Head instructor/owner  - Sensei Angela Fice 

Sensei Fice has been studying in the martial arts for over 24 years. Sensei Fice has a 3rd  Dan in Shaolin-Do-Kempo Karate, 3rd Dan in Kempo Ju-Jitsu, and a 3rd Dan with the I.B.T.F. and a 1st Dan in Cardio Thai Kickboxing. Sensei Fice is also the founder and head instructor of Sho Do Ryu Karate. Sensei Fice is currently studying in the art of Kobudo and competes across Canada and the United States.

Sensei Fice is the mother of four children giving her the unique ability to develop a special relationship with the younger students. As the mother of a special needs child, she has an incredible understanding of individual needs, expectations and potential limitations.

Sensei Fice provides instruction based on personal needs. She believes that physical challenges should not preclude someone from the opportunity to better themselves through the study of martial arts.

Sensei Fice has acquired her American Sign Language certificate and worked for Grandview Children's Centre as one of the Martial Arts Directors and her Sho Do Ryu program is currently taught at some of the Grandview Children's Centre programs. She prides herself on her ability and willingness to teach the martial arts to all those who are willing and capable of learning some form of martial arts.

Sensei Fice has been inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame - International Instructor of the Year 2005 and Canadian Women's Competitor of the Year 2005. Sensei Fice was awarded  Martial Arts Woman of the Year 2007 by the World Karate Union Hall of Fame in July of 2007. Sensei Fice was awarded an International Merit Award from the Global Martial Arts Hall of Fame in August 2007. Sensei Fice was Inducted into the Global Martial Arts Hall of Fame August 2008.

Sensei Fice represented Team Canada in the Dominican Republic in January 2006. She won a silver and two bronze medals. Sensei Fice represented Team Canada in January 2007 in Florida. She won two gold medals and the other members of her club won two silver medals. Sensei Fice and Silent Tiger Martial Arts were recently awarded the 2007 Founders Award by the WFMA.

Sensei Fice is currently a board member for the Global Martial Arts Hall of Fame. www.gmahof.org.

Sensei Fice was recently appointed to the position of Ontario Director of the World Fraternity of Martial Arts.

Sensei Fice was recently ranked top in her division for sparring, weapons and forms in the World Fraternity of Martial Arts for 2006.

Sensei Chris Kindratiuk

Sensei Chris has been training in martial arts for over 9 years. He has achieved a 1st degree black belt in Shaolin Do Kempo karate. He has also trained in the arts of Kosho Ryu Kempo.

Sensei Chris is 19 years old and has a great positive attitude towards teaching and helping others learn. Sensei Chris believes in having a fun time while learning self-defense and tries to make it a great time every time a student comes to class. Sensei Chris believes everybody should get equal treatment and no one should be left out.

Sensei Chris has also been promoted to assistant instructor position within the Sho Do Ryu program. Sensei Chris was recently nominated to receive an International Merit Award from Global Martial Arts, however, Sensei Chris is currently employeed with a company that takes him across Canada at 6 week intervals and could not attend the ceremony.

Sensei Chris was recently recruited at the Arnold Classic Festival 2008 to help provide security detail for Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Sensei Jacki Green

Sensei Jacki has been studying karate for 17 years.  She has her 2nd Dan in the style of Shorin-Ryu Karate. 

Sensei Jacki has been involved with Silent Tiger since the beginning.  She comes in to teach Bo classes and for special seminars and tests.

Sensei Jacki and Sensei Fice have worked together to create a program called Sho Do Ryu which is based on both styles of Shaolin-Do-Kempo Karate and Shorin Ryu Karate, modified to reach the needs of those who have intellectual and physical exceptionalities.  Currently Sensei Jacki teaches Sho Do Ryu Karate through Grandview Children’s Centre in Courtice and is currently in the works of starting another practice in Peterborough. With her training and experience as a Deafblind Intervenor, Sensei Jacki enjoys having the opportunity to bring both skills together through Sho Do Ryu Karate. 

Sensei Jacki was recently married and we hope to see her back doing weapon seminars soon.

Sensei John Skinner

Sensei John has been studying Kempo Do Karate for the past 6 years and received his 1st Dan in March of 2006 under the instruction of Sensei Fice.

Sensei John has 2 sons that have also studied under Sensei Fice. His 12 year old son Noah will be testing for his Junior Black Belt in very soon.

Sensei John works fulltime for Mazda Canada at their Corporate Head Office as the Facilities Coordinator.

Sensei John’s favourite pastimes and hobbies (apart from studying the Martial Arts) include: flying single engine aircraft, target shooting, and hang gliding. Skydiving is on his summer 2007 list of things to do. Sensei John is also taking American Sign Language classes as he and his wife have been named guardians of a special needs child.

Sensei John is currently on leave to pursue his pilot's license.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle

Sensei Craig Zoet

Sensei Craig has been training in the martial arts for over 8 years. He has obtained his first degree black belt in Shaolin Do Kempo.

Sensei Craig is also training in Kobudo (weapons training) and competes in Ontario and the United States. Sensei Craig recently won the Canadian Championship in the WFMA for forms and sparring in his respective divisions. He won two silver medals in the Dominican Republic and Florida when he represented Team Canada for the WFMA.

Sensei Craig has been accepted into Fleming College pursing the career of Forensic Science.

Sensei Craig is currently home from College and we are excited to have him back teaching in the school.

Sensei Rachel Fice

Sensei Rachel has been training in the martial arts for 9 years. She has obtained her Junior Black Belt in Shaolin Do Kempo. She will be testing for her adult black belt in November of 2008.

Sensei Rachel is also training in Kobudo (Weapons training) and competes across Ontario and in the United States. Sensei Rachel is ranked first in her division in kata (forms)  and sparring (fighting) and is ranked within the top three in the her weapons division in the World Fraternity of Martial Arts in 2006. Sensei Rachel ranked top in her division for Sparring and Weapons in 2007 and ranked first in forms with the WFMA.

Sensei Rachel has recently earned her Brown Belt in Kobudo and is currently working towards her Black Belt in Kobudo.

Sensei Rachel is a member of our demonstration team.

Sensei Rachel recently received a Junior Merit Award from Global Martial Arts Hall of Fame for her outstanding accomplishments in the martial arts.

Sensei Steve Rees

Sensei Steve began studying Kempo Do Karate 5 years ago after seeing how much fun his kids were having at it, and received his 1st Dan in November 2007 under the instruction of Sensei Fice.

Sensei Steve has two children also studying Kempo Do Karate at Silent Tiger Martial Arts.   14-year-old Emily will shortly be testing for her black belt, and 11-year-old Evan will shortly be testing for his Junior Black Belt.

Sense Steve works for IBM in software development, and in his spare time, enjoys practicing and teaching karate, as well as photography, travelling, juggling and watching movies.

Sensei Ed Rozema

Sensei Ed has been studying Shaolin Kempo Do Karate for around 5 years and received his 1st Dan in November of 2007 under the instruction of Sensei Fice.

Sensei Ed is a 23 year employee of General Motors and is married with 2 children, one of which, his daughter Rachel, has also been studying Kempo Do Karate for a few years now. Despite working the swing shift in GM, Sensei Ed still manages to enjoy teaching and training in numerous classes every week, and believes that training should be an enjoyable experience for everyone in class.  

Sensei Ed believes that everyone in this day and age should possess some type of self defense training, and that age and physical limitations should not discourage anyone from learning to protect themselves or their families. Sensei Ed also believes that “Exercise should be more enjoyable and more interesting than just running on a treadmill.”   

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Sensei Mitchel Morris

Sensei Mitchel has been training in Shaolin Do Kempo for 6 years and has obtained his first degree Black Belt.

Sensei Mitchel will begin his studies in the art of Kobudo within the next few months and has had minimal training in grappling at a previous school.

Sensei Mitchel is in high school and hoping that with hard work and determination he will become a famous actor. He is currently trying to decide which University he will attend when he graduates.

Sensei Mitchell is currently pursing his goal of becoming an actor.

Sensei Cooper Jacques

Sensei Cooper has been in training for over 6 years and has achieved his probationary black belt in Shaolin Do Kempo karate.

Sensei Cooper is 15 years old and enjoys teaching the younger belts at Silent Tiger Martial Arts.  He plans to begin his studies in the art of Kobudo soon.

Sensei Cooper is currently on leave.

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Other black belt instructors:

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Sho Do Ryu Program - Sensei Lynda

Sensei Lynda began her martial arts training in 1994 in the style of Tae Kwon Do. She attained the level of 4^th Kyu blue belt before taking a break to start her family.  She is the mother of two sons.  She resumed her training in the art of Shaolin-Do-Kempo Karate Program at Silent Tiger Martial Arts and is striving to achieve her black belt in that program. She also trains in the Kobudo (Weapons) Program. She secured the Championship in Forms and Sparring and was ranked first in Weapons in the World Fraternity of Martial Arts in 2006 for her division.

Sensei Lynda feels every child benefits from the skills obtained in the martial arts in order to become a well-rounded, confident, and respectful person.  It is for this reason that when asked to train as an instructor in the Sho Do Ryu program for special needs individuals, she was extremely enthusiastic.  She achieved her Black Belt in Sho Do Ryu in December of 2006.   

Sensei Lynda is a member of our demonstration team.

Sensei Lynda recently received an International Merit Award for her work with the Sho Do Ryu program from Global Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Sho Do Ryu Program - Prof. Ed McLachlan

Professor Ed McLachlan is the founder of Dora Ryu Jiu Jitsu. He holds a 7th dan in Kitsune Ryu Jiu Jitsu, a 6th Dan in Canadian Jiu Jitsu and a 4th Dan with the American Karate Association.

Professor McLachlan began training in the martial arts at the age of 10 and has been training and teaching for 50 plus years, beginning in Scotland where he was born and then came to Canada where he continues his passion. He is the owner and head instructor of E & T Martial Arts and Founder of Dora-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu (Tiger Jiu Jitsu).

Professor Ed McLachlan has a passion for working with special needs individuals and he himself is hearing impaired.

We are proud to have Professor Ed McLachlan as a mentor in our Sho Do Ryu program and are pleased to work with him and the Global Martial Arts Association family.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.gmahof.org

Sensei Derrick

Sensei Greg

OUR BLACK BELTS

Our Black Belt Instructors are qualified individuals who have a minimum of 5 years Martial Arts Experience. Some of our Black Belts come from different Martial Arts backgrounds which brings an abundance of knowledge for our extra seminar classes. Many of our Black Belts have competed and currently compete on a provincial and international level.

KOBUDO INSTRUCTORS

Our Kobudo Instructors are all members of the International Bushi Te Federation. We have the support and instruction of Soke Willis, Shihan Verbakel and Renshi Gauley.

Assistant instructors: 

• Mr. Joel Fice
• Mr. Andre Lemire

Trainee instructors:

• Mr. Jacob R
• Mr. Ryan F
• Mr. Jamal B
• Ms. Tyann B
• Ms. Emily R
• Mr. Evan R
• Mr. Alex G
• Mr. Carlos V
• Ms. Trina V
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Cardio self defense program assistants: 

• Ms. Barb
• Ms. Shona
• Ms. Michelle
• Ms. Rachel