KV Karate is a martial arts club located in the Kennebecasis Valley of Greater Saint John, New Brunswick. The club was established by Robert McInnes in 1996 and has been located in numerous public schools throughout Rothesay and Quispamsis.

Sensei Robert McInnes is a 8th Dan, Kyoshi (senior instructor & leader), with over 50 years of teaching experience and is widely known as the founder of Karate in NB. He is the Technical Director for Chito-Ryu Karate in New Brunswick and sits on the National Technical Committee of the Canadian Chito-Ryu Karate Association and the World Chito-Ryu Karate Do Federation.

Brent Donovan, a 4th Dan, Shidoin (instructor) and is the current club Manager. Brent holds a Karate Canada “B” referee and judge license. In addition, Brent holds a 1st degree black belt in Ryukyu Kobudo Kobujutsu. Brent is a member of the New Brunswick Chito-Ryu Technical Committee.

Mike Quinn, a 3rd Dan Shidoin. Mike is a member of the New Brunswick Chito-Ryu Technical Committee.

There are several black belts under Sensei McInnes, and Brent Donovan that assist in the day to day operation of the club. In addition, this team has been responsible for organizing and executing several regional events and tournaments including the more recent 2016 Bogu Cup (a national Chito-Ryu tournament), and the 2017 & 2018 Atlantic Karate Open tournament in Saint John, N.B.