Facilities

At Morrison Family Karate we pride ourselves on offering a safe and fun learning environment for all of our students. Our location features a padded training area and staff that is Certified in CPR/First Aid.

We always staff our classes with an effective student teacher ratio in mind to make sure each individual gets the attention they need.

Our instructors encourage family involvement so our location features a parent and guest seating area so they may view the students in class.

BIO of Derek Morrison

Derek Morrison was born in London, Ontario, Canada. His first introduction to the Martial Arts was being involved with in Judo program through the P.U.C (Now Spectrum). He trained in Judo for 1 Year and then decided to try Karate. His formal Karate training began in 1984; he learned from Ken Tallack who was a local instructor and a teacher of the Goju Ryu Karate Style. His training in Goju Ryu was ended after approx. a year when his family moved. In 1986 Mr. Morrison heard about Kenpo Karate through a friend and started training on a regular basis. Derek found the training to be extremely useful and would come to realize that Kenpo was a dynamic art which encompassed all aspects of training such as striking, grappling, weapons etc., and embraced the fact that he could tailor the art to fit his body type. Derek achieved his Black Belt in 1994

As well as being a Kenpo practitioner, Derek also competed in tournaments, including city, provincial, national and international levels. He has competed in fighting, forms, weapons, and self defense divisions and always placed in the top 3. Mr Morrison has also produced local, provincial and national champions in fighting, forms, and self-defense.

On a personal level, Derek is married to his beautiful wife Christine, and has two Sons, Brandon and Ryan. Together, Derek and his family are dedicated to bringing the highest quality Martial Arts and excellent customer service to their students.

Instructors

OUR UNPARALLELED STANDARDS MAKES US GREAT

Our instructors go through a very extensive process to insure we have only the best; they are put through an intense and rigorous series of training programs to guarantee the highest quality of instruction. Once an instructor is certified to teach our system, they are then required to continue training in martial arts and instructor education programs.

This ongoing training allows our instructors to stay up to date on the latest and most effective self defense techniques, teaching methods, and exercise programs. This process is our assurance that every student will continue to receive only the very best in martial arts training. Our instructors are professionals, we are experts in what we do. We expect our instructors to be the best, so you can expect the best from our instructors.

Our instructors are dedicated to bringing out the best in every student. Their goal is to get every student to be the best Black Belt they can possibly be!

Brandon Morrison	Junior Black Belt	Training 8 Years, Assists with Youth Classes
Ryan Morrison	Junior Black Belt	Training 6 Years, Assists with Youth Classes
Rob Deaken	1st Degree Black	Assist with all programs, Kickboxing Instructor
Russell Hobson	Assistant Instructor	Training 11 Years, Assists with Beginner Classes