About Toshikan Martial Arts

Sensei Mac Newton has been an educator for over 20 years. He brings his knowledge of teaching and learning into practice in the dojo. Sensei Mac has been teaching karate and kobudo (traditional weapons) to adults and children on Vancouver Island for 10 years. His philosophy is that a dojo (karate training place) is a community and that the learning of martial arts must be both fun and challenging enough that students grow and develop in mind, body and spirit.

Sensei Mac’s style of karate is Goju-Ryu, a traditional karate style that originates in Okinawa, Japan. His sensei is Tetsuji Nakamura Sensei, who now lives in Toronto, and his master sensei is Morio Higaonna Sensei, who lives in Okinawa, but travels the world leading seminars.

In the practice of traditional weapons (kobudo), Sensei Mac’s teacher is Tamayose Hidemi Sensei, who lives in Okinawa. Much of Mac’s life is engaged with teaching. In his full-time work he has taught for 20 years in both the K-12 school system and in adult education. For the past 15 years, he has taught with North Island College. He currently works at the Campbell River and Courtenay campuses.