Meet Our Instructors

Shane Ker is a long-time senior instructor with decades of training experience and strong competition credentials. With expertise in kata, kumite, and self-defense, he brings deep technical understanding, consistency, and a strong traditional foundation to his teaching.

Nic Onie is an experienced instructor with strong competition credentials, a community-focused mindset, and a balanced teaching style shaped by years of training and tournament experience.

Ray Ng is an instructor with a strong kobujutsu focus, broad class teaching experience, and a practical approach to helping students grow through traditional training.

Christine Garberg is an instructor focused on strong technical foundations, discipline, and helping students grow in confidence through consistent traditional karate training.

Dean Petkovski is a Shodan and Junshidoin who teaches Little Dragons, Karate Kids, Teens and Adults, and Kumite. He enjoys kata and self-defense training and values the way karate pushes him beyond his limits while building resilience and a strong sense of teamwork.

Mya Cox is an instructor who brings energy, patience, and a supportive approach to helping younger students build confidence and strong karate foundations.

Jasper Cox is a Shodan and Junshidoin who teaches Little Dragons, Karate Kids, and Kumite. With strengths in kumite and kata, he has represented the dojo at multiple Soke Cups and values the support and guidance karate has given him in all areas of life.

Mathias Taranec is a Shodan instructor who teaches Little Dragons, Karate Kids, Teens and Adults, and Kumite. With a focus on kata and kumite, he values the self-determination karate builds and the importance of helping others grow through training.

Tristan Labroski is a Shodan instructor who teaches Little Dragons, Karate Kids, Teens and Adults, and Kumite. With a focus on kata and kumite, he values the discipline, determination, and respect that karate builds both inside and outside the dojo.

Jackie Cox is a Shodan assistant instructor who teaches Little Dragons and Karate Kids. She focuses on kata and brings strong competition experience, while valuing the patience, perseverance, courage and resilience karate has built through training.

Ethan Sorial is a Shodan instructor who teaches Little Dragons, Karate Kids, Teens and Adults, and Kumite. With a focus on kata and kumite, he brings competition experience and values the commitment and obsession needed to become truly good at something.

Max Condon is a Shodan instructor who teaches Little Dragons, Karate Kids, Teens and Adults, and Kumite. With strengths in kata, kumite, and self-defense, he brings strong tournament experience and values the confidence, discipline, and focus karate has built through training.

Phoebe Nobrega is a 2nd kyu brown belt and assistant instructor who teaches Little Dragons and Karate Kids. With a focus on kata and kumite, she values the discipline, growth, and supportive community karate has given her, and enjoys passing that knowledge on to others.

Kate Milic is a 2nd kyu brown belt and assistant instructor who teaches Little Dragons and Karate Kids. With a focus on kata and kumite, she values the confidence, strength, and motivation karate has built in her through training in a supportive dojo environment.

Jamie Baneres is a 3rd kyu brown belt assistant instructor who teaches Little Dragons and Karate Kids. With a focus on kata and kumite, he values the patience, resilience, and focus karate has helped him build in a supportive training environment.

Gaia El Khabbaz is a 3rd kyu brown belt assistant instructor who teaches Little Dragons, Karate Kids, and Kumite. With a focus on kata and kumite, she values the hard work, discipline, resilience, and confidence that karate builds through dedicated training.

Madeleine Noah is a 3rd kyu brown belt assistant instructor who teaches Little Dragons and Karate Kids. With a focus on kata and kumite, she values the friendships, self-discipline, and perseverance karate has helped her build through training.