… Until our tournament!!

This week we’ll be setting up a “mock” tournament to give everyone an idea what to expect on the weekend.

Be sure to be around to help out anywhere it looks like we could use a hand. Try to take in the whole weekend from the Friday night clinic through the Saturday tournament and banquet. They are both a lot of fun and the company is fantastic. Be sure to make a new friend!!

Don’t forget to pick up a small, inexpensive gift for the prize table. The gift can be for an adult or child. We will be selling 10 packs of numbers that people buy and drop into the prize of their preference. At the end of the day, we draw from each prize’s little baggie to determine who wins that prize.

Here, again, is the information regarding the Clinic and Tournament along with the registration form.

Carlyle Prov Tourney Flyer – 2014

2014 Tournament Reg Form

 

Only one week to go until our Provincial karate tournament here in Carlyle!

Thank you to everyone who signed up for the various jobs and tasks we require for a smooth tournament. Everyone can still help out, even if you didn’t sign up!! 

Just a reminder…

Clinic – Friday, November 21 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm – age 12 and Under; 7:30 – 9:00 pm – age 12 and up.

Tournament – Saturday, November 22 – Registration opens at 9:00 am. Black Belt division starts at 10:00 am and Kyu belt (coloured belts) start at 11:00.

Here is the registration form and information flyer:

2014 Tournament Reg Form

Carlyle Prov Tourney Flyer – 2014

As we announced at karate class last week, there WILL BE karate this week even though it is Remembrance Day. We are just too close to the tournament not to have classes.

Also at tomorrow’s class, we will be asking for you to sign up to help with various aspects of the tournament. Everything from bringing baking/desserts to score keeping is needed to make our tournament a success. Our members have always been great at helping out!! 

JACKETS HAVE ARRIVED! They will also be available at tomorrow’s workout if you have paid your balance.

See you at the dojo!

Here is the information and registration form for this year’s Provincial tournament.

The clinic is being held on Friday, November 21 and the tournament on Saturday, November 22, 2014.

Here is the downloadable registration form and informational flyer:

Carlyle Prov Tourney Flyer – 2014

2014 Tournament Reg Form

Our tournament is only a couple of weeks away! We’ll be finalizing arrangements and going through tournament etiquette at the next few classes to prepare. 

Please be prepared to help out with the tournament. We will be needing volunteers to help with the canteen, prize table, and registration table as well as people willing to be timers and score keepers. We will be explaining all of these roles in the coming classes.

EVERYONE should be entering our tournament. The tournaments really are great places to meet new friends and extend your own “karate family”! Winning is not the focus. The focus is to try your hardest and achieve a personal best. Sensei Shintani, himself, said, “You are not finished when you lose; you are finished when you quit.” Come to the clinic on Friday, November 21 and the tournament on Saturday, November 22! You’ll be glad you did.

We’re back to our regularly scheduled classes this week.

Our tournament is a little over a month away so we’ll be finalizing arrangements in the classes ahead. Just a reminder to our new, and returning, karateka that this is the Provincial Wado Kai tournament and volunteers are needed to help everything run smoothly.

We strongly encourage ALL of our members to participate in this tournament and other Shintani tournaments; even our very youngest members! Jump in right away. Don’t “… wait for next year.” The Shintani tournaments and clinics are all great events to meet new people who share a common interest. In fact, it’s kind of an unwritten Shintani law that you must make a new friend at every event you attend. The tournaments are wonderfully supportive and full of people who have been, or are currently in, the same stage of karate development as you. We all know the struggles of trying to learn a tricky kata (or completely blowing your kata in a tournament) or technique which makes us all uniquely qualified to support each other as we progress through the ranks.

Give the tournament a try; especially the Friday night clinic. You’ll be glad you did!

See you at the dojo.

Just a reminder that, due to Missoula Children’s Theatre rehearsals, there are no karate classes today.

That doesn’t mean that you can’t do any karate today! You can still practice your kata and the techniques that you know. Home practice is encouraged to help karateka progress faster and master the skills they are being taught.

We’ll see you all next week!

Here is a snapshot, sent to us by Earl Flynn, of the load we dropped off at Sarcan in Redvers this afternoon.

Great work, everyone!!

… for a bottle drive!!

A super “big boy kiai” goes out to everyone who helped out with the bottle drive tonight! What a great turnout!

An extra special thank you to those of you who were sorting this evening! That’s not always the most pleasant job but everyone dug in and worked hard!

We completely filled a 20 foot enclosed trailer tonight!

Here are some photos and a short video.

 

Great work this week, everyone! It was great to see everyone working hard and having fun at the same time. 

Please remember to show up and help out at the BOTTLE DRIVE on Friday afternoon. Please meet at the dojo doors and be ready to head out by 4:00 pm!

NO KARATE NEXT WEEK! 

The school is hosting the Missoula Children’s Theatre next week and they’ll be rehearsing in the gym. We will resume regular class on Tuesday, October 28.