Burlington Karate & Kobudo, established in 1993 is a Martial Arts School for the study of traditional Karate and Kobudo. At Burlington Karate & Kobudo, we don’t just study the physical aspects of the Martial Arts, but there is also a heavy emphasis on the development of positive character traits, life skills and practical self-defence techniques.
Burlington Karate & Kobudo is operated by Head Instructor, Sensei Peter Savoy, 7th Degree Black Belt in Karate and a 5th Degree Black Belt in Kobudo. Sensei Savoy is a dedicated practitioner with over 25 years of full-time experience and teaches authentic Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate-Do and Matayoshi Kobudo. Travelling frequently to Okinawa, Japan, the birth place of Karate, Sensei Savoy is fortunate in that he is only one of a very few people outside of Okinawa to have received instruction from three of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do founder, Chojun Miyagi Sensei’s students including Miyagi Sensei’s successor, Ei’ichi Miyazato Sensei. He has also received instruction in Kobudo from Yoshiaki Gakiya Sensei who is widely considered to be the most knowledgeable practitioner of Matayoshi Kobudo in the world.
Sensei Savoy personally teaches all classes and students ensuring the highest level of instruction possible and welcomes anyone who wishes to learn and benefit from the wonderful study of traditional Martial Arts.