This is an amazing place. All the instructors and students are so welcoming they make you feel so…read morecomfortable and at home and a part of a great family. I've been training for more than 5 years and I love it. When I'm training am able to focus only on aikido, I can leave my busy life behind for a few hours. I feel stronger more mentally focused and more confident. I am able to defend myself from people much bigger and stronger than I am. It is really an amazing martial art and an awesome dojo.

From the owner: Aikido is a traditional Japanese Martial Art that uses your opponent's power and force against…read morethem. In Aikido training there is no sparing or completions, students work together to perfect techniques. Aikido is a fantastic form of self-defense, Canadian, U.S. and Japanese polices forces use aikido in their use of force training, as do Ontario correction officers. The Sendokan Dojo offers traditional training very similar to the training at the Headquarters Dojo in Japan.

This is a place where people are supposed to feel a sense of community and safe, especially…read morechildren. This location absolutely does not live up to those standards. My 13 year old daughter was using the gym there when a grown male began harassing her. Here are the facts to what happened and what the management's response was. I dropped my daughter off to do her work out at this location. Unfortunately, my wife and I were both in the middle of a project so was not able to stay with her but we were not worried as we felt that she was SAFE there. Near the end of her work out, she was approached by an adult male who asked her how long she was going to be. During her work out, she took a snap of herself to send to a friend as children do these days. She may have inadvertently got this male in the background. He became angry and asked her if she was taking pictures of him. When she tried to explain, he wasn't listening to her. He took his phone out and started recording her. It is unclear if it was at this point or later on when other members got involved the he called her fat and said she has a fat stomach. When he started recording her she Very Loudly told him Stop recording her and asked him WHY he was recording her. Her being loud is what drew the attention of the other members. 2 male members came to her aid as well as a female member. He became very belligerent towards the other member, tell them .... off. I was actually on the phone with my daughter at this point because she called me and I can hear this in the background. When I get there, she was already in the office with the female adult which aided her and some staff members. Shortly after I arrived, a Sergeant from Peel Region Police arrived to investigate. The Sergeant spoke with myself, the Female witness, at lease one of the male witnesses and the staff as well as the Adult male in question (once they were able to find him). No charges were able to be laid as there was not physical contact made. That is what we were told . I was told by the staff that there would be an incident noted on his file. That was not acceptable to me and I demanded that he be banned from the YMCA. I wanted him banned because not only did my daughter NOT feel safe and was afraid to go back because she might run into him again but I didn't want any other young people to possibly have a similar experience . They told me that only the program director or general manager would be able to do that. I sent the general manager an email that day (Saturday). Monday morning I called the center to speak with the Program Director who was not in. I left my information for him to call me back when he was to get in in the afternoon. After waiting and not getting any type contact by the management team, I called him back and was told that he was in a meeting. I was then informed that the General Manager would be dealing with this. I received an email later from her asking that we afford her some time to speak to her staff and investigate. I told her I appreciated her taking this matter seriously and told her about the 2 men and 1 lady who intervened on my 13 year old daughters behalf. I also told her that they spoke to her staff and that her staff on duty that day should have their information and that I would await her review. To recap the timeline, this incident happened on Saturday, I sent an email Saturday. Monday I had to contact the center instead of them contacting me. The General Manager asked me for a few day to review on Monday. Thursday afternoon just before 3pm, I had still not heard back from anyone so I sent another email to ask about the status. Just before 7pm she finally responded to me by tell me that she could call me "tomorrow" and to reply to her directly with a good time to call. I'm not sure as to why she had to say directly as my communication was directly to her unless she didn't want me to continue to tag the CEO of YMCA in the emails as well. She calls me the next day and tells me that my daughter won't have to worry about running into him "in the near future". I asked her what that means. I tell her that I assumed that means that he is suspended and not banned outright. She told me that she reviewed the footage and spoke with 2 witnesses and she said that they didn't hear anything prior to to my daughter very loudly saying "Why are you recording me? Stop recording me!" That is when they stepped in. She didn't speak to the lady as she deemed that she wouldn't have any information because she wasn't standing directly next to them. I pointed out the fact that that just because she wasn't STANDING right next to them doesn't mean that she didn't hear anything or wasn't observing from a distance. She then tells me that there are procedures that they have to follow. She tells me that in the footage, he wasn't any closer that 5 feet from her, like that is supposed to make any difference. Basically, they aren't going to do anything.

Someone stole my $30 water bottle at this location in the change room, and the staff won't do…read moreanything to ask anyone who took my bottle and call out the behavior that this is a crime, the staff keep saying its misplaced, but where is the one thats exactly the same, and why will this person take home a bottle when he didnt bring one in the first place. This place is so dumb and full of excuse and wont admit theft when as mentioned in other review dozens thef has already happened here this year and they should put posters with counts of theft reported to warn people never bring anything that has any value. And they tried to shut me up to tell people what happened to me. So disgusting. never again. Please be aware that people steal your stuff at YMCA. Just imagine how disgusting it is that you are in the same room with thieves. Worst waste of money and headach instead of having fun. Also please be aware that some people's locker got cut in the change room. They do nothing to prevent that from happening. I would suggest to go someplace with better security measures. Don't think it won't happen to you.

My go to martial arts club! Great instructors and training facility. Super spacious, very clean and…read moreoffers a wide variety of programs including a free weights section/in-warehouse gym.

I love love love this place . The vibe is chilled , and the trainers keep pushing you to help and…read moreguide you . I highly recommend this place

My kids (5 years and 7 years) have been attending Master Lee's Taekwondo class for close to a year…read more Besides a higher level of physical fitness, I have also noticed more confidence and a level of assuredness that can only be attributed to these strength - enabling classes. Master Lee imbibes in the students self confidence and an overall sense of well being. During all classes, he has an assistant who circulates among the students perfecting their technique and position.

Great and inviting! I felt like part of a community despite it being my first day.read more

As good as it gets. I began working out with Konga Fitness a few years ago and it has completely…read morechanged my life. Konga has the unique ability to change your mind and attitude before changing your body. Amazing person, amazing gym, amazing results.

Similar to other locations. Too many people, variable cleanliness, but decent value for the price.read more

Managers are like car salesmen. They try to sell you the vision of what it's like to work out in…read morethe gym. One of the managers, Pranav, was very pushy and used sleezy tactics to get our family to sign up. Rate given by the manager was more expensive than what was shown online. Manager also didn't send me the contract and charged my card without confirming with me. No signature was asked. Didn't even tell me how I can enter the gym next time. Buyer beware. They won't tell you this outright, but you're able to cancel your membership within 10 days and get a full refund. Just another sleezy and deceptive practice.