Ryan Shields

Head Instructor of Prodigy Martial Arts, currently holds the registered rank of Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt) in Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate and Kobudo with the Ken Shi Kai and Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Associations. He also holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in ITF Tae Kwon Do and has graduated from Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario with an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration.

Mr. Shields has been training for over 25 years and has been taught by several Martial Art World Champions in Kata, Weapons, Kumite and Self Defence. He has won many tournaments on an International and National level, which includes his World Titles in Self Defence, 2x Kata, 3x Team Kata and several Grand Championships. Mr. Shields has also taught several students who have won World Championships in Kata and Self Defence.

He represented the WKC and WKU’s National Team Canada for the last several years which brought him across the world competing in Taranto – Italy, Dublin – Ireland and Florida, USA. Mr. Shields still actively trains himself so he can push his students past their limits. Also, he has travelled to Japan to train with masters in Karate, Jiu Jitsu and Kobudo.

Isaiah Walker

Instructor of Prodigy Martial Arts, currently holds the rank of Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) in Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate and Kobudo.

Mr. Isaiah is one of our First and Original students who began training when the Dojo opened in 2013. After receiving his Black Belt in 2019 he joined our Instructor Team and helps train the next generation of black belts.

Being an Active Competitor, Mr. Isaiah has been a member of the Karate Ontario Provincial Competition Team and WKC Canada National Competition Team. He is also one of the Coaches for Prodigy’s Competition Team.

One of his goals as a Karate Instructor is to guide our students and bring out the best out of them.