Our Instructors
Sean Wong - 7th Degree (Kyoshi)
Sean Wong has been teaching karate since 1985 and loves every aspect of the discipline. Whether for sport, health, tradition, or just for fun, he spends much of his waking hours just thinking of how to enjoy and improve his craft. He has held multiple national titles for the masters division and represented Canada in 1997 at the World Karate and Kobudo Championships in Okinawa, Japan.
Sean is the owner of NOX Dojo (kancho) and heads its Karate program. He has served as the International Secretary of the Meibukan Hombu Dojo and of Karate Ontario. He is an active committee member of Karate Ontario and coach to national team members.
When not practicing karate, he enjoys working with his hands experimenting in the kitchen or trying to complete his hot rod build.
George Hewson - 7th Dan (Shihan)
In 2021 Shihan Hewson was promoted to the rank of shichidan (7th degree black belt). and has served for over forty years on the boards of the Ontario and Canadian Aikido Federations. He is a former president of the CAF and is currently a member of the CAF Examination Committee. Since Shihan Kawahara’s death in 2011, George has been the CAF’s “Sekininsha”, i.e., “Liaison” with the Aikikai headquarters in Tokyo.
A teacher of World Cultures at the Royal Ontario Museum (now retired) George taught about ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc. He remains particularly interested in East Asian culture topics such as the influence of Chinese philosophy on the Japanese samurai. He is fluent in French and can converse in Spanish, Italian and Japanese.