Month: May 2018

Demonstration Team Coordinator

Jonathan Gladstone Sensei has been studying Karate at the Okamikan since 2002, and has been the co-ordinator of our Demo Teams since 2005. He achieved his Shodan (first degree black belt) rank in December, 2008; Nidan (second degree) in December, 2011; and Sandan (third degree) in June, 2016. Karate is a family affair for Gladstone Sensei. One of his sons, Sensei Simon, graded with him from white belt through Shodan at Okami Kai; he enjoys support for his training activities from his wife, Liz, and their other son, Ben.

He studied Judo briefly as a child, but most of Gladstone Sensei’s training in Karate and other martial arts has been with or through the Okamikan in Uxbridge. He says he “enjoys the warm, friendly and family-oriented community where we study martial arts seriously and with rigour without losing touch with fun.” Gladstone Sensei studies Iaido (sword) at Okami Kai along with Karate and, outside of the home dojo, has also studied Tai Chi.

Gladstone Sensei is a Professional Engineer (Ontario) who works full-time on large computer systems at a Canadian bank, and is a part-time instructor in the School of Computer Studies at Georgian College in Barrie, ON. He is an inveterate volunteer who works with both children and adults in a variety of activities. He coached and organized children’s baseball in Uxbridge for many years and delivered Junior Achievement programs at a local elementary school for about a decade. Currently he also helps run adult and children’s programs at Okami Kai and at a local squash club, participates actively in various committees at his synagogue, and volunteers extensively with CMG, an academic organization of computer professionals where he is on the Board of Directors.

Karate Instructor

Born in Scarborough Ontario, Dave Boudreau Sensei started his martial arts training at the age of 18.

From 1986 to 1992 he trained in Wushu Kung fu and kick boxing at the Canadian Chinese Martial Arts Centre also known as Sun Looug Kung fu in Scarborough with chief instructor Loong Wong. Student of the Hung Luck Kung Fu Club in Toronto. Dave Boudreau Renshi started training in Shotokan Karate in 2000 at Okami Kai. In 2006 he achieved his Shodan (first degree) black belt.

His son, Jessie, who is the eldest of three children, earned his Shodan rank quickly afterward. Jessie now has his Nidan (second degree) black belt while Boudreau Renshi’s daughter, Rachael is currently working towards her Shodan.

Boudreau Renshi has since then achieved his Nidan black belt rank which he received in December 2010 his Sandan (third degree) black belt rank in June 2014 and Yondan (forth degree) black belt rank in December 2017.

Boudreau Renshi presently teaches Youth and Adult classes at Okami Kai under Chief Instructor Scott Campsall Shihan. His future goals include developing his Karate and weapons knowledge and continuing to move up in rank in Karate.

Chief Instructor (Kaicho)

Although he has been fascinated with martial arts study for most of his life, Shihan Scott Campsall started seriously training with Hanshi Fred Walker in 1994.

Five years later, under Hanshi Walker’s guidance, he founded Okami Kai which provides award winning martial arts education to the Uxbridge, Ontario area.

He now currently trains with 9th degree black belt Hanshi Cezar Borkowski of Northern Karate Schools in Toronto. Under Hanshi Borkowski’s guidance, he is always adapting and evolving his martial arts knowledge to not only further his own development, but the Okami Kai student’s as well. On September 24, 2011, Shihan Scott Campsall was promoted to the rank of Godan (5th degree) black belt in the art of Karate by Hanshi Borkowski accompanied by 10th Degree black belts Masami Tsuruoka, Tetsuhiro Hokama, and Kiyonori Shiroma. He was given the title of Shihan (Master Instructor on May 31, 2015. On March 11, 2017, Hanshi Borkowski promoted Shihan to Rokudan (6th degree) black belt.

His journey into Yoshinkai Aikido training began in early 2003 under the guidance of 9th degree black belt Hanshi Kevin Blok of Windsor, Ontario. He obtained his Nidan (second degree) black belt in Aikido on August 10, 2017 and has also obtained his Shodan (first degree black belt) in Iaido from Hanshi Blok on May 30, 2015. Shihan Campsall also works as an Instructor Trainer with Hanshi Blok’s company, On Guard International. He has also been certified in Non-Physical Crisis Intervention and as an adjustable baton instructor.

Shihan says he has never met a martial art he didn’t like and this shows in his persistent desire to learn from the best teachers in the world. The phrase “Kyudo Mugen” means the “pathway of learning never ends”. Shihan not only believes this, he constantly demonstrates it by training every chance he gets.