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About Us

Meet Our Instructors

Our club has been fortunate to have many different instructors over the years. Here is a chance to get to know a little about some of them

Sensei Eugene Li

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Chief Instructor 
Head Jujitsu Instructor 
2nd Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
1st Degree Black Belt Shindo Ryu Jujitsu
Women's Self Defense Instructor
​​ City of Waterloo Kids Karate Instructor

Alison Shaw

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Assistant Chief Instructor 
1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
Women's Self Defense Instructor
​City of Waterloo Kids Karate Instructor

Joy Liu

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Assistant Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
1st Degree Black Belt Wado Ryu Karate
​Head of Women's Self Defense Program

Corin Seeleman

Christian Mele

Kathryn Toffolo

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Assistant Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
Assistant Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
1st Degree Black Belt Shotokan Karate

Assistant Instructor
1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
Club Manager

Meet Our Execs

Alongside our instructors is our exec team that works hard behind the scenes to keep everything running
Kathryn Toffolo
Brian Chan
Ben Armstrong
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Club Manager
Treasurer
Treasurer
Keona Pang
Ben Nichol
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Marketing and Social Media
Social Coordinator

Club Mentors

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Shihan Will Durocher

Master Instructor Hogosha Canada
4th Degree Black Belt Renshi Goju Ryu Karate
1st Degree Black Belt Shindo Ryu Jujutsu
Women's Self Defense Instructor
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Sensei Devin Hutchinson

3rd Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
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Former Chief Instructor
Club Mentor

Alumni Instructors

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Sensei Nancy Soontiens

3rd Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
Women's Self Defense Instructor
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Pamela Cutmore

1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
Former club manager
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Crystal Tse

1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
Women's Self Defense Instructor
Former head of Women's Self Defense program
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Philip Cutmore

1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
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Alex Huynh

1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
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Danielle Smith

1st Degree Black Belt Goju Ryu Karate
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Contact use-mail: sckarate@uwaterloo.ca 
Instagram: @uwkarate
Facebook: @HogoshaMA
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  • Home
  • Class Information & Registration
  • Schedules
  • FAQ
  • Resources
    • Syllabus
    • Kata
    • Training Regimen
  • Women's Self Defense
  • Inter-U Karate Seminar
  • About Us
    • Club History
  • Contact