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Congratulations Leah!

by GH

After completing her grading this past Monday night, Leah achieved the rank of Orange belt.

Congratulations Leah –  we know you’ve been working hard, and all that hard work is paying off! Great improvement since your last test – keep going!

Leahs Orange Belt - April 29, 2019
Congratulations Leah on achieving your Orange belt!

As Vulcan Tekka Karate Club in Vulcan has wrapped up for the season, we will hopefully have some visitors from there at the club during the month of May.

The High River Karate Club will run until the end of May, when we will break for summer and resume training again in September. Keep practicing!

 

Kata Tournament

by GH

Congratulations to all the Participants from High River and Vulcan who made it to the tournament on March 10 in Calgary. Below are some photos from the event.

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Participants in the Kata Tournament from High River and Vulcan Tekka Karate Clubs

 

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Participants and Members of the High River Karate Club who attended the Tournament
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Participants in the Team Kata Event – including Vulcan 1 & 2 Teams (with support from High River – i.e. Travis)

We have been back training at the Spitzee School Gymnasium for over a week now, and are enjoying being back!

As of March 18, training sessions have changed format slightly to include all members from 7-8:30PM, and color belts only from 8:30-9:00PM.

We are planning to run through to the end of May 2019, when we will break for the summer.

Grading and Updated Schedule

by GH

Congratulations Travis on attaining your Brown Belt during the class on Monday March 4th in Vulcan! You’ve worked very hard to get to this point – keep up the great work!

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Travis & Sensei Robert

Update on Class Location for the next few classes, as the gym at Spitzee school is unavailable for another week:

Thursday, March 7 – Sheppard Family Park (Munroe Barn)

Monday March 11 – Prairie View Elementary School in Vulcan

Thursday, March 14 – Sheppard Family Park (Munroe Barn)

Congratulations as well to Kim and Leanne from the Tekka Karate Club in Vulcan, who both attained their Shodan Black Belts during testing on March 4th.

 

Leanne and Kim of the Tekka Karate Club in Vulcan with their brand new Shodan certificates – March 4, 2019
High River Karate Club Black Belts with Travis in his brand new Brown Belt

Reminder: TIME CHANGE THIS SUNDAY – if you are headed to the tournament in Calgary this weekend, please remember to set your alarm clock ahead so you arrive on time! Registration begins at 9AM at St. Joan of Arc School. Good Luck Everyone!

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.