Integrity Arts is a teaching school. What specifically does that mean? It means that every single person in our community of student is accountable to the knowledge, wisdom, and the value of our practice. And this accountability is demonstrated in the stewardship that we each embrace as we share this wisdom with our fellow students.
When Sensei is asked the question, ‘Sensei, when will I know that I am ready to test for my next level’? Sensei’s answer is always includes one critical criteria, ‘when you can teach your technique, at a proficiency for you level’.
We honour and respect all those who have journeyed before us and have taken the time and gifted us with knowledge, wisdom, and the learning that affords us the ability to share with others.
Sensei Greg Martin
Greg is a consummate student of martial arts, business and human performance, and leadership, he holds black belt rankings in Aikido and Okinawan Karate, an MBA from Royal Roads University.
On the Mats: with over 20 years’ experience as a student and instructor, Greg is co-founder and chief instructor at Integrity Arts, where leadership is learned through specific martial practice, that results in a capacity for martial leadership. And where the instruction is focused on training and techniques that are simple, practical and effective, promoting the discipline that develops self-awareness, self-control, and self-leadership; and the ability to influence and enrol others to become their very best through leading by example.
Many wonderfully talented teachers and students have influenced Greg’s martial arts experience from around the world; and although the list of instructors who’ve had a positive influence on Greg on too numerous to list here, they all continue to inspire and fuel the passion to study, grow and teach.
Off the Mats: Greg is a senior executive and entrepreneur whose work has spanned a wide range of industries including consumer packaged goods, healthcare, adventure tourism, construction, education and martial arts. Greg has worked his way through the organizational ranks from casual part-time work, to management and executive responsibilities including CEO and COO. Passionate about performance improvement and executing successful business strategies, Greg understands human performance, teamwork, and team dynamics. His purpose is to serve, inspire and empower others.
Greg currently serves as the interim CEO (and Chief Performance Officer) at Macdonald & Lawrence and serves as the Performance Strategist at Where The Head Goes…Performance Systems where he provides 1-on-1 executive coaching, team performance coaching and business consulting.
Greg is also the developer/co-founder of Mind Body Leadership training programs. MBL develops adults and youth into masterful leaders through training that enables the transformative leap from surviving and coping to leading and influencing. MBL is delivered through the Gustafson School of Business at the University of Victoria, as part of the NW-ACE Program, where Greg and his colleagues have been recognized and awarded nationally for their collaborative teaching outcomes. MBL is also delivered to organizations, community and youth groups to develop physical, intellectual and emotional intelligence-based outcomes.