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Senpai Eshan Ratnayake
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Black Belt -1st Dan
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. |
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Senpai Isitha Sembappperuma
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Brown (Senior) Striped Belt - 1st Kyu
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. |
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Senpai Vidul Kandambige
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Brown (Senor) 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 (Belt Upgrades) promotion 3 times in a row and is at the moment you read this a Brown (Senior) Belt of the youngest male practitioner |
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Senpai Athena Rycman
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Brown (Senior) Stripped Belt - 1st 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. |
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Senpai Abbigail Liam 
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Brown Belt - 2nd Kyu Senpai Abbigail joined Kenseikan Karate in May 2018, and she is currently a Brown belt. She has participated in several tournaments and demonstrations, earning a number of medals and certificates. She has also received a double promotion (Belt- upgrades) 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. |
