Karate Club

Shorinjiryu Karatedo has been taught at Dawson College since 1974. The present Dawson Karate Club was established in 1980 by Shinan Wayne Donivan, as a means for graduating Physical Education students to continue their studies. As the Club continued to grow, it has expanded to include the Dawson College community as well as the community at large.

The Kentokukan School of Shorinjiryu Karatedo is the result of Chinese, Okinawan, Japanese and Canadian influences; a blending of Eastern and Western philosophies; the old and the new world into a school which presents to its students the best of both worlds.

The founder, Shinan Wayne Donivan (8th Dan) has spent over 30 years studying in Canada and Japan with two of Shorinjiryu Karatedo’s most influencial teachers, Masayoshi Kori Hisataka (10th Dan), the founder of the Kenkokan School, and his son Masayuki Kukan Hisataka (9th Dan). Shinan Donivan has incorporated the teachings of these masters with his own expertise and knowledge, establishing Kentokukan Karatedo.

The Kentokukan School has as its main goal the growth and development of the entire student, providing individuals with precious life skills.

Our dedicated teachers are committed to helping students improve physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. Our teachers are educators dedicated to the task of encouraging students to be the best they can possibly be, helping to make a positive contribution to the world in which we live.

The techniques of Kentokukan are a composite of many martial arts, hard and soft. They include the circular and angular evasive techniques of the Chinese tradition, the full hard blows of Okinawa-te, the Japanese grappling forms of Jujitsu and Aikido and finally boxing and wrestling of the West.