Member Schools
Member Schools
Our member schools currently are soley from the World Seikido Organization.
We are however, actively looking for other like minded Martial Arts Schools to join our non profit to build on the desire to assist other community oriented martial arts instructors from across Ontario and eventually Canada offer their talents to their community.
Many hands make light work…. a sentiment that we hope to apply so we can assist you in your community efforts.
Our current member schools are listed below.
Our affliated schools, CAOMA members personal martial arts schools and or businesses can be seen by following the link below.
Ryoku Seikido
Master Dave Wilkins
Located in London Ontario operating out of
St Bernadette Catholic Elementray School.
Contact Master Dave Wilkins for information.
Master Wilkins journey in Martial Arts started as a very young child being taught Kung Fu by his father for a short period of time.
This continued in the mid 80’s training with Mr Lorne MacKenzie taking lessons in Karate and Kick Boxing reaching his brown belt until his posting in the OPP diverted his training for work.
In 2000 he, his son Joshua and later daughter Jocelyn, started training with Grand Master Zivorad Petkovic of the World Seikido Organization where he achieved his Black Belt and subsequent Black Belt advancements over the years.
Master Wilkins started the Bonaventure Seikido, now Ryoku Seikido in the last fall of 2004 officially opening in Jan of 2005 at Bonaventure Meadows Public School.
In its 20th year Ryoku Seikido has produced 27 Black Belts and some at various dan levels.
Five achieving their 3rd Dan and 2 recieving their 4th Dan Master levels.
Ryoku Seikido now operates out of St Bernadette Catholic Elementary School with the assistance of several very dedicated Black Belt Instructors on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 – 9 pm offering 3 classes of training each night.
World Seikido - Main School
Grand Master Zeke Petkovic
Located in London Ontario operating out of
St Paul Catholic Elementray School.
Contact Grand Master Zeke Petkovic for information.
Mr. Petkovic began his martial arts training in his native Yugoslavia, where at the early age of fifteen he enrolled in a Sanshin Do Karate school in Belgrade.
He went on to study under Master Milosh Pavlovich for several years, eventually becoming a “Shodan” (First Degree Black Belt) in Hombu style Aikido
Mr. Petkovic brought this devotion to martial arts as well as his considerable expertise with him when he emigrated to Canada in 1975.
He received his First Dan Black Belt from General Choi Hong Hi in 1980.
He was now a Black Belt proficient in two separate martial arts, each of which carried their own set of skills and obligations.
Mr. Petkovic continued to train received his Second Dan in 1982 from Master Un Yong Kim, President of the Kuk-Ki-Won, World Tae Kwon Do Federation Headquarters.
He received his Third Dan through Hong’ s Tae Kwon Do Institute in 1986.
In October of 1997 Grand Master Petkovic founded the Art of Seikido, which combined the arts of Aikido and Taekwondo, with the assistance of three of his friends.
He opened the first school of this new system of training in London Ontario which he called the Victoria School of True Self Defence.
Since that time Grand Master Petkovic has earned his 9th Degree, mentored training, and promotion of over 239 Black Belts, produced Instructors who have opened numerous schools in the London and surrounding area.
Lakeside Seikido
Grand Master Russ Taylor
Located in Forest Ontario operating out of
Kinnwood Public School in Forest Ontario.
Contact Grand Master Russ Taylor for information.
Grand Master Taylor started with Strathroy Tae Kwon Do in 1987.
He attended classes in Strathroy, Watford, and London in my early years as many as 6 nights a week.
This dedication to training earned his black belt in two and a half years.
He was an assistant instructor at Strathroy Tae Kwon Do throughout the 90,s
GM Taylor opened Lakeside Seikido in Forest in 1997.
Lakeside Seikido school has produced 32 black belts and some at various dan levels. Two students have achieved 3rd Dan.
Lakeside Seikido continues to operate twice a week at Kinnwood Public School Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30pm.