What a great turnout at our registration night! It looks like it will be another excellent year at the dojo!
Regular classes begin next week. Just for Kicks at 6:30 and the Jr/Adult class beginning at 7:30. We will also be taking orders for anyone wanting a new gi or gi bag during the first few classes and will have a fall order going in soon.
See you Tuesday!!
Just a reminder that REGISTRATION NIGHT is next week, Tuesday, September 13.
Regular classes begin on Tuesday, September 20.
See the post below for the details.
Moose Mountain Wado Kai Karate Club Registration Night:
WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 FROM 6:30 TO 7:30.
WHERE: CARLYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYM – Use North-East Gym Entrance
WHO: ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS AGE 5 AND UP.
COST:
• “Just For Kicks” (aged 5, 6, & 7) is $75.00/session
• Students under 16 $90.00/session
• Students/adults 16 and over $110.00/session
• Family rate is $140.00/session
REGULAR CLASSES BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 20. Just for Kicks – 6:30 pm Jr./Adult Class – 7:30 pm
September is just around the corner and that means the start of another karate season!
Keep checking here for the new Registration Information and Sign-up night.
What a great workout on Friday night in Boissevain.
As always, the host dojo, Synthesis Karate, was well organized and gracious. The National Team was well cared for.
There were 8 or 10 guests at the workout, Sempai Kevin being the only karateka from Saskatchewan in attendance, along with the 12 or so members of the team and Sensei Ron Mattie, coach and Chief Instructor for SWKKF.
The workout started in full pads with line kumite where everyone circulated through the team members and Sensei Mattie… Twice! What a warm up! From there it was pads off and into working sequences of attack and defense against an imagined opponent. After a number of these “solo” drills, the workout moved into “two-step” with partners and ran the same drills together.
The drills were intricate and intense with Sensei Mattie not compromising the team’s workout to accommodate the guest participants. All of the team Senseis were very helpful during the kumite and drills by giving many individual tips and much feedback to help the kyu belts improve. Following the workout, even many of the team members were hobbling out of the dojo with sore feet and legs!
Perhaps the best line of the night came from Sensei Jeff Gervin (Godan) when he said, “Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss the skin off my feet the most!”
Thank you to Sensei Jeff and the members of Synthesis Karate in Boissevain for hosting the team and providing the opportunity for a great experience!
The SWKKF National Team will be working out this weekend, August 5 & 6, in Boissevain, MB.
We’re invited to join them for some great workouts. Here are the details:
On Friday evening, August 5, there will be a children’s class (11 years and under) from 6 pm-7:30 pm at the Legion Hall. This class will be instructed by Sensei Heather Fidyk. Following this, National Team Head Coach and SWKKF Chief Instructor Sensei Ron Mattie will lead a class from 7:30-10:00 pm for adolescents/adults (12 years and over).
On Saturday all SWKKF karateka aged 12 and over are welcome to join the team for training from 9:00 am-12:00 pm and again from 1:00-4:00 pm. These sessions will also be held at the Legion Hall.
Those wishing to have accommodation can phone the Wilderness Inn (204-534-7155) or the Red Coat Inn (1-866-534-2406).
Please bring all of your required kumite gear and a water bottle.
Boissevain is located approximately 70 km south of Brandon.
Having the National Team meeting so close to us is a great opportunity! We hope to see a good representation from Carlyle.
In order to avoid or effectively manage interpersonal conflict (including potential violent assaults on your person), it is helpful to develop zanshin, the ability to live fully in each moment so you may be always aware of your environment. Zanshin is the ability to concentrate fully when necessary, ignor-ing all distractions.
Developing Zanshin Through Martial Arts Training:
Focused and consistent training will:
Sensei Otsuka on Zanshin:
No matter how skilled one is in the martial arts, he will find himself unprepared if encountered off-guard. Preparation of one’s mind is necessary at all times. Not to the extent of paranoia; but as a course of habit – Hironori Otsuka
This can also be found on our Words of Wisdom page.
Wikipedia defines Zanshin this way: “Zanshin (Japanese: 残心) is a term used in the Japanese martial arts. It refers to a state of awareness – of relaxed alertness. In karate, zanshin is the state of total awareness.[6] It means being aware of one’s surroundings and enemies, while being prepared to react.
Zanshin is a critical component of martial arts training; especially when it comes to self-defense.
Over the next few weeks we will be sharing an article written by Sensei Morgan Duchesney called “Martial Arts and Personal Security”.
is what you do when no one is looking.
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