Sensei Gary Hollman

Sensei Gary began his martial arts training in Tae Kwon Do while he was in high school. After a hiatus, he joined Northern Shotokan Karate with Sensei Cesar Borkowski, a world class kata and weapons champion. Some of Sensei Borkowski's students include Canadian champions Steve Ouslis and Veronica Dr Santos. Gary trained in Shotokan for 3 years. In 1992, Gary joined the 8 Wing Martial Arts Club after attending a Welcome Day on base, and begin his training in Chito Ryu Karate and Canadian Jiu Jitsu with Sensei Walther. A few years later, Sensei Walther also introduced him to Kung Fu. He received his first degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu in 1999 and his first degree in Karate in 2000. Gary is currently a fifth degree black belt in both Karate and Jiu Jitsu and continues to train in My Jong Law Horn, Hsing I, and Mantis Kung Fu. He teaches children’s and adult’s Karate and Jiu Jitsu, as well as kickboxing.