4 Training Floors
Over 150 classes a week
Over 400 students currently training
Thousands of Alumni Black Belts
1 AMAZING STAFF
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Sensei Nathan Parker
Rank: 4th degree
Training since: 2009
2015-2026 Team Canada member
Amateur boxing record 1-0
Over 12 years teaching experience
Head Instructor and Tournament Team Coach, Forest City Challenge Promoter, Member of Team Immortal, Head Instructor of Homeschool program, weekly testing team member
Sensei Jake Lindsay
Rank: 4th degree
Training since: 2008
2015-2026 Team Canada member
Over 12 years teaching experience
Hobbies: Travel, Competing
Head Instructor and Tournament Team Coach, Forest City Challenge Promoter, Member of Team Immortal, Birthday Party Coordinator, weekly testing team member
Renshi Gord Marchiori
Rank: 5th degree
Training since: 2002
Hobbies/Interests: gardening, family, long distance cycling.
Over 20 years teaching experience
"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: 5th degree
Training since: 1995
Over 20 years teaching experience
Hobbies: going to the beach and karate tournaments
Head Instructor, Summer/March Break Camp Head Instructor, weekly testing team member
Sensei Brad Fowler
World Kickboxing Champion
Personal trainer and mentor to millions
Kali Silat Head Instructor
Sensei Ray Drake
Rank: 4th 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
Sensei Michelle Keeri-Szanto
Rank: 4th 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.
Head Instructor, testing team member
Sensei Olaf Siverns
Rank: 4th degree
Training since: 2001
Hobbies/Interests: Wood carving
Head Instructor Sunday private lessons
Sempai Donna McCahon
Rank: 3rd degree
Training since: 2008
Hobbies/Interests: reading, DIY
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 Eccaia Sampson
Rank: 3rd Degree
Training Since: Birth
2025 Team Canada member
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, Competition team member
TRX Head Instructor
Sempai Julia Macdonald
Rank: 3rd Degree
Training Since: 2014
Favorite Kata: Unsu
Hobbies: Hockey, Karate, Rugby
Head Instructor
Sensei Riley DeMatos
Rank: 4th Degree
Training since: 2009
Favourite Kata: Kitsune
Hobbies: Creative and Physical activities, Chuck Norris jokes.
Favourite memory: training with his sister
Head Instructor, Kickboxing instructor
Sempai Havigne Omarzadeh
Rank: 3rd Degree
Training Since: 2016
Favourite Kata: Pinan Sandan
Hobbies: Biking, drawing, watching movies
On-floor Instructor
Sempai Jada Sang
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training since: 2016
2025 Team Canada member
Favorite Kata: Konku Dai
Hobbies: Plays drums, guitar, trumpet, piano, and base guitar
Likes the sense of community at Family Karate
Head Instructor, Competition team coach
Remy Pastrano
Training since 2015
Rank: 2nd degree
Favourite kata:
Favourite food:
Hobbies: Karate and studying for school
On-floor instructor
Sempai Jasmine Ryan
Rank: 3rd Degree
Training Since: 2015
Favourite Kata: Unsu
Hobbies: Horror movies, sleeping
Floor/Counter Member
Sempai Colton Flint
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since: 2019
Favorite Kata: Pinan Godan
Hobbies: Karate, cleaning the karate school
Head Instructor
Sempai Brody Last
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since: 2016
2025 Team Canada member
Favorite Kata: Tournament Kata
Hobbies: Swimming
Head Instructor, Competition team member
Sempai Natalie Brereton
Rank: 1st Degree
Training Since: 2018
Favourite Kata: Ni Pai Po
Hobbies: Travel, Activism, Reading and Writing
On-floor Instructor and Counter Staff Member
Sempai Liam Perfetto
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since:
Favourite Kata: Pinan Nidan
Hobbies: Swimming, fixing tonfa with green tape
On-floor Instructor, Competition team member
Sempai Jacob Rotenberg
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since: 2015
Favorite Kata: Unsu
Hobbies: Science, Reading, Physics
Counter Staff Member and On-floor Instructor
Sempai Sam Noftle
Rank: 2nd Degree
Training Since: 2016
2026 Team Canada Member
Member of The Immortals
Favorite Kata: Patsai Dai
Hobbies: Karate, Reading
On-floor Instructor, Competition team member
Keiran Rotenberg
Training since: 2015 ish
Rank: 1st degree still………..
Favourite Kata: Can’t remember any
Favourite food:
Hobbies: Working to make money to pay for all his dates
Sempai Iain Evenden
Rank: 1st Degree
Training Since: 2017
2025 Team Canada member
Favorite Kata: Chatan Yara Kushanku
Hobbies: Volleyball, Karate, Sports
On-floor Instructor, Competition team member