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Dojo Leader: Roland Duval, Godan
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Roland attended his first practice in May of 1963 in Eastview, a town which
eventually became Vanier, an eastern neighbourhood of Ottawa.
He became a shodan in 1971, and started teaching
karate the following year. In 1981 Roland and his students were invited to a
Special Training,
after which they were also invited to become a
Canada Shotokan
dojo. Roland and his students joined Canada Shotokan
in order to benefit from
Master Ohshima's
teachings. In 1992 Roland passed his yodan test to become a 4th dan black belt,
and in 2006 Mr. Ohshima promoted him to the godan, 5th dan, black belt level.
Roland has been travelling to practice with Mr. Ohshima in California, BC, and Japan
since 1981, and often brings senior teachers to lead seminars in Ottawa.
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Instructor: Richard Copping, Sandan
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Richard graduated from the University of Ottawa with a B Admin. in 1995.
He began practicing with Roland Duval in 1973, who promoted him
to the rank of shodan in 1980. Richard is currently a sandan (3rd degree black
belt) in a five dan system, and is now training for the yodan rank.
As well as instructing, Richard also manages the club, and often helps
arrange seminars taught by senior members from affiliated dojos.
He encourages all levels to take part in short out of town
visits with affiliated clubs to broaden their learning experience.
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Instructor: Gord Wong, Sandan
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Gord is a University of Ottawa alumni with a Masters of Engineering in
Engineering Management, who works as a construction project manager at
DND. He started practicing karate in 1970 at UBC where he studied
mechanical engineering. After graduating in 1976 he returned to the UBC
Dojo, but employment took him to Fernie, BC where he
trained alone for 5 years. He moved to Ottawa in 1987
and started training with the Ottawa Dojo. He was awarded
the rank of shodan in 1983, and sandan in 2007. He is currently
training for the yodan rank.
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Instructor: Paul Gulyas, Nidan
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Paul has a BSc in Physics from McMaster and currently works in business
development at IBM Canada. He started practicing karate in 1973 with Roland
Duval in Ottawa. Paul continued to practice while at McMaster University
and also while living in Toronto after graduation with a number of
different clubs. Paul returned to Ottawa in 1980 after receiving his shodan
and was later granted nidan in 1983 by Ohshima-sensei. Paul started Twente
Shotokan Karate Dojo in the Netherlands in 1984 and has also taught at a
number of Upper Canada Shotokan Dojos in Kanata, Dovercourt and at
Algonquin College. Paul continues to train for his sandan. He is married to
Heather with two wonderful daughters, Jessica and Lauren.
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Instructor: Hashmat Khan, Nidan
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Dr. Khan has a PhD in Economics from UBC and is an Associate Professor
in the Department of Economics at Carleton University. He started
practicing in 1999 in Ottawa and received the Shodan rank in 2002.
During that year he moved to England where he started the Shotokan
London Dojo in 2003. Hashmat has attended several special trainings
and events in Canada, US, France, and Spain. In 2005 Carleton convinced him
to come back to Ottawa, and in 2006 he successfully graded for Nidan.
Hash normally teaches the beginner class and welcomes questions about
that practice.
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