Get your gi on
Learn self self-defence, build your fitness and give yourself something rewarding to work towards. At Meibukan Newmarket Karate, kids and adults train together in a friendly club environment, where everyone helps each other improve.
Whether you’re starting on your own, returning to karate or looking for an activity to share with your children, you’ll find a place to learn and people to encourage you.
Beginners are welcome. You can build your fitness and confidence as you go.
Fitness
Strength, mobility and endurance.
Focus
Time to practise with purpose.
Confidence
Progress you earn, step by step.
Self-defence
Skills with a practical purpose.
A STRONGER BODY. A STEADIER MIND.
More to discover
in every class.
Goju-Ryu is a traditional Okinawan martial art that brings together purposeful movement, physical conditioning and breath control. Training gives you a chance to challenge your body, concentrate on the task in front of you and build skills over time.
Our practice connects three things: learning sound technique, developing it through kata, and exploring its practical applications with a partner (bunkai, renzokus and kakomis). Each gives you a different way to understand the same principles.
Build the foundations.
Stances, movement and basic techniques give you a starting point. As you practise, you work on posture, balance and coordination, developing the control that makes more complex movements possible.
Practise with attention.
Kata asks you to bring those skills together. Repetition gives you something to refine, while concentration and breath control help you stay present in your training.
Explore the application.
Partner work connects movement to purpose. Understanding what a technique is intended to do makes both your solo practice and your self-defence training more meaningful.
UNDERSTANDING THE WHY
From kata to
practical self-defence.
Kata is a structured sequence of movements that preserves karate’s techniques and principles. It gives you a way to practise and refine them, developing balance, coordination, breathing and timing.
There is more to it than remembering the sequence. A turn, a step or a change of hand position can become much easier to understand when you explore what it could achieve with a partner.
That is where bunkai comes in.
Bunkai means analysis: breaking down the movements of kata to explore their applications. We use it as a practical way to teach self-defence techniques, connecting what you practise in a form with what happens when another person is involved.
Learn what the movement is doing.
In bunkai practice, we take a movement or short sequence and work through its purpose together. We look at how positioning, balance, distance and timing affect the application, rather than simply copying its appearance.
Bring that understanding back to kata.
Partner practice gives you feedback that solo practice cannot. It helps explain why a movement matters, and that understanding gives you more to work on the next time you perform the kata.
Keep the purpose in mind.
Our approach to self-defence starts with avoiding a fight. Training is about developing the skills and judgement to protect yourself, with the aim of creating an opportunity to get away safely when the situation allows it.
Different ages and experience levels. One club working together.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Everyone learns.
Everyone contributes.
Kids and adults share our classes. You’ll practise alongside people at different stages of their karate journey, with chances to ask for help, offer encouragement and share what you know.
Knowledge and skill can go both ways. A younger student who knows a kata well may help an adult learn it. An experienced adult may help a child understand a technique. Being willing to learn from each other is part of the respect we practise. Learning leadership skills is also a massive benefit for kids - of all ages!
We are affiliated with the International Meibukan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Association (IMGKA) in Okinawa. Our club carries that tradition forward through committed practice and a community that supports it.
SOMETHING YOU CAN SHARE
Be part of
each other’s progress.
Training together gives parents and children an activity they can both be involved in. You’re learning, putting in the effort and discovering new things alongside one another.
You can encourage each other through the awkward first attempts, practise what you’ve learned and celebrate the moments when something finally clicks. Everyone develops at their own pace, so there is room for individual achievement as well as shared experience.
A new belt represents patience, practice and steady improvement. Sometimes, getting there together makes the moment even better.
Dad and daughter earn their green belts together.
YOUR FIRST STEP
You don’t need to
have it all figured out.
You might be curious about self-defence, hoping to get more active or looking for something to do with your family. You don’t have to arrive with a long-term goal or any previous karate experience.
Give us a call and tell us a little about who would like to train. We’ll talk through your questions, help you choose a suitable time to visit and explain what to expect.
Come ready to learn. We’ll help you take it from there.
A few things you might be wondering
Do I need to be fit first?
You can work on your fitness as part of learning karate. Tell us about your starting point and what you hope to get from training.
Can I train with my child?
Yes. Kids and adults train together in our mixed classes. Recommend age is 6+.
What should I bring?
Call before your first visit and we’ll explain what to wear, what to bring and where to find us.
TRAINING WITHIN REACH
Serious karate.
Family-friendly fees.
We believe the benefits of karate should be within reach of more families.
Our fees reflect that commitment, with time to learn, practise, and grow together.
Every membership includes 3 classes per week, up to 2 hours per class.
Room to build skills. Time to build confidence.
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP
One child
$80
per month
A place to build confidence, focus, and skills for life.
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP
One adult
$100
per month
Make time for your health, your focus, and a new challenge.
OUR FAMILY COMMITMENT
Family of five
$175
per month, for the whole family
Train together. Encourage each other. Grow together.
Just $35 per person
when five family members train.
Affordable by design. A welcoming place to train.
Come and see what learning together can feel like.
MEIBUKAN NEWMARKET KARATE
Come meet us
on the dojo floor.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Training evenings: 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Call to confirm the best class time for your first visit.
16945 Leslie Street, Unit 32
Newmarket, ON L3Y 9A7
Inside Gymalaya