Author: GH

Upcoming Tournament and important schedule information

by GH

Students from the High River Karate and Vulcan Tekka Karate Clubs will be attending the Seiwakai Goodwill Invitational Tournament again this year. The tournament runs Sunday, March 20, 2019 from 9AM to approximately 2:30PM at St. Joan of Arc School – 7970 Wentworth Drive SW, Calgary, AB.

This is a fun tournament – kata only, no kumite (sparring). It is a chance to meet other karate ka (students) in both shotokan and goju-ryu style karate, and test your skill in a relaxed environment where it is “just for fun”!

A copy of the Registration Form including Waiver for the tournament is available at the following link. Sensei will also have copies of the form available to complete at our next class on February 21, 2019.

SEIWA KAI GOODWILL INVITATIONAL REGISTRATION FORM

THERE WILL BE NO CLASS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 FOR FAMILY DAY

Due to set up in the gym for a school activity, classes from February 25 to March 7 will be re-located.

****UPDATE****

Classes on Monday, February 25, Thursday, February 28, and Thursday, March 7 – will be held in the Munroe Barn at Sheppard Family Park in High River from 7-9PM.

Class on Monday, March 4, 2019 will be held at the Prairie View Elementary School in Vulcan from 7-8:30PM.

Updated Schedule for December 2018

by GH

The holiday season is almost here! There are several updates to share with you on the schedule for the rest of the 2018 year:

Due to Christmas Concerts scheduled at Spitzee School, training sessions for Thursday, December 6th and Thursday, December 13th 2018 will be held in Vulcan at the Prairieview Elementary School (305 6th Ave. South, Vulcan, AB) from 7:00PM to 8:30PM.

Please contact Sensei Robert if you would like to carpool from High River – he has been reaching out to parents by phone to let them know of the upcoming schedule changes and coordinate rides as-needed for those that are able to attend.

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Christmas Wagon Ride

On Monday, December 10, 2018 we will be celebrating the season with what is becoming an annual tradition for the club – Senpai Serge will be bringing his team of horses and wagon into town to take students and their parents/family members on a Christmas Light tour around High River. There will be NO training at the school this day.

Remember to bring your warm winter clothing (hats, mitts, scarves, snowpants and winter jacket) and a hot drink if you’d like. We will be singing carols and admiring the many light displays set-up in town!

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Our last training session for this calendar year will be on Thursday, December 20, 2018. We will re-start classes on Monday, January 7, 2019! Have a safe and happy New Year!

 

 

 

Congratulations all around

by GH

Congratulations on a first place finish for Travis at the Karate Alberta Open tournament in Calgary on April 29 as a green belt!

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A few days later, on May 3, Travis and Alexis were graded for their next belt level – Congratulations to both!

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Alexis, Sensei Robert & Travis
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Black Belts and our two new color belts

 

Karate Alberta Open Tournament

by GH

Good Luck tomorrow Travis!

The Karate Alberta Open Tournament will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the Optimist Arena – 5020 26 Ave SW , Calgary, Alberta. 

Several memebers of the Vulcan Tekka and High River Karate Clubs will be participating in this event – come on out and support our athletes!

 

Seiwakai Kata Tournament – UPDATED

by GH

Seiwakai Tournament March 18, 2018

High River Karate Club and Vulcan’s Tekka Karate Club members (several pictured above) competed in the annual Seiwakai Kata Tournament in Calgary on March 18, 2018.

Click HERE for a super awesome video showing Alexis doing a near-perfect Heian Shodan, blind-folded, during the finals!

Congratulations to all who competed – it takes a lot of guts to perform a kata in front of a group of spectators and other competitors – everyone did very well!

We are back training in the Spitzee School Gym this week – come join us for a training session or pop in to say hello – new members always welcome!

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Congratulations Alexis on winning Gold in your division!

Please Note – we are still training during the Easter Week – come one, come all.

 

Upcoming Events and Gym Availability

by GH

Mark your calendars for this upcoming tournament in Calgary!

* Seiwakai Goodwill Karate Invitational Tournament *
Sunday March 18th 2018

ST Joan of Arc, 7970 Wentworth Dr SW, Calgary, AB,  T3H 0K2

 

Upcoming schedule changes – UPDATED!!:

Family Day week – Feb 19 and Feb 22 – we WILL be training at the Spitzee school gym on Thursday, February 22. However, we WILL NOT be training on Monday, February 19 due to the Family Day weekend.

Feb 26, Mar 1, Mar 5, & Mar 8 we will be heading to Vulcan to train with the TEKKA Karate Club – Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School – 305 6 Ave S, Vulcan, AB – meet beside the Hitchin Post to carpool if you will be attending. We will re-convene at Spitzee school on March 12 for the week before the Seiwakai tournament!

 

Christmas Light Wagon Ride & End-of-year Schedule

by GH

Courtesy of Sempai Serge, we will be celebrating the season with a wagon ride this Thursday, December 14, 2017 in lieu of class, to see all the beautiful Christmas lights and share some Christmas cheer before the final week of training this year!

Meet behind Flys Etc downtown High River at 7PM to hop on the wagon and enjoy the ride! Remember to dress for the weather – it can get chilly, even with the unseasonably warm temperatures of late.

We will meet for training as usual December 18 and 21st before we adjourn for the winter break.

Classes resume Monday, January 8, 2018 after the holidays – Have a Safe and Happy New Year!