York Academy Martial Arts

Specialties

Our Toronto based martial arts school provides kids and adults karate, self defense, and weapons classes that are seperated by age and skill. We also offer Tai chi /​Yoga fusion, stretching and Pilates classes.

Our award winning program, with it’s focus on continual learning, confidence building, fitness and fun, has been featured on programs for the CBC, TVO, OMNI TV, YTV and Rogers Cable. We will show you how training in traditional Okinawan Karate and self defense, in the right way and with the right attiude, helps develop the strong mind and body that will allows students young and old to be their best in whatever they do.

Over our 20+ years serving the Dufferin/​Eglinton ave west community our programs have helped everyone from your average Joe/​Jane, mom’s/dad’s, elite level athletes, and people with disabilities to be their best, and we can help you to get there too.

Call or e-​mail using the contact information available and take the first step towards getting strong today.

History

Established in 1990.

The AMA is a school of traditional martial arts, family owned and operated by dedicated and professional individuals to promote and encourage the study and practice of Karate as a means of personal development in self-​defense, self-​discipline, and self-​confidence through our work at our school, TDSB and TCDSB schools as well.

At our school you will find a positive and friendly group of people doing their best to improve themselves through traditional Okinawan Karate. Being a traditional school you will not find any colored uniforms, children’s black belts or high-​pressured sales tactics that are present at more ‘commercial’ clubs nor any of the loud music, over-​competitive attitudes or dingy facilities of the ‘undergound’ clubs. What you will find is world-​class training in a great facility at a reasonable price, something rare today.

If ours sounds like the kind of school that you have been looking for, then we would be glad to have you. Come in and try us out for FREE anytime

Meet the Business Owner

Richard Verlaan V.

Business Owner

Mr. Verlaan’s Martial Arts experience has been broadened and influenced by the input and feedback from some of the most respected instructors in the world. Armed with a 7^th degree black belt in Okinawan Karate, a degree in Philosophy, and 25 plus years of teaching experience, Mr. Verlaan is known as a professional, engaging and highly motivational instructor.

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As a volunteer he is contributing to the improvement of the instruction of the art of Karate by representing Karate within the Toronto Sports Council and is a member of the Toronto Sports Councils City Wide working group. From his dedication, work ethic, training regimen, continued desire to improve his skills and broaden his experience, it is obvious that he considers it important to lead by example and to do his part to improve the standing of the martial arts in North America. That infectious work ethic tends to rub off on all of his students as their successes in Karate and in their personal lives demonstrates.