Mike Wilson
B Math
NCCP Level 2 Trained
Roku Dan (6th) - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
Ni Dan (2nd) - Iai-Jujitsu
Shihan - Shuko-Kai International
Canada Chief Instructor - Shuko-Kai International
President - Conestoga Karate
mike.wilson@shukokai.ca
Mike began Karate training in 1972 in St. Catharines Ont. under a Wado-Kai dojo in Port Dalhousie, St. Catharines run by Sensei Ron Krayewski. Sensei Ron Krayewski was a student of Sensei Masaru Shintani, and was also affiliated with Sensei Ryokichi Katano in Lock Port New York.
Mike attended about 5 classes per week and by the time he was a green belt, he was coming to every class before the students to prepare the dojo for the class. This entailed washing the tile floor and cleaning the mirrors. Karate was his life from an early age.
Mike obtained his brown belt and began a Karate program at a prestigious boarding school in St. Catharines called Ridley College. Mike ran the program for two years until he graduated from high school.
Mike also had the honour of personally meeting Hironori Ĺtsuka, the founder of Wado-Ryu, before he died in 1982.
Mike achieved his Sho Dan in Wado-Ryu in 1978 from Sensei Ryokichi Katano in Lockport New York.
After obtaining his Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo, Mike moved to Kitchener, and in 1999 started training in Shuko-Kai Shito-Ryu Karate-Do.
Mike taught a couple classes per week at the Shuko-Kai dojo in Waterloo. Mike also ran the Karate program at the YMCA in Kitchener for two years.
Mike obtained his Go Dan in Shuko-Kai in 2012 from Soke Kunio Miyake.
Mike has attended many seminars and instructor training sessions from Soke Miyake at the Shuko-Kai International head quarters in McAllen Texas.
Mike currently holds a Roku Dan (6th degree) in Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai, a Nidan (2nd degree) in Iai Jujitsu, all from Soke Kunio Miyake.
Mike received the title of Shihan in March, 2022.
Mike is currently Canadian Chief Instructor.
Kathy Wilson
EET CID
NCCP Level 2 Trained
Yon Dan (4th) - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
Shidoin - Shuko-Kai International
kathy.wilson@shukokai.ca
Kathy began her Martial Arts training at 15 years of age. She studied Chito-Ryu in Nova Scotia and progressed up to her green belt before leaving for school in Toronto. After moving to Waterloo, Kathy resumed her training as a white belt in Shito-Ryu, and in 2008 she received her black belt.
Kathy has been very active in the dojo and Community Centers as a Sempai and now teaches at the main dojo.
Kathy currently holds a Yondan (4th degree) black belt in Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai.
Robert Dicks
San Dan (3rd) - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
Instructor Level A - Shuko-Kai International
Robert started his Martial Arts training in 1990, studying Jujitsu and achieved the rank of yellow belt. Life became too busy for the Martial Arts and Robert had to give up training to help raise his family. The passion for Martial Arts never left and he felt he had to finish the training he started many years before.
Enrolling his sons Nigel and Devon in Martial Arts in 2004, he shortly re-enrolled and continued his journey. Using his family and friends as a continuing inspiration, Robert achieved his Shodan-Ho in Shito-Ryu, studying under Sensei Mike Wilson in August 2012 and continues to train in Karate, Jujitsu and Iaido.
Rob currently holds a San Dan (3rd degree) black belt in Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai and a Ni Dan (2nd degree) black belt in Iai-Jujitsu.
Sean Teymori
Sho Dan (1st) - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
Sean started martial arts with Kung Fu at age of 12 and practiced for 2 years. During his grad studies he practiced Kendo at the University of Waterloo for 1 year, then he joined Brazilian jujitsu at Waterloo at age of 41. He practiced for two years and received his orange belt. At age of 46 he started training under Sensei Mike Wilson in Shuko-Kai Karate. He received his Shodan-ho in 2018. He currently holds a Shodan in Miyake Karate-Do.
Ryan Milanovic
Sho Dan Ho - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
Ryan started Karate in the late 1980s at the age of nine years old at his local YMCA under Sensei Ricardo, attaining a yellow belt in Shotokan Karate. Later on in the mid-2000s, Ryan studied Judo under Sensei Wayne Erdman, attaining a yellow belt. In the early part of this decade, Ryan also studied Aikido under Sibok Gee Wong. Ryan came full circle back to Karate in March of 2015, studying Shito Ryu Shuko Karate under Sensei Mike Wilson and the other Sensei-gata at Conestoga Karate, attaining the rank of Shodan-Ho in September of 2019. Bunkai (practical application of kata sequences) involving throws is of particular interest to Ryan.
Heidi Erdelyi
Tiffany Miller
Bruce Miller
Sho Dan (1st) - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
I trained in Kung Fu as a child into my teens under Sigung Bob Schneider at the Waterloo Kung Fu Academy.
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Robert Stefaniak
Ni Dan (2nd) - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
NCCP Level 2 Trained
Robert started training karate in 1998, at the age of eight. studying Shito-Ryu at his local community center in Kitchener, Ontario. After a season, Robert started taking private lessons with Sensei Emmanuel Silva. after a year, Robert began his training with Sensei Emmanuel's senior Sensei, Kamyab Arefi.
Ray Durham
Ni Dan (2nd) - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
I started Karate in 2002 at our Local Community Center to help by son learn Karate and to help me get into shape.
I fell in love with Karate and worked my way up to get my Black Belt in 2011
I used to help out with teaching at the Community center to help pay back to the community and at the Dojo that we belonged to at the time.
I joined Sensei Mike back in 2013 so that I could keep my hand in Karate.
Now I help to teach the younger students.
Laura Wensink
Sho Dan Ho - Miyake Karate-Do Shuko-Kai
Laura originally started her martial arts training in another Kitchener dojo at the age of 11 and obtained an yellow belt elsewhere before transferring over to Shuko-Kai. She started back as a white belt and has been steadily working hard to obtain her black belt. Laura has been an active assistant as Sempai in local community centers.
Laura's martial arts studies have included tournaments all with metal results and also weapons: Arnis, Nunchaku, and Bow; she is a patient quick study. Overall Karate has enriched her life, studies, self awareness, inner and outer strength.