Legacy Martial Arts and Fitness

Premier classical martial arts, karate and fitness school in Kitchener. We are led by Sensei Randy Dauphin, 7th Dan in karate, 3rd dan in iaido (sword), and former world champion. We offer classes in karate, kids and tiny tots classes, swordsmanship (iaido), and fitness. Try our classes free with a two week unlimited trial! We are first and foremost a classical school of Shorin Ryu Karate, and are part of the Legacy Shorin Ryu Karate Jutsu Association. Our head instructor, Sensei Randy Dauphin, is a former world champion in karate who has trained dozens of students to their shodan (black belt), trains in numerous other martial arts, and has trained with Hanshi Gary Legacy, 10th dan, for over thirty years. Hanshi Gary Legacy is a pioneer of martial arts in Canada who began his training in the 1970s, and is recognized internationally. He has trained under a number of teachers, including Benny Allen, Richard Kim, and Anthony Sandoval. Gary Legacy is the head of Legacy Shorin Ryu association based in St. Thomas, with hundreds of students who have trained in the association, and whose top students have gone on to lead schools in the southwestern Ontario area and abroad.