Legacy Shorin Ryu Karate
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Legacy Shorin Ryu Karate Jutsu is a traditional martial arts school, with roots back to Matsumura's White Crane, led by Hanshi Gary Legacy 10th dan.
Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura developed Shorin Ryu after beginning his training at age 9. Shorin Ryu, simply put, is the most effective and elite martial art forged IN battle FOR battle as
Matusumura was bodyguard to 3 Okinawan kings and trained the palace guards. Legacy Shorin Ryu has an unbroken lineage to these roots and most specifically to Matsumura, the founder of Shorin Ryu Karate. With kata and lessons dating back to the 1700s in Okinawa and earlier, Legacy Shorin Ryu was developed by warriors - men and women whose lives depended on what they did actually working in the real world. It was not a sport and not an excercise. It was a life and death practice. All of the best strikers in the MMA understand this -- Karate, born out of actual combat, is the only real way to learn how to hit effectively. They also understand that the classical roots train their minds, as well as their bodies, and that many striking techniques are actually hidden grappling techniques as well
Legacy Shorin Ryu is Canada's foremost Karate Club. Established in 1971 and still run today by Hanshi Gary Legacy, 10th Dan, Legacy Shorin Ryu is Classical Okinawan Karate with its emphasis on proper fighting, technique, history and discipline. Hanshi Legacy is North American karate pioneer, having trained thousands of students in his 50+ years of training and teaching
"The Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" -- Take that step today. Enroll now in one of our dojo. We are located in St Thomas, Toronto, London, Kitchener, Cambridge, Sarnia, Chatam and Vancouver. We encourage you to look around our site and see what we have to offer. If you don’t see what you are looking for, call us at 226-339-4169 and we will be happy to discuss your needs. On the web - www.shorinryu.ca,
www.legacymartialartsandfitness.ca
On Twitter - @LegacyShorinRyu
On Instagram - legacyshorinryu
02/24/2026
2026 Iaido Camp is two weeks away. Who is excited?
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02/19/2026
09/04/2024
Lots of cool events happening this fall and I'm excited to be a part of this community.
08/29/2024
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04/15/2024
Look who's officially on the Instructor's Roster :)
Great to make it official Sensei Sydney Dauphin
Sydney Dauphin - Full Bio — Legacy Martial Arts and Fitness Sydney’s parents first met at the Legacy Shorin Ryu Western University Karate Club. After growing up in the dojo and training in other athletic arts like dance and gymnastics she started her Karate training at eight years old. Sydney received her 1st degree black belt (Shodan) in 2014 and today sh...
01/09/2024
Joining others in congratulating Hanshi Gary Legacy on his book and it now being on Amazon. Many have purchased it and many more will I am sure.
If you have purchased, please consider leaving a review. Every little bit helps. If you have not purchased it, what are you waiting for? Once you do, please leave a comment and review.
For convenience, the link is below.
https://www.amazon.ca/Elite-Fighter-Gary-Legacy/dp/B0CQHXG36F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BENLM6UV3I86&keywords=The+Elite+Fighter&qid=1704816314&s=books&sprefix=the+elite+fighter%2Cstripbooks%2C71&sr=1-1
12/23/2023
Time to put your feet on the mat and learn a thing or two.
Spend the afternoon with Hanshi Legacy as he guides you through the lessons, origins and applications of this important kata. Open to women of any rank, style or affiliation. Ages 13+
Saturday, January 27, 1:00-4:00pm
REGISTER: https://driftwoodmartialarts.sites.zenplanner.com/event.cfm?eventId=6039E157-9107-4CCA-9D01-977561B72048
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12/23/2023
It's been a busy month at LMAF! Check out our recap of the last several weekends for our club below.
Happy Holidays!
https://www.legacymartialartsandfitness.com/blog/lmaf-december-2023-review
08/21/2023
This week on PKCC, we are presenting a Micro Episode on Yamaoka Tesshu.
Born in 1836, he was a famous samurai of the Bakumatsu period, who played an important role in the Meiji Restoration, and founder of the Itto Shoden Muto-ryu school of swordsmanship.
Tune in from some Samurai History this Thursday, August 24th @8:30pm Eastern.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6mbwHoiOh8
07/10/2023
Spring at Legacy Shorin Ryu Kitchener! Come check out what's been going on in the martial arts world of Kitchener-Waterloo!
Gary Legacy Randy Dauphin Robert Chlumsky Ron Watson Sydney Dauphin Legacy Shorin Ryu Karate Jutsu
LMAF Spring Review — Legacy Martial Arts and Fitness What a spring LMAF has had! So many events and so little time to reflect! Here are the highlights below!
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29 Manitou Drive
Kitchener, ON
N2C1K9
Opening Hours
| Monday | 5:30pm - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 5:30pm - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 5:30pm - 9pm |
| Thursday | 5:30pm - 9pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 12:30pm |