Jean Frenette is one of Canada’s most celebrated form (or kata) Champions... not just in traditional karate but also in open tournament events across all styles.

He was the first person to really do musical kata that was timed to each beat of the music and his amazing stretch and kicking ability made him one of the most desired seminar instructors in the world during the 1980s and 1990s.

A Goju Ryu stylist, Jean has also studied Shito Ryu and Sankukai styles of karate but he has found his home in Traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate under Okinawa’s Jundokan organization. Frenette was a personal student of Ei'ichi Miyazato, an original student of Chojun Miyagi.

Still teaching karate at his Boucherville school on the outskirts of Montreal, Jean Frenette is now knee-deep in the film industry where he is one of the most sought after stunt coordinators in the business.

He has truly brought the world of classical martial arts to the silver screen in a way that enhances and helps propogate his first passion: the martial arts.