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VIRTUAL CLASS SCHEDULE

JOIN OUR VIRTUAL CLASSES!

  • Classes are free for paid-up Dojo Members
  • $60 per month for non-members (payable in advance by INTERAC e-Transfer to sensei@torontoacademy.com  ðŸ†“ First class is free! ðŸ†“

Sensei Freeman will be hosting all classes and we will be breaking out into separate rooms for advanced training for all belt levels. Please take advantage of attending as often as possible to keep up your training. We have found that over the last 7 months, many students have made significant progress, especially with their advanced katas.

Note: Please do not join classes before the starting times

Mondays – 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Click here for more information and tips on preparing for the virtual classes.
https://zoom.us/j/91913423472?pwd=RUUxZTY1ZzU5TWpZS05Pdm9CVFV5UT09&status=success#success
Meeting ID: 919 1342 3472
Password: 1vkPNP

Wednesdays – 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Click here for more information and tips on preparing for the virtual classes.
https://zoom.us/j/98491366095?pwd=VVdSVXI2K0E1UnF6Zm9zMW9BcjBvQT09#success
Meeting ID: 984 9136 6095
Password: 6PAL8V

Saturdays – 11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Click here for more information and tips on preparing for the virtual classes.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89007169740?pwd=U2QyYnBqYXdxZklaRkt3L09UbjFqQT09
Meeting ID: 890 0716 9740
Password: 7uDi1N

VIRTUAL CLASSES

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Great news! $60 per month for unlimited classes

You are invited to participate in our regularly scheduled online classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm (for all Dojo students), and Saturdays 11:30 to 12:00 pm (for beginners)

Sensei Freeman will be hosting all classes and we will be breaking out into separate rooms for advanced training for all belt levels. Please take advantage of attending as often as possible to keep up your training. We have found that students have made significant progress, especially with their advanced katas.

Meeting Information:
When it’s time to join the Zoom meeting…
The meeting will start 5 minutes before the training is scheduled to start (i.e. 6:55 pm for a 7:00 pm training session). Participants will not be able to join the meeting before the host. Please join the meeting between 6:55 and 7:00.

Join Zoom Meeting (click here or go to the link below)
https://zoom.us/j/91913423472?pwd=RUUxZTY1ZzU5TWpZS05Pdm9CVFV5UT09

Meeting ID: 919 1342 3472

Password: 1****P
(please contact Sensei for the password if you have not received it by email)

If you have any technical problems please contact:
Ernest Cadorin
https://www.ernestcadorin.lilycom.co/

Preparing for the Virtual Class:

  • Determine where in your home you will do this. Make sure the space is clear of hazards and obstructions. I will be doing this in my garage, but I will assume that participants have only enough space for one or two lunge punches.
  • Determine which electronic device you will use for the video conference. If you will be using a mobile device, download and install the Zoom app on it. If you will be using a desktop device, you can just run Zoom in a browser window. Your device should have a camera and a microphone so that we can all see and hear each other. If you are ambitious, you can cast the meeting from your device to a larger TV for better viewing. Apple devices can be mirrored to TVs using Apple TV, and Android devices can cast to TVs that support Chromecast.
  • When it’s time to join the meeting, click on the meeting link I have provided. If you are running the video conference within a browser, click the “click here” link on the “Launching…” screen, then click “start from your browser”. We will all connect a few minutes before the start of the class.
  • Please do some warming up on your own before the training starts. We will only be doing minimal warm ups during the session.

Hope to see you there!

Virtual Classes Fee as of 2025

$60 per month for unlimited classes (virtual & in person), payable in advance by Interac e-Transfer to sensei@torontoacademy.com

2020 is our 50th Anniversary!

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Sensei Bert Freeman

Dr. Burt Konzak, Founder & Sensei 1970-2011

Dr. Burt Konzak, Founder & Sensei 1970-2011

2010 Black Belt Competition First Place Kumite, Bert Freeman

 

Our Sensei and founding members

Our students through the years

Brochures, posters, and news clippings

Training & mountain experience trips to Banff, Alberta 1986-1992

Snake Island at the Coopers

History of our dojo

For the first 3 decades, most of the new students were young adults who came from the U of T. Over the last 2 decades more new students have been young families and children.

The Toronto Academy of Karate today

So who are we now?

I know who we are not … we are not a club!
– We are not a kick boxing club!
– We are not a mixed martial arts club encouraging violence!
– We are not a McDojo offering a babysitting service!

We are an academy of higher learning, with many dedicated senior Black Belts teaching authentic karatedo!

And we are a family…. a family built on respect!

2020 is the dawn of a new era!

I believe that the TAK is the highest quality karate dojo in the country.

I want to hear from you, to help me guide the dojo into the future.

Together, we can make a difference in the world, one student at a time.

My goal is to help as many people as possible find the joy for life that we have been blessed to experience.

I hope I can count on your support. Please feel free to come forward with any ideas that you may have. Some of you have already been very helpful.

Thank you,
Sensei Bert Freeman

 

Web graphic - Crests now available

Remembering Dr. Burt Konzak

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Jan. 6, 2020 Class Speech by Sensei Freeman:
Sensei Konzak / The Future of the Dojo

Sadly, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Burt Konzak Phd, passed away just before the holidays in late November of 2019.

He was a great man, the Sensei and founder of our dojo 50 years ago in 1970. As a professor at the U of T, he taught Zen Philosophy. He was a writer and author of many successful books on karate-do and zen philosophy and he was a world-renown martial artist.

He inspired thousands of karateka to become better and happier people and I am proud to call him my mentor and friend for the last 43 years.

As a professional graphic designer I worked closely with him for many years on promotional materials and the dojo logo. He appointed me as Sensei when he retired in 2011. I promised him that I would make sure that I would continue to lead the dojo with the same high standards of training, character development and spirit that he gave us all.

History of our dojo

For the first 3 decades, most of the new students were young adults who came from the U of T. Over the last 2 decades more new students have been young families and children.

The Toronto Academy of Karate today

So who are we now?

I know who we are not … we are not a club!
– We are not a kick boxing club!
– We are not a mixed martial arts club encouraging violence!
– We are not a McDojo offering a babysitting service!

We are an academy of higher learning, with many dedicated senior Black Belts teaching authentic karatedo!

And we are a family…. a family built on respect!

2020 is the dawn of a new era!

I believe that the TAK is the highest quality karate dojo in the country.

I want to hear from you, to help me guide the dojo into the future.

Together, we can make a difference in the world, one student at a time.

My goal is to help as many people as possible find the joy for life that we have been blessed to experience.

I hope I can count on your support. Please feel free to come forward with any ideas that you may have. Some of you have already been very helpful.

Thank you,
Sensei Bert Freeman

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If you have a quote you would like to add please forward it to sensei@torontoacademy.com

Thank you