Classes today, Thursday, February 11, 2021, are cancelled due to extreme cold and high wind chill.

Regular classes are still scheduled for next week.

See you at the dojo… next week!

Classes today, Tuesday, February 9, 2021, have been cancelled due to extreme wind chill temperatures and the possibility of adverse driving conditions.

Stay home; stay warm!

See you next week!

We are making a change to the class times for our Thursday groups. The new times are half an hour earlier.

Thursday Jr Group – age 8 to 12 – 6:00 pm till 7:00 pm

Thursday Development Group – age 13 + up to Green belt – 7:10 pm till 8:10 pm

Brown/Black Belt Group – 8:15 pm till 9:30 pm

Please contact us if these new times do not work for you.

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There was a really nice article and some images in The Observer this week about the preparing and opening of our new dojo! Grab a paper and check it out!

The Shintani Federation is also hosting some upcoming events that could be of some interest to our members. The next event is a virtual Kata Clinic. Check out the poster below. Check the “Events” section HERE for more events and virtual workouts available to us.

We return to regular classes this week. We would like to thank our members for continuing to follow the provincial health guidelines. We do what we have to do so that we can do what we want to do.

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Karate classes scheduled for tonight, Thursday, January 14, 2021, have been cancelled due to the potential of inclement weather and hazardous road conditions.

Just a friendly reminder that we have now started “Session 2” and fees are due. Please bring them to your next class or send them with your karate student. Thank you.

There is another Virtual Tournament from the Shintani Federation beginning right away! Below you will find the poster and FAQ sheet. Here is a link to a downloadable poster with active links.

Tournament Poster

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Happy New Year to all of our karateka and volunteers! We hope you had a joyful holiday season and wish everyone the very best in the new year! The following link is a New Year greeting from the Senate of the Shintani Karate Federation.

Greetings from the SWKKF

Karate classes will resume in our dojo on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the same times that we finished in December. If you were in classes last session, you do NOT have to pay the Shintani insurance fee for the next session. If you are joining us for the first time this season, then you will have to pay the Shintani fee as stated on our registration form. Returning members are NOT required to complete a new registration form, but if any information has changed, particularly contact information, please let us know as soon as possible. We ask that fees be paid at your first class of the new session.

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The Senate of the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation is pleased to announce the advancement of rank for the following members effective December 21^st, 2020.

Sensei Ron Mattie – Kudan (9th degree)

Sensei Bruce Perkins – Kudan

Sensei Brad Cosby – Kudan

Sensei Danial McCoy – Kudan

Sensei Rick Leveille – Kudan

Sensei Peter Ruch – Kudan 

Sensei Heather Fidyk – Shichidan (7th degree)

Sensei Darren Fidyk – Rokudan (6th degree)

Congratulations to all of these amazing yudansha (black belts)!

Here are a couple of things just release by the Shintani Federation.

The first one is the new issue of The Harmonizer. This is the national newsletter of the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation. There are many interesting and motivational articles in every issue.

The second item is a poster advertising a kata workshop that looks very interesting. This workshop is open to all registered members of the Shintani Federation. All of our current class members are registered and eligible to participate!

Just a reminder that there is a Shintani National Team Virtual Training being held on Sunday, December 6!

Here is the zoom link to join in: BE SURE TO CHECK THE TIME ZONE!

Shintani Team Training

Here it is in long form if the above link doesn’t work 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88227368037?pwd=YmFIOFhvbjNXcjBvZ3dhU0oweVNrZz09

The training is geared for members who are blue belt or higher, but all ranks may join the workout. Please understand that the focus will be on Team Members so you may not get any special attention at all. The workouts are high intensity and highly instructional. We encourage all of our members to attend at least one through their karate training experience.

See you at the dojo!