TOMMY GESELL

Instructor

3rd-Degree Black Belt

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Sir Tommy has been training at DeSantos since he was seven-years-old. He first began with the Karate Kids program led by Sa Ba Nim Toni at Duke of Connaught Public School. He received his first-degree Black Belt in 2011, second-degree in 2013, and his third-degree in 2018. He has been a member of the Demo Team since 2008. Sir Tommy has been helping out in classes for a few years before officially becoming an instructor in 2016.

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• Sir Tommy plays the saxophone and piano.

• He has walked from Toronto to Niagara Falls.

• He has starred in a music video as well as two TV commercials.

• Sir Tommy represented Canada alongside Ma'am Attiphah at the 2019 WAKO World Championships in Turkey.

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“If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”

– Bruce Lee