The Events page of this web site has been updated with the dates and locations of tournaments near us this season. 

We had many visitors from these dojos at our tournament. It would be great to visit their tournaments and return the favour!

It is always fun to visit a new dojo, experience different events, and meet new people in our extended “karate family”. Be sure to let a Sensei know if you are planning to attend one or more of these events. It is quite likely that the club will be able to help out with registration fees and other costs involved.

Here is a link to the Events Page.

See you at the dojo!

This is the final week of “Session 1”. Session 2 begins next Tuesday, December 5.

Please be sure to pay your new session fees as soon as possible in order to be eligible for your grading.

The grading is Tuesday, December 12, 2017. We will give you a start time soon.

Congratulations to everyone who participated and volunteered at the tournament this weekend! It was another very successful event that wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our members and their families! Well done!

We would also like to thank all of our visitors from other towns and dojos who participated in the tournament this weekend! It is always great to have our extended karate family join us for a fun weekend of great karate! Thank you for coming!

A huge “Thank You” to Sensei Denis for attending our clinic and tournament again this year. It is always nice to workout and visit with Sensei.

Along with Sensei Denis, we wish to thank all of the visiting Senseis who came to the clinic and tournament, and graciously donated their time to the success of this event. We always welcome your visits. Please don’t just wait for a tournament to pop in!!

We would like to acknowledge a few special award winners from the weekend.

The Clint McFarlane Memorial Trophy is presented annually at our tournament. The recipient is voted on by the black belts and can be anyone involved with the tournament from any club in attendance. In a nut shell, it is presented to that person(s) whom you would most like to be met by Sensei Shintani. This year, the recipient of the Clint McFarlane Memorial Trophy is the Flynn Family from Carlyle – Moose Mountain Wado Kai Karate Club. Congratulations!

Each year, we ask Sensei Denis to choose 6 recipients to receive a “Division” trophy. These are awarded to a single person who may not necessarily win in their division, but demonstrates those qualities that Sensei Shintani held most dear… spirit, humility, courtesy, respect. There is a male and female recipient from each of our divisions. The following are the 2017 Division Trophy recipients:

Just for Kicks – Female: Kaitlyne Dolphin (Moose Mountain); Male: Everett Smith (Boissevain)

Junior – Female: Ally Newfield (Boissevain); Male: Blake Robertson (Moose Mountain)

Adult Kyu belt – Female: Shelley Scott (Hamiota); Male: Matthew William (Hamiota)

Congratulations to everyone for an excellent event! We hope to see you all back next year!

The Tournament is on today!!

We hope to see everyone there! We already had a great turnout for the clinic on Friday night!

“Bow in” is at 10:00 am with the Black Belt division beginning at 10:15 am. The Just for Kicks group will begin immediately following the black belts around 11:00 am.

The Black Belt meeting will be at 9:15 am.

The banquet will follow the tournament, and will likely be between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. It will also be held in the tournament gym.

See you at the dojo!

The tournament is this weekend!!

Make sure you’re practicing your katas at home and be sure to ask a Sensei if you have any questions about them.

Please remember to bring your small gift for the prize table, and be sure to sign up for a little volunteer help somewhere. There aren’t many jobs to be done, so with lots of us helping, they should all be quick and easy!

We will need people to work the scoring/time-keeping tables. Please speak to a Sensei if you are interested in helping out that way. Even if you can only help at a table for a short time, that is great also!

Please let Juanita know if you are planning to attend the banquet. We need to know approximate numbers so that we make sure to have enough food.

Here are the forms:

2017TourRegForm  

2017TourInfoForm

Regular class this week.

See you at the dojo!

Here’s a video of some of the kumite from a previous tournament.

… until our tournament!! Here is the Information Sheet and the Registration Form. 

2017TourInfoForm

2017TourRegForm

Regular classes tonight at the dojo. Please be sure to ask us if you have any questions about the tournament.

Remember to bring your gift for the prize table.

See you at the dojo!

We have regular classes on Tuesday this week.

The tournament is fast-approaching! We will be looking for volunteers for many aspects of the event, including workers for the score keeping/timer tables.

Here is the 2017 Tournament Information Form, and the 2017 Tournament Registration Form.

Just a reminder that regular classes are tonight at the regular times.

See you at the dojo!