Newton
DOJO: Newton
DOJO OPERATOR: Tom Gillam
MAILING ADDRESS: 20118 44th Avenue,Langley, B.C. V3A 3E4
PHONE: (604) 533-0582
E-MAIL: tomandhelen@telus.net
WEB SITE:
Newton Community Centre,13717 71st Avenue, Surrey
He dropped out of training due to the nature of his job but resumed training 13 years later in 2000 with Sensei Tom Gillam in Newton.
Dwight attained his Shodan in the summer of 2007. He has attended many summer and winter camps as well as a number of IKOKC Black Conferences in Banff.
Since attaining his Shodan Dwight has regularly been an assistant instructor at the Newton dojo.
Since then she has been with the Newton Dojo. She achieved her Shodan in 1996 and her Nidan in 2002.
Dawn-Leah has had the privilege of training with many insightful instructors over the years at IKOKC training camps and dojos, Honbu, and especially Shihan Bobby Lowe’s seminars and classes in Hawaii.
Was started up on February 3, 1986 with Leo and myself just in time to have the Club perform at Expo ’86. Leo started his own Club in Langley in 1993. This year we will be hosting the 25th Annual Lower Mainland Coloured Belt Tournament at Frank Hurt School. We have had many students being able to compete at the World’s and National Tournaments. Classes are going strong with good student participation at camps and tournaments. The Club trains three days a week at the Newton Community Centre.
Dojo Operator
Tom started training in 1978 with Sensei Tony Severs in Richmond and later trained with Shihan Stuart at the South Arm Dojo. In February of 1986, just in time to perform at Expo ’86, Leo and Tom opened up the Newton Dojo and in 1993 Leo opened his own Club in Langley. Over the years Tom has had many opportunities to travel and train throughout the Kyokushin World with many trips being to Hawaii and so honored to train with Shihan Bobby Lowe. In 2004 Tom obtained his Yondan at the North American Black Belt Conference in Banff. And to this day he is still training and teaching new students at the Newton Community Centre.
