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
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