Open to ages 3 years and older, our March Break Camp is a real kick giving kids tons of fun while also learning self-defenese, kickboxing and karate. 

Your child has never taken karate? No Problem.  Our March Break camp includes a karate uniform and testing for their first belt! 

A truly active day with free time and down time provided.  Your child will be thank you for signing them up!

WHEN: March 14th to 18th
WHERE: RMA Karate Centres, 4 Alliance Blvd Unit 2, North Barrie, Ontario
WEB: www.RMAKarate.com

CONTACT: 705-796-1994 or info@RMAKarate.com

FEE: $165 for the full week or $40 per day. (HST applies)

We accept credit card, cash or personal cheque. 

Limited space available. 






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Why Kids Who Do Karate Get BETTER GRADES

RMA is unique with low student teacher ratio. Come in for your FREE trial class! Back to School Special ends soon!

Rigorous academics require discipline: A good student is one who understands that life is not a free-for-all, where they can just do what they want when they want. Good students do their homework even when their favourite show is on TV. In order to get good grades, they must complete their homework, turn it in on time, and study and prepare for tests. The trait necessary for achieving all these is discipline. Karate helps to develop this discipline because it helps students learn structure, order and most importantly, how to have self-control.

Being prepared leads to success: Much of academic success hinges on being prepared and organized. Think about it, what good is it to write the greatest essay since Charles Dickens if you leave it at home and so can’t turn it in on time? Karate teaches kids that they always need to be prepared. For example, when they’re sparring, they know they need to stay in fighting stance and stay on their bounce so they can explode into action when they need to. Kids who train in
karate carry this trait over to their school work.

Good students have to be able to focus : With all the opportunities and channels of Entertainment available to today’s kids it can get difficult to focus. But in order to cope with rigorous schoolwork, students must learn how to listen to the teachers and not get distracted by their surroundings. Karate can help your child to develop this very important character trait; focus and concentration. When in karate class, they learn to shut out distractions, whether they’re external (classmates playing around) or internal (negative thoughts and doubts).

Setting and achieving goals is critical to success: Success comes from achieving a series of smaller goals which ultimately culminates in the accomplishment of larger goals. In school, this could mean finishing an essay on time or reading a few chapters ahead of the class. In karate, it means passing a grading and earning a new belt. As a karate student, your child learns to enjoy the satisfaction of accomplishing goals and this will spur them to seek out opportunities to replicate in school and at home.

Physical activity builds cognitive functions : Researchers have discovered that physical activity levels have been positively linked to cognitive function during development in school-aged children. Besides the neurological connotations, giving kids an outlet to move their bodies can actually help them academically by improving their memory and increasing their attention span. Karate is a very physical activity so can help build cognitive functions as well as serve as an outlet to help improve memory.


Karate can be extremely useful for your children to boost their school grades if they are already “A” students. If they are having problems with school work, it can also help them by helping to develop necessary skills to become a very good student.

Contact RMA Karate Centres today.

www.RMAKarate.com

Ph 705-796-1994

Email: info@rmakarate.com

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Kickboxing Do's at RMA Karate Centres

Kickboxing at RMA Karate Centres in Barrie is not your regular cardio kickboxing class.  Led by instructor and World Karate & Kickboxing Champion Tressa Young, the RMA Kickboxing classes have participants doing bag work, partner work and more!  

Utilizing the drills and skills used to bring Tressa Young to the world class level, everyone works hard and has a great time in class. 

RMA DUO WIN IN WINDSOR!

Eleven-year-old black belt Sale Berube and her father, purple belt Shamus Berube, gave a strong performance at the Southern Ontario Open Championships in Windsor.  The duo, who train under world champion Tressa Young, attended the event on May 3rd giving it their all among tough competition from Ontario and the United States.  

Daughter Sale won 3 third places and 1 fourth place while Dad (Shamus) won 2 first places, 1 second place and had his chance at the Grand Champion division.  The Berubes along with 6 others from Tressa Young’s RMA Karate Centres in Barrie are headed to the national team trials in Ottawa this Victoria long weekend.  It is there they hope to qualify for the national team who will be headed to the world karate and kickboxing championships in Florida this fall. 

For more information please call Tressa Young at 705-796-1994 or email info@rmakarate.com. 

CANADIAN OPEN WIN

A trip to Gatineau, Quebec proved to be a successful one for the martial artists of RMA Karate Centres.   The Barrie athletes participated in the Canadian Open martial arts tournament competing among martial artists from across Canada and the United States.   The event had them putting their training to the test and all fared well. 

Purple belt Shamus Berube had the opportunity to test his traditional sword form for the first time in competition at the event and he wowed the crowd winning first place in the division.  He further went on to win first place in traditional kata and second in point fighting.   

Purple belt Ella Zenon came back to the ring after a three year hiatus from competition winning fourth in the weapons division and fifth in traditional kata.

Green belt Jaxon Jones gave a strong performance among the more seasoned competitors in his division finishing as a finalist in both the traditional kata and sparring divisions.

Junior black belt Sale Berube finished second in creative weapons, second in point fighting, fourth in musical weapons and was a finalist in the traditional kata and traditional weapons division.

First degree black belt Tara Graham has demonstrated that hard work pays off and continues to improve with every competition.  Competing among several world champions, Graham left her mark winning fourth place in traditional weapons and finalist in traditional kata.

Second degree black belt Tara Krale pushed her own limit trying the continuous fighting division.  A new experience for her she gave everything she had leaving her with a third place win in the 35 years plus division.  She also  went on to win first place in musical weapons and was a finalist in the traditional kata, traditional weapons and point sparring divisions.

RMA instructor Tressa Young spent the day of competition supporting her students being ring side to coach them through their divisions.  Not competing is an unusual factor for the multiple world champion but she wanted to  be there in a supportive role giving her students her full attention.  After much persuasion from other judges, competitors and event organizers, and with only five minutes of preparation for the division to begin, the third degree black belt borrowed a uniform and belt to compete.  She entered the ring for the Elite Creative division and did so with domination.  The only division she entered at the Canadian Open was left with her mark when she won first place. 

Several RMA students will be headed to the provincial trials on April 18 in hopes of advancing to the national team trials in May.

March Break Camp a Real Kick!

March Break campers at RMA Karate Centres in Barrie had a real kick of a time all week working on their karate moves.  At the end of the week the campers were presented with their new karate belts.

For more information about classes visit www.rmakarate.com

RMA SUCCESSFUL AT FALLS EVENT

It was a quick trip to the falls for 5 Barrie martial artists as they competed at the SMAC Internationals in Niagara Falls, New York this past weekend (March 6/7).  The five who train out of RMA Karate Centres in Barrie were among hundreds of martial artists from across the USA and Canada competing for top spot.

Third degree black belt and RMA instructor Tressa Young gave a strong performance competing alongside her fellow men and women black belts winning first place in Japanese forms, first place in creative forms, first place in creative weapons, first place in sparring and second place in choreographed musical weapons.

Junior black belt Sale Berube did amazing competing for only her third time as a black belt and at an international event.  The eleven-year-old found herself competing among many seasoned black belt competitors and through a strong performance won first place in creative weapons, first place in Kempo forms and second place in musical weapons.

Intermediate Wushu student Eden McGuire gave a strong performance for her first competition of 2015.  The sixteen-year-old trains in the Chinese martial art of Wushu under the direction of Tressa Young and the SMAC event gave her the opportunity to test her skill resulting in her winning first place in creative forms and finalist in the creative weapons division. 

Purple belt Shamus Berube continues to tweak his form and sparring skill testing his abilities at the Niagara Falls event winning second place in men’s sparring and second place in traditional forms. 

It was the first international event for thirteen-year-old Jacob Allen who took everything in not only giving his best in his own divisions but watching all the other martial artists in attendance.  The blue belt finished the competition winning a finalist position in the traditional forms division.

The five martial artists not only attend their regular weekly training but also commit to additional competition training to help improve their skill and abilities.   The competition team training is run by RMA black belt instructors Tressa Young, Craig Ridout and Linda Young who volunteer their time to provide the students the extra classes at no extra cost.  For more information about RMA Karate Centres visit www.rmakarate.com .