The tournament is just around the corner, almost literally!

The clinic is being held on Friday, November 25, 2016 and the tournament itself is on Saturday, November 26.

We still need people to sign up for shifts and items for the canteen. We also need people to sign up to bring items for the banquet.

Everyone is welcome to attend the banquet! The more, the merrier! The cost is $13 per person. Age 10 and under pays $10.

and…

Please remember to bring an item for the raffle table. A number of items have already been turned in, and they look good. You can bring your item to any karate class before the tournament – only 1 left! – or bring it to the tournament location on Friday evening so it can be added to the table.

Check out the tournament info flyer for details. 

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You can download and print the following registration form as well…

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There is regular class this coming Tuesday even though Student-Led Conferences are being held at the school. Be sure to come and put the finishing touches on your kata and kumite before the tournament!

See you at the dojo!

You will find links to the 2016 Tournament “flyer” or information sheet and the 2016 Registration Form below.

Feel free to download and complete the registration form directly from this site, and tell others to do the same.

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Remember to look for the sign-up sheets that have been going around the classes lately, and be sure to sign up to do your part to make OUR tournament a success. Don’t forget to pick up a small raffle table item. Even if you are unable to attend the tournament, it would be great if all of our members could contribute a small gift to the table.

Please make every effort to attend and participate in the clinic and tournament. They are excellent events intended to help our development as karateka. You will meet many different people, from many different backgrounds, all brought together by their desire to learn karate and live as respectful, humble members of their communities. Come to the tournament, participate in the events, meet new people, come for a great home-cooked meal at the banquet after the tournament. It’s worth it!

These forms will also be available on our Downloads page.

See you at the dojo!

Our home tournament, the Saskatchewan Provincial Wado Kai Karate Tournament, is coming up fast! November 25 and 26, 2016!

We need all of our club members to help in order to make the tournament a success. The jobs aren’t hard, we just need people to do them.

We are asking all of our members to pick up some kind of small “gift” for a raffle table (like they do at hockey tournaments). It does not have to be a gift for a child, but it does need to be appropriate for the whole family.

In the next few classes we will be asking people to think about and sign up to help in a number of ways. Here are some places we need help:

• working in the canteen – selling lunch and snacks to participants. There is a schedule made up and you will be able to choose a time to help.
• score/time keeping – this is done ring-side at tables. It isn’t hard, and we’ll show you how to do it. Preferably, we have 3 people per ring to do this.
• selling tickets at the raffle table. This involves counting money and giving change.
• helping at the registration table taking fees and forms. This should be an older karateka or adult.

Those are the main things with which we need help. Other jobs will come up as the tournament approaches.

Our club is well-known for running an excellent tournament! Let’s all help to make this the best one yet!

See you at the dojo!

Congratulations, Sensei Marlee, on your successful black belt grading on the weekend!

The grading went very well and everyone who participated thanked us for hosting such a successful event.

We would like to thank everyone who helped us out on the weekend.

Thank you to Vicki Flynn who billeted two people from Calgary and also fed all of the Joseki Board members AND all of the black belt candidates!

We would also like to thank Sensei Cara, Sensei Jayson, Sensei Kevin, Laurie Bouchard, and Che Cormier for all of the work they did as well.

Here are a bunch of photos captured at the event. All 236 images taken by Sensei Kevin can be found at this link

A big thank you to Sensei Ron for coming out to work with us last night! We all had a great time, and learned a lot!

All of our karateka are walking around today practicing their “baseball” swings and “pushes”! 

We hope you can come to see us again soon!

Make sure to attend your class tonight!

Sensei Ron Mattie, 8th degree black belt, and chief instructor for our karate federation, will be working out with us today!

It is always exciting to train with Sensei Ron! He always shows us new techniques, and has a great way of putting a new spin on the ones we think we already know!

See you at the dojo!

… to everyone who helped with the bottle drive on Saturday.

It will be a few weeks before we know the grand total, but we’re sure it will be awesome!

Remember, class tomorrow, Tuesday night!

See you at the dojo!

Everyone helping out with the bottle drive this weekend is reminded of the following:

Please meet at the dojo at 9:30 am on this Saturday, October 15. 

We will get organized and begin at 10:00 am. Last year, we had the entire town canvassed, bottles cleaned, bagged, and loaded by noon! Many hands make light work!

Just a reminder that there are regular classes tonight!

See you at the dojo!

Thank you, Sempai Marlee, for sharing some your experiences from your trip to Japan! You and Sensei Quinn are inspirational for all of us in the dojo.

We have always said, “You get out of martial arts what you put into martial arts.” You guys have shown us what the beginning of hard work and dedication looks like. 

Doors are open, and opportunity awaits you! The whole dojo is behind you, supporting you and following in the trail you blaze ahead of us!

We are reminded of the words of Ohtsuka Sensei, “The difference between the possible and the impossible is one’s will.”

We wish you both the very best as you begin your journeys in karate.