Manitoba Provincial Tournament – IMPORTANT INFO!

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Here is the information for the Manitoba Provincial Wado Kai Karate Tournament.

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The next form is a “Medical Declaration Report” form that MUST be completed and returned to the tournament organizers BEFORE the day of the tournament. They are required to submit these forms to Karate Manitoba. You can complete these forms and return them to Sensei Kevin who will send them in to the organizers. Please hand them in no later than January 24.

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This last form is the actual Registration Form for the tournament. This form can be completed and brought the day of registration along with fees. No fees are required prior to registering at the tournament.

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Just a reminder that the Manitoba Provincial Tournament is being held in Hamiota, MB this year.

Melita Workshop this weekend

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The Melita workshops are this Saturday in Melita, MB.

Sensei Alby will begin the day at 10:00 am with his self-defense workshop. The workshop is geared to female self-defense, but it is an excellent workshop for males as well!

Lunch is around noon and the tournament workshop begins after lunch usually around 1:00 pm.

All of this for a registration fee of only $5! 

Remember… the Manitoba Provincial Tournament is February 3 and 4 in Hamiota, MB.

See you at the dojo!

IMPORTANT info for Ontario trip!

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If you are thinking about attending the National Shintani Memorial Tournament, please download, read, and return the “Letter of Commitment”.

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Please return this form with your deposit by Tuesday, February 14, 2017.

Once we have these forms, 1 form for each club member going on the trip, we will be able to determine costs more accurately.

Dates for the trip are: Departure from Winnipeg to Toronto on Wednesday, May 24, 2017; Return to Winnipeg on Sunday, May 28, 2017. We are planning a day trip to Niagara Falls for Thursday, May 25. The tournament clinic is Friday, May 26, and the tournament itself is on Saturday, May 27.

We are also planning another Bottle Drive for Saturday, January 28, 2017. It would be great to get lots of help for this one just like in the fall!

Self-Defense Article

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Here is a link to an excellent article by Kris Wilder about things to consider related to self-defense.

http://kriswilder.com/get-out-of-jail/

Self-defense may seem like a no-brainer, but any time a confrontation escalates to physical violence there are more things to consider. 

Kris Wilder is a self-defense/martial arts expert from the US. His articles and books are excellent sources of information. He is also a self-professed “CFL nerd” who even knows the Riders’ fight song!!

Check out the article.

Melita Workshop Update

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The organizers of the Melita Karate Workshop have asked us to let everyone know that “Lunch is included with the registration fee of $5“

Here is a poster with details of the day. 2017-melita-karate-workshop

We will pay the registration fee for any of our members attending this event. It is an excellent opportunity to attend a self-defense workshop and a tournament workshop at a location close to us. We’ll discuss it more in class.

See you at the dojo!

Happy Holidays! and upcoming events…

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Thanks to everyone who came out on Tuesday night. We had a lot of fun!

Sensei Jayson, Sensei Kevin, Sensei Cara, and Sensei Marlee would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2017!

Regular classes will resume on Tuesday, January 10 at the regular times.

A couple of reminders of events coming up fast:

Melita Training Workshop – Saturday, January 14, 2017 in Melita High School, Melita, MB: Self-Defence clinic at 10:00 am; tournament training begins around Noon.

Manitoba Provincial Clinic and Tournament – Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4, 2017 in Hamiota Collegiate, Hamiota, MB – More details on both events to follow soon.

Remember that we are now in Session 2, so fees are due as soon as possible.

See you at the dojo!

Message from the Shintani Federation

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In order to streamline communication between the SWKKF and its members, they have set up a “subscription” service much like our web site here. You can select what type of information you wish to receive from the federation and then submit an email address to receive periodic notices. Here is the actual message from Sensei Marco.

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In an effort to streamline communications in the SWKKF we are requesting all regional representatives, club representatives and general SWKKF public go to the www.shintani.ca website, scroll down to the bottom and add themselves to the mailing list.
 
The flow of general communication will no longer go through us, it will go direct.  Keep in mind, there will be times when we will initiate the communication channels (example. “Upcoming Senate Meeting”).
 
HOW IT WORKS
 
Visit http://shintani.ca/
 

Scroll to the bottom to “Subscribe to the SWKKF!” 

It is broken this down into 4 sections (users add check boxes to what they want):
  • Important Notices (SWKKF Specific)
  • Events – Western Canada
  • Events – Eastern Canada
  • Harmonizer Releases

TIMELINES

  • Important Notices (SWKKF Specific) – whenever the Senate needs to send communication out to the public (changes in policy, committee requests, etc).
  • Events – Western Canada – beginning of the month (usually 1st)
  • Events – Eastern Canada – beginning of the month (usually 1st)
  • Harmonizer Releases – three times a year, as released.