{"id":1477,"date":"2025-07-30T12:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=1477"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:35:02","slug":"john-notley","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/people\/john-notley\/","title":{"rendered":"John Notley"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sensei John Notely<\/strong> has been a dedicated student and teacher of Traditional Karate for over 30 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Holding a <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">5th Dan Black Belt in Karate <\/strong>and a<strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\"> 2nd Dan Black Belt <\/strong>in Jiu Jitsu, John brings deep expertise and passion to the martial arts community in Ottawa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1996, he has served as the Head Instructor (Sensei) at the <strong>Ottawa Traditional Karate Academy<\/strong>, where he has guided countless students through their martial arts journeys. 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