This week is the last karate class before Christmas! Classes will resume January 10, 2023!

Have a great holiday!

See you at the dojo!

The grading is today! Parents are welcome to watch, but we ask that spectators be kept to a minimum in order to avoid distracting the karate students. We also ask that observers please refrain from taking photos or video until the grading is over and the presentations are being made. Thank you.

Those people who ordered new duffle bags please bring payment to class tonight.

Good luck to everyone!

See you at the dojo!

Session 2 has begun, and any student with outstanding fees will NOT be graded on Tuesday.

Vicki will be there to accept payment. Please be sure to arrive early to avoid any rush and ensure that everyone is eligible. We only hold two gradings per karate season, the next one won’t be until May.

If you have already paid for Session 2 you are good to go! 

See you at the dojo!

Just a reminder that Session 2 begins this week. In order to be eligible for the GRADING NEXT WEEK all fees must be paid.

See you at the dojo!

The location of our cart for the Dickens Festival has been moved INDOORS!!!

We will now be located inside the former Sears/The Pearl building next to Kuzina’s Restaurant! So no frozen fingers or toes while helping to sell perogies! Woo hoo!

If you are more interested in helping out now, and/or would be willing to work a longer shift, that would be great. Please let us know soon.

We need volunteers to help work a shift or few at our Dickens Festival perogie cart! The shifts are short so people won’t get cold, but feel free to sign up for several or even a couple in a row. We can always set up a “warm up” break!

Here are the times we need to fill. Please contact Sempei Juanita or email the club at moosemountainkarate@gmail.com to sign up. Thank you in advance!

Dickens Cart Times:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

4:00 to 4:30

4:30 t0 5:00

5:00 to 5:30

5:30 to 6:00

6 :00 to 6:30

6:30 to 7:00

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3

4:00 to 4:30

4:30 t0 5:00

5:30 to 6:00

Thank you to everyone who participated in and a helped out at the tournament this past weekend! It was great to be back on the floor with old friends and new friends! Photos will be posted soon.

Now that the tournament is over, we can really focus on THE GRADING! Our next grading is scheduled for Tuesday, December 13, 2022. It will begin at the regular scheduled class time, but may run slightly late. So the Just for Kicks students may be grading until a little later than 7:30 and the next class grading may begin just a little late. Make sure you’re practicing your kata at home and asking questions in class if there is something of which you are unsure. Please remember… if a student is not present at a grading, they will not be advanced in belt rank.

Today is also the last night of session 1. SESSION 2 BEGINS NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022. In order to be eligible for the grading, all session fees and other outstanding fees must be paid up. Payment can be made tonight at class, or at class next week.

Gi bags for sale! The club has purchased a small number of bags for club members to purchase. They will be embroidered with the club logo and can be personalized with the member’s name. There are 2 sizes of bags. We have 1 medium sized bag and 5 large sized bags remaining. The medium bags are $80 and the large bags are $90 (embroidery included). Sensei Kevin and Sensei Jayson both have the medium size bag that you can see at class. The large size bag is an excellent bag to transport all of your karate equipment and gi together. The medium sized bag is more suited to smaller items like pads and water bottles. Adding a gi to the medium sized bag fills it almost completely. Both are beautiful bags made by Under Armour. Here is a picture of the bag and a photo of the logo embroidered on the top of the opening. Your name can be embroidered on the side of the bag. They look great!

The tournament is this weekend! Wow, time flies when we’re having fun!

Please be sure to bring your gift for the prize table and sign up to help with something at the tournament.

Here is the informational poster about the tournament and the Registration Form. Feel free to fill out the registration form prior to arriving at the tournament to save time at the registration table.

See you at the tournament!!

The club has recently set up an online “store” for our members to order apparel from hats and toques to t-shirts and winter coats and everything in between! Please feel free to check it out and place an order. All items have many customization options and logos from which to choose. Most of them can be customized in multiple places. There are many options! Unfortunately, items will likely not arrive before the tournament, but it always looks nice when our members are showing the club colours!

Here is the link to the new store – Moose Mountain Karate Store

We will also have a limited number of custom duffle bags available soon. It will be first-come first-serve, so when they arrive they will go fast. They will have our club logo on them and your name can also be added. We will take orders once they arrive. There are currently only 9 available. Here’s what the basic bag looks like. The club logo will likely go on the top and the name on one side. The price, including embroidery and tax, will likely be between $80 and $90. These will be ordered directly through the club.

ONE WEEK UNTIL THE TOURNAMENT!!! See you at the dojo!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the “parent” night at the dojo on Tuesday! Everyone worked hard and had a great time learning some new things together!

Just a reminder that the tournament is coming up quickly! Please check out the volunteer sheets and sign up to help out wherever you are able. Please remember to bring a small “prize” for our raffle table. The tournament information sheet will be posted below the pictures from Tuesday night!

We will be working hard in class now to prepare for the tournament on November 25 and 26. We will also be preparing for a grading which will be held on December 13, 2022!

See you at the dojo!