Barrie Wado Kai Karate

Specialties

Welcome to Barrie Wado Kai Karate. For the past 20 years karate enthusiasts of all ages have learned about the martial arts and sport and have improved their fitness level and self-​defense skills at Barrie Wado Kai Karate.

Under the leadership of Sensei Bob Palmer, Yodan (4^th degree Black Belt), who is also a High Performance Trainer for Olympic, international and national athletes, we provide a welcoming and fun learning environment for our karate students.

Our home is the Georgian College Athletic & Fitness Centre, a state of the art facility. Our dojo has mirrored walls, a cushioned floor, change rooms and washroom facilities.

We offer karate classes to students ages seven and up led by a team of qualified and dedicated Black Belt Instructors. Our classes are limited in size, providing an excellent instructor/​student ratio where we teach basic karate techniques, kata (forms) andkumite (sparring) in a controlled and safe environment.

History

Established in 1980.

For the past 20 years karate enthusiasts of all ages have learned about the martial arts and sport and have improved their fitness level and self-​defense skills at Barrie Wado Kai Karate.

Barrie wado Kai Karate is owned by Sensei Bob Palmer, 4^th degree black belt. Under his leadership, he has highly trained black belt instructors who are continually upgrading their skills to provided high quality karate instruction to our students.

We are a member of the Shintanti Wado Kai Karate Federation, one of the largest unified martial arts organizations in North America. We are actively involved with the federation as tournament judges and trainers. Sensei Bob was a previous national karate competitor and is currently a high performance trainer with the Shintani Wado Kai National Tournament team.

Meet the Business Owner

Bob P.

Business Owner

Sensei Bob Palmer, Yodan (4^th degree Black Belt), is the owner and head instructor of Barrie Wado Kai Karate. He is also a High Performance Trainer for Olympic, international and national athletes through his peak performance training business — SportExcel.

Bob is an active member of the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation of which we are a member and volunteers his time as a peak performance trainer with the Shintani National Tournament Team and also serves as a judge at tournaments and black belt gradings.

He has been involved in karate most of his life and is currently in training for his fifth degree black belt.