Class Tonight…

We’ll be having our regular classes tonight.

Just for Kicks at 6:30 and the Jr’s and Adults at 7:30.

We’re preparing hard for the tournament and we’ll be asking for volunteers tonight to help with various aspects of the tournament weekend.

See you tonight!

Time to Start Preparing…

for our annual tournament.

Each year, we host the SK Provincial Wad0-Kai Karate Tournament and it is always a terrific success. But only because we work together to make it that way!

The tournament draws over 100 people annually from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta and often has guests from Ontario as well. Naturally, to have an event like this run smoothly, we must ask people to take on certain responsibilities. But many hands make light work and if we all pitch in to help out no single job is very difficult.

We have only 2 workouts left to prepare for the tournament so next week we will be asking for volunteers for certain jobs on the tournament weekend. Since we’ll all be there (wink wink), it is easier to help out with some of these jobs.

We’ll need help with score keeping and timing (we’ll teach you how to do it; it’s really easy), canteen (including people to run the BBQ’s if that’s what’s decided), perhaps a prize table like our kids have at hockey tournaments, an equipment/merchandise table, and some other jobs as well. Come to the workout next week with your “Volunteer Hat” on!

This tournament has been running in Carlyle for over 25 years! Let’s make this the best one yet!!

Oh, and don’t forget to practice your kata!

Tournament Registration Form

Here is a link to download the Tournament Registration Form to pre-register for our tournament.

2012 SK Prov Reg Form

It’s coming up fast, only 3 weeks to go!

The tournaments are really great events for our karateka (students) of all ages. It is a great place to show your hard work and test yourself against other karateka. But more importantly, it is a great place to meet great people.

The people are helpful and supportive and the competition is friendly and good natured.

We’ll be discussing the tournament a great deal in the next few workouts.

See you at the dojo.

Fun Workout

Great workout this week, everyone!

It was kind of fun to practice in our tournament venue before the tournament.

We’re back in our regular dojo at the Elementary School so we’ll see you Tuesday!

Update about October 23 Class

On Tuesday, October 23, karate will be held at G.F. Kells High School Gym in Carlyle. The regular times will still be in effect.

Please use the rear, South doors (gym doors) to enter. We also ask that everyone, parents included, remove their footwear in the door entry.

This Tuesday, October 16, we are still at our regular dojo at the elementary school. See you Tuesday.

Here is a map of the location.

Guests in the dojo

Great workout last night everyone!

It was great to have some visiting sempais from the Weyburn club. Just FYI, as a paid member of the Shintani Wado-Kai Karate Federation, we are all welcome to attend workouts at any other Shintani dojo. It is nice just to touch base with the Sensei before doing so if possible.

See you next week.