf, walking & very earl Sunday morning karate…..coffee sessions.
How they got started at Family Karate: "I started karate after my son joined the competitive team and I saw how much fun he was having."
Favourite martial arts moment: "So many to pick from. If I had to pick just one moment, it would be when my son achieved his first black belt."
Sunday Class Head Instructor
Sempai Rob Walker
Rank: 3rd degree
Training since: 2002
Favourite kata: Masugi No Tonfa
Hobbies: Playing golf, teaching karate.
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Adam Tetreault
Rank: 2nd degree
Training since: 2009
Favourite Kata: Patsai dai
Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music, playing video games, being way better than Kyoshi with anything on a computer and instructing karate
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Nathan Keeri-Szanto
Rank: 2nd degree
Training since: 2011
Hobbies: playing video games and hanging out with friends and family, social media influencer.
Counter Staff Member and On-floor Instructor
Sempai Blake Pizzimenti
Rank: 3rd Degree
Training since: 2012
Favourite Kata: Gankaku
Hobbies: Violin, hanging out with friends, and doing wicked sword katas
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Ashley Griffith
Rank: 2nd degree
Training since: 2017
Favourite Kata: Gojushih Sho
Hobbies: Competing on the FKCT Competition team and running, social media content producer
Counter Staff Member and On-floor Instructor
Sempai Seabar Omarzadeh
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training since: 2016
Favourite Kata: Pinan Godan
Hobbies: Doing artistic projects and biking
Favourite memory: Earning her black belt
“Every day at karate is so enjoyable that it is so hard to choose my favourite memory! I joined karate because I was really shy and needed to become more confident.“
Counter Staff Member
Sempai Jada Sang
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training since: 2016
Favorite Kata: Konku Dai
Hobbies: Plays drums, guitar, trumpet, piano, and base guitar
Likes the sense of community at Family Karate
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Ben Weir
Rank: 1st Degree
Training since: 2017
Favourite Kata: Empai
Favourite Food: Brie Cheese
Hobbies: playing Violin
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Havigne Omarzadeh
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since: 2016
Favourite Kata: Tonfa Kata
Hobbies: Biking
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Liam Perfetto
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since:
Favourite Kata: Pinan Nidan
Hobbies: Swimming, fixing tonfa with green tape
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Jacob Rotenberg
Rank: 1st degree
Training since: 2016
Favourite Kata: Patsai Sho
Hobbies: Baking with his mom and doing karate with his younger brothers
Counter Staff Member and On-floor Instructor
Sempai Brody Last
Rank: 1st Degree
Training Since: 2016
Favorite Kata: Tournament Kata
Hobbies: Swimming
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Eccaia Sampson
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since: Birth
Favorite Kata: All of them
Hobbies: Being awesome, becoming the next action movie star….. hopefully she mentions Family Karate in the credits!
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Natalie Brereton
Rank: 1st Degree
Training Since: 2017
Favourite Kata: Empai
Hobbies: Travel
Floor/Counter Member
Sempai Danielle Carter
Rank: 1st Degree
Training Since: 2013
Favorite kata: Konku Dai
Hobbies: Robotics, art
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Jasmine Ryan
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since: 2015
Favourite Kata: Unsu
Hobbies: Horror movies, romantic comedies and cartoons
Floor/Counter Member
Sempai Colton Flint
Rank: 1st Degree
Training Since: 2019
Favorite kata: Pinan Godan
Hobbies: Karate
On-floor Instructor