Our School

Current 7,000 sf Facility

POWAY KENPO KARATE HISTORY

Chief Instructor and Owner, Barry Barker (aka Mr. B), opened what was then known as Aaction Kenpo Karate on October 1, 1984 in a cozy 600 square foot space on Poway Road in Poway California. In 1985 the school was moved into a fabulous 900 square foot space, also on Poway Road. In 1986 the school was moved again, this time into an incredible 1,900 square foot space in the Lively Center shopping mall, also on Poway Road.

By 1991 Poway Kenpo Karate had grown again so Mr. B and his wife Rosie (aka Mrs. B) moved into our spectacular 3,000 square foot training facility, also in the Lively Center, to accommodate our several hundred students. In 1998 we expanded again into our humongous (bigger than spectacular) 5,000 square foot space to which we added a complete Boxing/Kickboxing Gym with a regulation ring.

In 2003 we expanded once again into our current gigantic (bigger than humongous) 7,000 sf facility that includes a complete weight room and a matted area for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Tai Chi and Pilates classes. Our Kenpo Karate and Boxing programs continue to be very popular and the addition of these new programs only enhances our appeal to people bored with ‘the gym’. Many people are looking for a more complete exercise environment where they are challenged physically and mentally. A place where they can learn real skill in a professional, positive, friendly environment with the highest level of instruction while getting an awesome workout. They find that here at our facility.

In addition many more women are now enrolled than ever before. The combination of fitness and skill training is beneficial for everyone but women have definitely discovered this fact over the past several years. Since women are the primary victims of physical abuse in our society it is gratifying to see so many women gaining the power inherent in martial art training.

The combination of a well-rounded exercise program that also develops a skill level has proven to be a more positive, pro-active, and encouraging alternative to weight watching, dieting, and calorie counting. Plus our classes are extremely fun and can be more rewarding than many of the mundane exercise classes found at health clubs. We offer a fun, focused environment with a great staff that enjoy their jobs. In addition, our facility is still small enough for personal attention where the owners are always accessible and they even teach a lot of the classes.

We still have our awesome kids karate program, in fact we specialize in kids. We all have kids, we like kids and we enjoy working with them and helping them grow. We offer four different age ranges for kid’s classes. They are: 4-5 year olds (Tiny Tiger’s); 6-7 year olds (Little Ninja’s); 8-12 year olds (Kool Kids); 13-16 year olds (Kenpo Teens) and, of course, we also offer adult Kenpo classes (17-50+) in addition to our adult Boxing, Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu, Tai Chi & Pilates classes..

You may have seen our Poway Kenpo Karate students marching in the local Poway Days Parade every year or our demo team performing one of the numerous times at the Poway Street Fair, the RB Alive Street Fair, Poway Community Day’s and at every Elementary, Middle, and High School in the area. We have also performed at the Del Mar Fair, several Chinese New Year Celebrations, local Libraries, for the Deputy Sheriff’s Association, at Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, and at several of our own weddings and parties. Come check us out next time you hear we are performing.