Congratulations on a first place finish for Travis at the Karate Alberta Open tournament in Calgary on April 29 as a green belt!
A few days later, on May 3, Travis and Alexis were graded for their next belt level – Congratulations to both!
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!
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!
Please Note – we are still training during the Easter Week – come one, come all.
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!
During our second last class of 2017, Serge Laitre received his Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) certificate.
Thank you Serge for your awesome dedication to the club and the responsibility you’ve taken on to make sure High River training sessions happen – we couldn’t do it without you!
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!
March 18, 2018 – Save the Date! for an Invitational Kata Tournament in Calgary
Location and Times TBD
After a successful first month of training, we are taking a well-deserved day off on Monday October 9 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Back again and training hard Thursday, October 12 – see you there!
With only a few more days of summer vacation left, we’re gearing up for the Fall training session!
Our first training night of the 2017/2018 season is Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Spitzee School gymnasium in High River, from 7PM to 9PM.
If you’re new to the club, new to the sport, or just want to find out more, you can drop by and say hello at a regular training session, or contact Sensei Robert Robinson for more details.
Our final training session of the season on May 18, 2017 saw club members from both the High River and Vulcan Tekka clubs in attendance for a great end to the 2016/2017 season!
After a grueling 2 hour grading by senior Sankaku association black belts, Alison Niven earned her Shodan (First Level) Black Belt – a huge congratulations and job well done Alison, you definitely earned it!
Travis will be competing in the Karate Alberta tournament coming up the first weekend in June in Calgary – Good Luck Travis!
We are now off for the summer, and will resume training in September – more updates to follow later in August.
Have a great summer everyone!
L-R: Gillian (Shodan), Sempai Serge (Yondan), Laurie (Shodan), Alison (Shodan), Sensei Robert (Shichidan), Sempai Sue (Nidan), Sempai Brian (Rokudan)
High River Karate Club and Vulcan’s Tekka Karate club members – final day of 2016/2017 training season.
High River Karate Club 