Sensei Francois teaches the morning class for senior karate members. His classes are challenging both for the body and the mind, as well as being quite enjoyable.

In addition to his karate, he is president of Trans Rex and enjoys his piano playing.

Sensei Melarie is a karate and health enthusiast. She has a B.Sc. from Concordia and an M.Sc. from McGill, but left academics in favor of her true passion: karate.

She began karate with Sensei Francois in 1975 at Concordia University. Since then she has trained extensively all over the world, including in the USA, Japan and Europe.

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Sensei Nadia is an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Concordia University. Her research deals with identifying the mechanisms that regulate teaching and learning practices within institutions and understanding how they influence the development of students' thought processes.

She practiced karate in Argentina for many years, and has been a part of our club since 2008.

Sensei Nick is a physicist/engineer from Russia currently working at the University of Montreal. He also started a karate club in Antarctica when he wintered over in 1999.

Among sensei Joanne's interests are karate, dogs and painting. She has two mini schnauzers and spends her free time training in her at-home dojo and painting portraits of the beloved pets of her friends.

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Originally from the Philippines, sensei Joshua has been interested in the martials arts ever since he was born. He has been a part of our club for over ten years.

Sensei Michael has been doing karate since the age of five. He has been a part of our club for over ten years.

He is originally from the Ukraine, and also trained at a karate club in Israel before coming to Montreal. Currently he is studying Kinesiology at McGill University, with the ultimate goal of doing sports-related physiotherapy.