Black Belt Members

Head Instructor

Sensei Wilfred Seerattan

Sensei Wilfred Seerattan ( Rokudan 6th degree Black Belt )

  • 1966 Born in Trinidad, Started Karate September 1983, with Sensei Archeson Wells
  • 1989, Trinidad, June 17th Shodan from Okazaki Sensei
  • 1989 Moved to Canada
  • 1990 Started training and teaching with Sensei Gary Hails at his club “Toronto Shotokan Karate Dojo.”
  • 1996 Sept. 13th Became head instructor of “Toronto Shotokan Karate-Do”
  • 1997, New York, July 20th Nidan from Enoida and Mori Sensei
  • 2002, Ottawa, September 14th Sandan from Tanaka Sensei
  • 2004, Team Canada competing in Kata at World Shotocup in Japan
  • 2007, Ottawa, September 22nd Yondan from Tanaka Sensei
  • 2012, Ottawa, August 18th Godan from Tanaka Sensei
  • 2010 January 1st Dojo moves and name changes to “Toronto JKA Karate”
  • 2018 Team Canada competing in JKA Pan-American Karate Championships in Peru
  • 2019 Team Canada competing in JKA Pan-American Karate Championships in Colombia, silver medal Kata, bronze medal kumite
  • ‘B’ kyu judge, ‘C’ kyu Examiner and ‘C’ kyu instructor as per JKA Technical Qualifications
  • Self Employed, accomplished, successful and fully licensed Computer Technician
  • 2023 , Japan Head Quarters, Rokudan from Oishi Takeshi Sensei

Sandan ( 3rd degree black belt )

Matthew McClearn

Garret Embree

Nidan ( 2nd degree black belt )

Yet Chang

Alana Hayes

John Vandeursen

Barry Espin

Wanye Embree

Mohamed Emran

Sinclair Williams

Daf Palfrey

Shodan ( 1st degree black belt )

Haig DeRusha

Acky Yeung

Mike Beard

Shane Fisell

Tomas Prucha

Brit Jennings

Neeraj D’Mello

Therese Paquette

Creagan Andrews

Reggie Williams

Samara Nolan

Maya Hamand

Robert Dumoulin-White

Koen McClay

Myles Mowbray

Roger Doumulin-White

Malachi Perrier