Location

• Monthly fees payable on or before the 1st of each month.
• 12 Months post-dated cheques or 3 months e-transfer or 3 months cash
• e-transfer to: adminshukokai@shaw.ca
• One Calendar months notice if not continuing training (Cheques will be returned or shredded) (no refund for e-transfer or cash payments)

Family Rate: $65.00 +GST= $68.25 for each additional family member (Regular rate for the first family member)

Drop in Fee: $20.00 for Youth & Adults, $10.00 for Samurai’s, maximum 2 drop in classes/month

Karate BC Fee: depends on belt colour –approx $35.00 +GST youth, $55.00 +GST adult. Payable after 3 classes for insurance purposes directly to Karate BC.

Kimura Shukokai International Fee: $25.00 payable in January – All Students

Gift Certificates for Private Classes: They include one-on-one training and a feedback session.

Single class for $50.00 +GST= $52.50

Five classes for $225.00 +GST= $236.25

Ten classes for $425.00 +GST= $446.25

Instructors

Instructor: Sensei David Bentley

Sensei Bentley is the Chief Instructor for Shukokai in Western Canada. He currently holds Shichidan (7th Dan Black Belt) and has been training with the Shukokai style for 38 years and an instructor for 36 years. He has competed at international level for both England and Canada.

Sensei Bentley started his martial arts training in Judo in the late 1960’s, for four years under the guidance of a British Olympic Team Member.

Sensei Bentley is a certified National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) coach and instructor, a certified fit4defense instructor as well as First Aid certified and has had many successful clubs in England, Ontario and British Columbia.

His most recent achievements include Sports Psychology Certification 2006, Karate BC Coach of the Year 2007, a silver medal for Canada in kumite (sparring) at the KSI World Championships in 2008, a bronze in kumite at the KSI World Championships in 2010, and a silver medal in kumite at the KSI World Championships in 2016.

Instructor: Sensei Kristina Bentley

Kristina started training in 2012 and currently holds the rank of Yondan (4th Dan) Kristina is the Administrator / Coordinator for Kimura Shukokai Karate Canada West. She has also been the official coach for Canada West for the last 2 World Tournaments in Berlin Germany 2016 and Stockholm Sweden in 2018. She currently assists Sensei David Bentley at both the Brentwood Bay and Deep Cove dojo’s.

Instructor: Sempai David Lowe

Sempai David started training in 2005 and has held the rank of Godan (5th Dan Black Belt) since March of 2017. He started with Sensei Bentley in Brentwood Bay and took a role as a Sempai (assistant instructor) in 2014.

He has competed in 3 Kimura Shukokai world tournaments with team Canada West. He is NCCP trained and is currently assisting Sensei David Bentley at the Brentwood Bay dojo.