Sensei Patrice Williams, began his training in Western Pugilism in 1975 with the Judd Street Boxing Club and the Gowers Fencing Club in London, England.

Through his studies in Ancient Philosophy at University he was introduced to Taoism, Zen, Buddhism, Sitting Meditation, and Moving Meditation through Martial Arts Studies.

He has been studying the Japanese, Chinese and Okinawan Martial Arts since 1986. He has participated in over 50 Seminars with Sensei Richard Kim 9th Dan Hanshi and has traveled throughout North America to train with such greats as Bill Wallace, Dan Inosanto, Joe Lewis, Sensei Merriman, Sensei Higaonna, Sensei Demura, Professor Jacob, Sensei Warrener, Sensei McColl, Sensei Copeland, Sensei Sichiyama, Sensei Peter Urban, the originator of all North American styles of GoJu Ryu and of course his Sensei, Sensei Wallace Platt 9th Dan Hanshi.

On his recent trips to Kyoto and Tokyo, he had the privilege of visiting Yamaguchi Sensei, the head master of Japanese GoJu Ryu, and to train with Haruna Sensei 8th Dan laido and All Japan Champion, and Oishta Sensei 7th Dan laido, Ishido Sensei 8th Dan laido & Jodo, and was privileged to demonstrate both at Butokuden, Japan's oldest training hall and at the Heian Shrine in Kyoto. He has also had the privilege of training with Kaminoda Sensei 8th Dan Jodo, Namitome Sensei 8th Dan Jodo, Hanshi, & lmai Sensei Soke, The Headmaster of Nitenich, Ryu Kenjitsu.

In 2004 he had the privilege of training in China – at the Shaolin temple in Fujian province, with a white crane grand master at the Fuzhou Wushu Association & with the Taoist Monks at the Purple Swallow temple on Wu Dang mountain.

Sensei Williams has taught at Brock University, Appleby College, Upper Canada College, Elementary schools, Secondary schools and YMCA's and YWCA's throughout Ontario. He has also taught in London, England, Oslo, Norway, Trinidad & Tobago, New York City, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Vancouver, B.C. as well as teaching locally for the Cities of York, North York, and Etobicoke, and Toronto City Hall.

He has demonstrated and competed across the globe in countries such as the USA, England, Argentina, Mexico and Japan - including a demonstration at the Skydome for the Toronto Blue Jays and 3 demonstrations for the Toronto Argonauts, the Chin Picnic, Molson Park and the CNE. He has also participated in the Masters of Self-Defense demonstration presented at Massey Hall, Toronto, and appeared on local and national radio and television shows and in two feature films.

Sensei Williams has won several Canadian Championships, a 4th and a 5th place at the 1994 WKO world Championships in Argentina and was one of the Team Canada Coaches in the 1996 World Championships. He won a 1st and a 3rd place at the 1997 Pan American Games, and two 1st places and a 2nd place in the 1998 Americas Cup and three 1st places, in 2000 Americas Cup in Mexico.

He is in charge of the Competition Division of CMAC which took a team back to Mexico to defend their America's Cup championship, to Australia for Tournament 2000 at the Olympic venue, to New York for the North American Championships and is working on other International events for the future.

He is the head instructor of CMAC Toronto central region which includes Hasu, Sakura and Aragua'cu' Online Wellness Dojo.

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