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1. A black belt is a white belt who begins to learn Karate
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2. Its not about the Gi and the Belt, its about what you do in them

Dai Sensei Duminda Perera
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Black Belt 2nd Dan
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Sensei Duminda Perera joined Karate-Do Kenseikan in September 1996 and received his training from Sensei Nandana Wijewardana. He was approved and received his Black Belt certification from Karate-Do Kenseikan International, Japan. He has participated in many Tournaments and won many Medals including Kubota Cup Trophy. He has keen interest in demonstrations and has led the Kenseikan Team. He is an Engineer by profession and works for the Bombardier Aerospace, Toronto. He has been an instructor since 1999. He has also received training from Sensei Suenori Tominaga. He currently holds Black Belt 2nd Dan Ho Certification and awaiting approval by the Head Office. He is a Father of Two Sons who are also training at Kenseikan Dojo in Canada.


Senpai Eshan Ratnayake
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Black Belt 1st Dan

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Senpai Eshan joined Karate-Do Kenseikan in July 2007. ​He participated in many demonstrations and tournaments, winning many medals. Eshan is a student at the University of Toronto studying Computer Engineering. He completed up to Grade 6 Piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and was a clarinet player for his high school wind orchestra where he competed at the National level. He is also a certified Lifeguard from the Life Saving Society. 

Senpai Menuk Perera
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Brown Striped Belt - 1st Kyu 

Senpai Menuk is a Brown belt 2. He first joined in 2007, and has successfully competed in tournaments and participated in demos. He is currently studying political science at University of Toronto, as he hopes to have a career in law. He also works with the provincial government. He has completed up to grade 8 in the Royal Conservatory of Music for piano, and hopes to also do something in the acting field.
Senpai Isitha Sembappperuma
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Brown Striped Belt - 1st Kyu 
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Senpai Isitha joined Kenseikan Karate in January 2013 and is a Brown belt 2. He has participated in numerous amounts of demonstrations and tournaments and has received many medals. Currently, he is a Grade 10 student at Don Mills Collegiate Institute and is in a specialized program called CyberArts which focuses on the integration of digital art and fine arts. He also a cultural drummer and volunteers at different religious and cultural events. Isitha has been playing soccer for 9 years and currently, he plays in the OPDL which is a high performance-soccer league in Ontario.  ​
Senpai Vidul Kandambige
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Brown-Stripped Belt - 1st Kyu

Vidul joined Kenseikan Karate in the year 2017. Currently, he is in Grade 8 and goes to Charles Gordon Sr. Public School. He has participated in a set amount of tournaments and demonstrations and has received a number of medals. He has also received double promotion 3 times in a row and is at the moment you read this a Brown (Senior) Belt-one of the youngest male practitoner
Senpai Athena Rycman
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Brown Belt - 2nd Kyu

​Senpai Athena joined Kenseikan Karate in April 2016. She has participated in many tournaments and demos, winning a number of medals and awards in the process. Athena is currently in Grade 10 and attends Victoria Park Collegiate Institute in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. This program is an accelerated university prep program that aims to develop all aspects of a person; intellectually, personally, socially, and emotionally. In Grade 3, Athena was tested for Giftedness and scored 99.8% on the Gifted Placement Test. She is currently in Grade 6 Piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Athena was accepted to the Toronto All City band in 2019 for flute and performed at Roy Thomson Hall. She  has also been swimming since she was two and a half, and has completed all levels aside from Bronze Cross and her Lifeguard Certification, due to the pandemic. She was also part of a swim team for 3 years and has been playing volleyball competitively since Grade 4. Athena is currently part of the Ontario Volleyball Association playing with the 6UP Volleyball Club.
Senpai Abbigail Liam
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Blue Belt - 3rd Kyu

Senpai Abbigail joined Kenseikan Karate in May 2018, and she is currently a blue belt. She has participated in several tournaments and demonstrations, earning a number of medals and certificates. She has also received a double promotion twice, and has also obtained the All Star Award in 2018. Abbigail is in the seventh grade, currently studying at Ionview Public School. She has played band and string instruments for 4 years and also tutors students for violin lessons. Abbigail has also joined leadership-integrated clubs/groups. These include the Girls at
BAT group which is geared towards women empowerment through baseball. She is in an eco club which focuses on environmental awareness through posters and projects within the school. Abbigail is also part of Office Duty and has led many assemblies and presentations as an MC.

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