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Our Coaching Staff

M. Hiroshi Nakamura

Club Founder & Technical Director
  • 9th Dan (Judo Canada), 8th Dan (Kodokan)
  • PNCE 4, IJF A (Shiai & Kata)
  • 5x Olympic Coach

Gary Hayashi

Kata Instructor
  • 5th Dan
  • Current Technical Director of McGill University Judo
  • NCCP 2 Certified

    Yumi Amal Bellali

    Assistant Instructor
    • 8x National Champion

    Raphael Gaanan

    Assistant Instructor & Strength and Conditioning Coach
    • 4x National Champion

    Maya Mucha

    Self-Defence Instructor
    • 2nd Dan Judo
    • 1st Dan Iaido
    • 6th Dan Aikido

    Miki Nishida

    Self-Defence Instructor
    • 4th Dan in Yoshukan karate do (Traditional, Practical and sport karate)
    • A brown belt in Judo and Aikido Practitioner
    • Over 15 years of karate teaching experience at YMCA- NDG