Sensei Lyle Cheney has been training in the Martial Arts for the past 36 years. He has studied under some of the world's most recognized masters and coaches and holds Black Belt ranks in Zen Karate, Tae Kwon-Do and Kickboxing. As a Martial Arts competitor Mr.Cheney is one of Canada's elite. He has won more than 600 awards in Martial Arts and Kickboxing competition. In addition to this Mr.Cheney is a six time Western Canadian Karate Champion as well as the former Western Canadian Kickboxing Champion. Upon his retirement from kickboxing in 1994 Mr.Cheney was ranked as the number 8 contender in North America in the Welter Weight division. As an instructor Mr.Cheney has been teaching for the past 28 years and during that time he has produced North American, Canadian and many regional champions from his school.Mr.Cheney is a highly regarded official for both Traditional and Full Contact martial arts and is ranked as an international level A referee for the Canadain Muay Thai Council and the World Kickboxing Asscociation. In 1996 Mr.Cheney was inducted into the World Kickboxing Association Hall of Fame as Coach Of The Year. As well in 1996 and 97 Mr.Cheney was inducted into the Blackbelt Hall of Fame of the Canadian Open Martial Arts Association. Mr.Cheney is committed to providing top quality professional instruction and to help each student reach their full potential as a martial artist.