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Our Senseis

M. Hiroshi Nakamura

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

Sasha Mehmedovic

Head Coach & Assistant Technical Director
  • 2x Olympian
  • 2x Olympic Coach
  • 2x Canadian Champion

Jean-Pierre Cantin

Kosen & Recreational Coach
  • 6th Dan Black Belt
  • 1x Olympian
  • 2x Pan-American Champion
  • 12x Canadian Champion
  • Former National Coach

Anton Dickson

Assistant Coach
  • NCCP 3 | 2nd Dan
  • 2020-2021 Judo Québec “Entraîneur Emergent” Award Recipient

Gary Hayashi

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

    Nicolas Brisson

    Instructor
    • 5th dan
    • 2x French National Champion

      Victor Gougeon-Gazé

      Assistant Instructor
      • 2024-2025 recipient of the Judo Québec “Entraîneur Emergent” award

      Yumi Amal Bellali

      Assistant Instructor
      • 8x National Champion

      Rafael Ganaan

      Assistant Instructor
      • 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