型
Kata
The codified forms — her specialty and her competition discipline.
Sempai · Director · Instructor
Joanie
Roussy
Representing Canada and Nuns’ Island on the tatami in Tokyo.
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1st place — Women's kata 30–39
Karate Dream Festival 2026 International Championship · Tokyo, Japan
July 2026 · Tokyo
Champion in Tokyo
On the tatami of the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Joanie represented Canada against competitors from around the world. She came back with first place in kata in her category at the Karate Dream Festival, the international event of the World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai. It is the result of fifteen years of discipline — and above all, proof that the path she offers her students leads far.
Joanie Roussy receives her first-place trophy — Karate Dream Festival 2026, Tokyo.
An athlete who did not start with karate
Soccer, figure skating, volleyball: Joanie tried everything before discovering combat sports. Kick-boxing in 2010, then kyokushin in 2011. That same year, she took part with Sensei Alexandre Haché in opening the Nuns’ Island school. A trained early-childhood educator, she has a teaching style all her own: demanding on technique, patient with people.
Joanie Roussy training at the dojo.
Karate for women,
by a woman
Joanie leads the dojo's women-only classes. No experience needed, no need to be “in shape” before you start. You work on confidence, posture, breathing and strength — and you discover that karate is also a discipline of precision and calm, not only of fighting.
“Progress is not measured only by the belts you earn, but by the person you become along the way.”Joanie Roussy — Sempai and school director
In her own words
What karate has taught me in 15 years
Fifteen years ago, I stepped into the world of karate without knowing how deeply this discipline would transform my life.
Over the years, karate has taught me far more than techniques, kicks or katas. It taught me discipline, perseverance and the importance of moving forward even when the challenges feel hard.
- It taught me to step out of my comfort zone.
- It taught me that progress is not measured only by the belts you earn, but by the person you become along the way.
- It taught me patience, humility and respect for others.
- It taught me to know my strengths better, and also to accept my weaknesses in order to keep growing.
Karate has also had an enormous impact on my daily life: it helped me build greater self-confidence, greater resilience and the ability to face obstacles with more calm and determination.
But the finest gift karate has given me is the people I have met along the way. Training partners, students, teachers — all those encounters that make this journey even more precious.
After 15 years, I realize that karate is not only a sport. It is a way of living, a philosophy that continues to guide me every day.
Thank you, karate, for every lesson learned… and for those still to come.
Joanie Roussy
What she teaches
基本
Kihon
The basic techniques, the foundation of everything else.
体力
Physical conditioning
Private training and physical conditioning.
女性
Women's classes
All levels, starting from scratch.
Competition record
- 20261st place, women's kata 30–39 — Karate Dream Festival International Championship, Tokyo (Japan)
- 2011Co-founded the Shinkyokushin Karaté Île-des-Sœurs school with Sensei Alexandre Haché
- —Shinkyokushin black belt, sempai rank · certified Strong Nation™, Zumba®, Zumbini® and CIRCL Mobility™ instructor · certified NOOM coach
Forge your body. Forge your spirit.
The first class is free. No experience required.