Ferraro Karate and Martial Arts is a family oriented dojo recently located in the Downtown Core of "The Royal City," Guelph, Ontario. Nakazato's Shorin-ryu Shorinkan Association from Naha, Okinawa, Japan, Sensei Stephen Ferraro (B.A., B.Ed.), an Ontario Certified Teacher, is committed to promoting quality traditional Okinawan Karate and Kobudo (Weapons) to students of any age. Sensei Stephen Ferraro has been training for almost 30 years and has been teaching karate as an instructor since the age of 14. The dojo offers Karate and Kobudo, MMAFITness and Kickboxing, and NOGI Brazilian Jiujitsu classes. Karate and Kobudo:
Toddlers/Pre-school (ages 3-5)
Children (ages 6-11)
Young Adults and Teens (ages 12-16)
Adults (ages 17 and up). MMA Combat Fitness: (ages 17 and up)
Combat Fitness mixes circuit training, Crossfit and cardiovascular training with tactical training in Boxing, Kickboxing, Karate and Grappling, adding yet another element to your Martial Lifestyle. Learn to kick, punch, elbow and knee like the pros while building muscle, losing weight and empowering yourself! NOGI Brazilian Jiujitsu: (ages 17 and up)
NOGI Brazilian Jiujitsu is a grappling art that is composed of the ground techniques of Judo called “newaza”. It is essentially the same as Brazilian Jiujitsu but does not require a kimono or “gi” hence the term, NOGI. A popular grappling arts that fuses traditional BJJ with Wrestling, Sambo, and other grappling arts.
