Tomari Martial Arts is lead by Head Instructor & founder of Tomari, Sensei Don Arnott! He has a background in many Martial Arts including Free Style Wrestling, Shotokan Karate, Kenpo Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, and Okinawa weapons. In 1979 Don opened his own Dojo in the beautiful city of Nanaimo and called it Tomari, after the Okinawa city that historically allowed various fighting styles to train together. Right now, Don's Tomari Dojo has produced 4 Professional World Champions, 8 World, 10 North American and 12 National Amateur Champions in kickboxing!

Sensei Don is also an expert in High-Intensity Strength & Conditioning Training and teaches specialty classes at Vancouver Island University. His approach to 'street self-defense' is extremely effective and simple; two of the most crucial aspects of protecting oneself against a violent assault.

Most of Sensei Don's students do not compete in tournaments as they enjoy the benefits of simply getting into great shape and losing fat while strengthening muscle and becoming self-confident in self-protection under the guidance of a World Class Instructor. Those that do compete are taught how to reach their maximum potential. Sensei Don specializes in teaching Martial Arts to all ages and has had thousands of students train under him from 6 years old to 60 years old!