Martial Arts for the Whole Family
Our Programs

Ages 4-8

DRAGONS

An intro to karate, kickboxing and MMA in one safe, fun and age-appropriate class. Led by Sensei Kate.

Ages 9-13

YOUTH

Incorporating karate, kickboxing, MMA, and groundwork, this all-inclusive class is fun and high-energy..

Ages 13-Adult

Teen/Adult

Traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate for teens and adults aged 13 to adult. AIMED AT ADULTS, not teens. Any teens without an attitude to match the adults class atmosphere will be placed in Youth.

Ages 16+

Womens Kickboxing

Paused Until Septemner

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OUR WORK

Welcome to Ogawa Martial Arts.

Today we practiced our flying skills 🥋 💪

KIDS Intro to Kickboxing: an 8 week beginner program for kids 9-13 starting on February 17.

Pre-registration is required! Contact us now.

Join women’s rec kickboxing on Tuesdays! Next session starts in March - Ogawakarate.ca

Party night 2025!! Merry Christmas everybody!

Congrats to everyone who graded last week (and special shoutout to Qasim, who graded with a whole broken wrist and STILL did awesome. #nevergiveup

Raymonda came to Ogawa karate as a transplant from @keikoryudo in Brampton after a move to Niagara Falls a few years ago. She overcame dojo switch, learning kata on Zoom during COVID, and the constant struggles of balancing a full life with kids and work with training, too. Her dedication to Goju Ryu rivals any diehard Karate Ka I’ve ever met! Gambatte, Raymonda. Congrats on how far you’ve come. Shodan pass!!

It’s almost impossible to look at a group of young students and guess which ones will make it to black belt, especially in our style, where shodan takes years and years to achieve, but Alex seemed determined from the start. It takes a special kind of dedication and perseverance to achieve shodan in Goju Ryu, and he’s shown both.
Alex joined our dojo at age 12 back in 2018, not long after we opened in the old church in Ridgeway. He’s seen every version of our dojo, and seen many many classmates come and go. But he’s stuck it out, trained hard and earned his place. Congrats, Alex!

Ogawa Karates first Jr Shodan: Emma. Emma began training in 2018, at just 8 years old. Emma has out-trained countless classmates, climbed through the levels of Dragons, youth and the teens class too, made it through Covid training on zoom in her living room. Congrats Emma!!

Shodan pass.
8 long years, blood sweat and tears. The first black belt students of Ogawa karate have arrived. Congrats, everybody. It’s well deserved.

Back to school grading time! Congrats everybody!

Some after class summer dojo shenanigans

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OUR STORY

After years of learning and teaching martial arts in Burlington, Ontario, Sensei Kate began Ogawa Martial Arts in Ridgeway, ON, back in 2018. Our roots are humble: we opened first in a local church before moving into a private space, and then finally into Ogawa Karate's current location.

Sensei Kate is a yondan (4th degree black belt) as graded by Bakkies Laubscher, 9th degree black belt of South Africa. She has been training over 25 years. She is also a registered Fitness Kickboxing Instructor.

In 2019 we moved into a small space within the Clarion Hotel. Now, after the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have rebranded into Ogawa Martial Arts & Fitness, a community-centric space for all ages and people. We continue to offer more and more programs to further serve the Fort Erie area.