Instructors for the Grey-Bruce Ryusei Karate Clubs
Zehr-Sensei, Technical Instructor
Peter Zehr started his training in Chito-ryu karate in 1981. He studied in Toronto under Shane Higashi-Sensei until 2002. During this time he also trained with Peter Giffen-Sensei (Barrie Ryusei Karate-Do) and other top instructors. Zehr-Sensei holds the rank of third-degree black belt in Chito-ryu, second degree in the National Karate Association, and is currently a Rokudan (sixth-degree black belt), Renshi (Polished teacher) in Ryusei Karate. Peter also holds a weapons ranking in the Ryukyu Kobujitsu Association of Canada.
Peter began to teach in Grey-Bruce in 1983 and has been involved in dojos in Owen Sound, Chesley, Desboro, Tara, Wiarton and Walkerton. Currently he is the Technical Instructor for Grey-Bruce Ryusei Karate Clubs. Peter enjoys the practical aspects of Ryusei karate and also enjoys tameshiwari (breaking).
Mannerow-Sensei, Head Instructor
Matt Mannerow began his karate training at the age of 10 in Chesley, taught by Peter Zehr-Sensei. In 1994 Matt started to train very seriously and has never looked back. He started going to Toronto in 1997 to train under Higashi-Sensei (head of Chito-ryu karate in Canada) and Giffen-Sensei. In 2000 he had the privilege of seeing a demonstration by Sakamoto-Sensei (Sakamoto-Sensei bio), and in 2002 he officially joined Ryusei Karate-do with Peter Zehr-Sensei. Since then he has travelled to Japan to study karate and has trained with Sakamoto-Sensei on many occasions.
Mannerow-Sensei started teaching in 1996 at the Chesley dojo, and has opened or helped open clubs in Desboro, Tara, Wiarton and Walkerton, he is the Head Instructor for the Grey-Bruce Ryusei Karate Clubs .
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