Northern Karate School Maple

Huge congratulations to our March belt graduates! 🎉
The energy and enthusiasm on display were incredible. We’re so proud of our students and deeply grateful to our staff and community for their continued support. You make moments like this truly special!

Congratulations to Kyoshi Lesley on her incredible achievement of being awarded Nidan (2nd Degree) in Ryukyu Kobudo during her recent trip to Okinawa 🇯🇵
This accomplishment reflects her dedication and commitment to the art. 
It’s great to have her back with us, and we look forward to learning from her experiences and continuing the journey together.

🥉for Sensei Marcus today at the Lutano Competition. Well deserved 💪

Great evening with . Thank you for coming in and sharing some open guard 💎

Congratulations to this month’s Karate belt graduates!
Hard work paying off. Our students and staff are deeply grateful for the amazing support from our community. Excellent work, everyone! 👊

Great last BJJ class of the year,
with four experienced and supportive black belts leading the way. Ending the year strong 💪

Wrapping up the year with an excellent high energy Cardio Combat class. 👊👊👊

A sincere thank you to our outstanding instructors for their unwavering dedication and passion throughout this year. Your leadership, support, and commitment continue to inspire our students to grow, build confidence, and reach their full potential through martial arts. Cheers to another incredible year ahead!

Karate is an individual art/sport/activity, but progress is never made alone. Thank you to all the families who make NKS Maple great. Congratulations to our newest black belts!

We would like to congratulate our very own Kyoshi Lesley. Achieving the rank of Kyoshi is an extraordinary accomplishment. One that requires decades of discipline, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to the art of Karate. It is a milestone that only a small number of martial artists achieve. Achieving this position as a woman in martial arts is both rare and truly admirable. She has never been one to seek recognition for breaking barriers, instead she lets her consistent dedication and skill speak for themselves.
Kyoshi Lesley is a martial artist in every sense of the word. For her, self defense is not the purpose of training, but rather a natural outcome of a life devoted to the arts. She embodies what Karate is truly about, uplifting others and living a life of honour and respect.
She holds the rank of 7th Degree Black Belt in Karate, is a Black Belt in Ryukyu Kobudo, and is a dedicated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner. Despite all she has already achieved, she continues to train daily, driven by her love of martial arts and her dedication to giving back to her students.
We are truly grateful and proud to have Kyoshi Lesley leading our dojo. Her example inspires us all.
Congratulations, Kyoshi!