Barrie Ryusei
Karate Club
It’s a wonderful source of healthy exercise,
self-defence and discipline.
Welcome!
Ryusei Karate is a traditional style of Okinawan martial art that combines the punches, kicks and blocks typical of karate with throws, joint locks and pressure-point tactics. It’s a wonderful source of healthy exercise, self-defence and discipline. Our Barrie Karate Club offers affordable karate classes for both kids and adults.
Come and try a free week of karate classes! Please contact us if you are interested.
The essence of Karate-do lies in the development of individuals. Karate-do transcends social class, age and fortune, and it can be mastered by everybody.
—Tsuyoshi Chitose
Our Instructor
Classes are taught by Peter Giffen, a seventh-degree black belt in Ryusei karate, with more than 50 years of experience as a practitioner and teacher. He has travelled several times to Japan to train and compete, and also holds a black belt ranking in Ryukyu Kobudo (Okinawan weaponry). He is the chief instructor of Ryusei Karate-Do Canada.
Free Karate Classes
Come to try a free week of classes! Please contact us if you are interested.
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