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By Subway

1. Take the Bloor subway line to the Dundas West subway station.
2. Exit the station, turn right onto Dundas Street West and walk across Bloor Street.
3. Almost immediately, you will see a Coffee Time store on your left.
4. Turn left onto the parking lot beside the Coffee Time store.
5. The back of the dojo building can be seen at the far end of the parking lot to the right of the Loblaws supermarket.
6. Follow the walkway to the left of the dojo building onto Ritchie Avenue.

By Streetcar - King Street Line (504) or Dundas Street Line (505)

1. Take the 504 or 505 streetcar going west.
2. The last stop on either line is the Dundas West subway station.
3. Get off at Bloor Street, which is one stop before the subway station.
4. You will be facing the Coffee Time store on Dundas Street West.
5. Turn left onto the parking lot beside the Coffee Time store.
6. The back of the dojo building can be seen at the far end of the parking lot to the right of the Loblaws supermarket.
7. Follow the walkway to the left of the dojo building onto Ritchie Avenue.

By Streetcar - College/Carlton Street Line (506)

1. Take the 506 streetcar going west.
2. Get off at the corner of Roncesvalles and Howard Park, at the 7-11 store.
3. Walk a few feet north to Ritchie Avenue, and turn right.
4. Walk about 3 blocks almost to the end of Ritchie.

Driving from the west on Highway 401

1. Take Highway 427 South to the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) East.
2. On QEW East, take the Lakeshore Boulevard exit.
3. Stay on Lakeshore Boulevard to Parkside Drive.
4. Turn left onto Parkside Drive and go about 1.5 km to Bloor Street.
5. Turn right onto Bloor St and drive about 1 km. to Dundas Street West.
6. Turn right onto Dundas Street West, and almost immediately you will see a Coffee Time store on your left.
7. Turn left onto the parking lot beside the Coffee Time store.
8. You will see the back of the dojo building at the end of the parking lot to the right of the Loblaws supermarket.
9. Follow the walkway to the left of the dojo building onto Ritchie Avenue.

Driving from the west on the Queen Elizabeth Way

1. On QEW East, take the Lakeshore Boulevard exit.
2. Stay on Lakeshore Boulevard to Parkside Drive.
3. Turn left onto Parkside Drive and go about 1.5 km to Bloor Street.
4. Turn right onto Bloor St and drive about 1 km. to Dundas Street West.
5. Turn right onto Dundas Street West, and almost immediately you will see a Coffee Time store on your left.
6. Turn left onto the parking lot beside the Coffee Time store.
7. You will see the back of the dojo building at the end of the parking lot to the right of the Loblaws supermarket.
8. Follow the walkway to the left of the dojo building onto Ritchie Avenue.

Driving from the east on Highway 401

1. Take the Don Valley Parkway south and exit to Lakeshore Boulevard.
2. Stay on Lakeshore Boulevard until Parkside Drive.
3. Turn right onto Parkside Drive and go about 1.5 km to Bloor Street.
4. Turn right onto Bloor St and drive about 1 km. to Dundas Street West.
5. Turn right onto Dundas Street West, and almost immediately you will see a Coffee Time store on your left.
6. Turn left onto the parking lot beside the Coffee Time store.
7. You will see the back of the dojo building at the end of the parking lot to the right of the Loblaws supermarket.
8. Follow the walkway to the left of the dojo building onto Ritchie Avenue.

Driving from the north on Highway 400

1. Exit to Black Creek Drive.
2. About 4 miles down Black Creek turn left onto Weston Road (just after passing under two railway bridges).
3. Continue on Weston Road (which has a number of bends) to St. Clair Avenue.
4. Continue straight ahead. Weston Road becomes Keele Street after crossing St. Clair.
5. Continue down Keele Street to Bloor Street.
6. Turn left on Bloor Street, and drive about 1 km. to Dundas Street West.
7. Turn right onto Dundas Street West, and almost immediately you will see a Coffee Time store on your left.
8. Turn left onto the parking lot beside the Coffee Time store.
9. You will see the back of the dojo building at the end of the parking lot, to the right of Loblaws supermarket.
10. Follow the walkway to the left of the dojo building onto Ritchie Avenue.

Driving from Toronto's Pearson International Airport

1. Take Highway 427 south from the Airport
2. Follow the directions given above under "Driving from the west on Highway 401".

Using public transit from Toronto's Pearson International Airport

1. Take the 192 bus from the Airport to the Kipling subway station.
2. Take the subway eastbound to the Dundas West Subway Station.
3. Follow the directions given above for "By Subway".