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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!

We’re Back!

by GH

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.

Congratulations Alison!

by GH

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!

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L-R: Gillian (Shodan), Sempai Serge (Yondan), Laurie (Shodan), Alison (Shodan), Sensei Robert (Shichidan), Sempai Sue (Nidan), Sempai Brian (Rokudan)

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High River Karate Club and Vulcan’s Tekka Karate club members – final day of 2016/2017 training season.

Kata Tournament!

by GH

Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Seiwa Kai Goodwill Invitational Kata Tournament at Mother Mary Greene School in Calgary this Sunday!

High River Karate Club, Tekka Karate Club, and Seiwa-Kai Karate Club members competed in this friendly kata-only tournament. A great job and lots of hard work from all competitors!

Congratulations to Travis & Gillian from High River. Travis won first place in individual kata in his division, and took second place in the tournament finals!

Congratulations to Gillian for placing second in individual kata in her division!

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Sensei Robert, Travis, Sempai Serge, and Gillian

 

Return to High River & Congratulations!

by GH

Classes resume Monday, March 13 2017 in High River at the Spitzee School gymnasium.

School programming was completed earlier than planned, and the gym is now free for training.

Congratulations to all the students who graded in Vulcan on Thursday night! Two white belts, and ten orange belts made the leap to Yellow and Green, respectively; including Travis from High River!

We are now training hard for the tournament in Calgary this coming Sunday, March 19, 2017.

Vulcan & Tournament

by GH

VULCAN REMINDER:

High River Karate Club members are asked to attend the Tekka Karate Club in Vulcan, AB for classes from February 27 – March 16, 2017 as Spitzee School gymnasium is set up for a school activity.

Vulcan classes run from 7 – 8:30PM in the gymnasium at the Prairie View Elementary School (504 – 4 Avenue South, Vulcan, AB). Members of the High River Club can meet to carpool at 6PM at the Hitchin Post in High River.

 

SEIWA KAI GOODWILL KARATE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

A friendly competition to practice performing your kata in front of a group. This tournament will be held on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Mother Mary Greene School (115 Edenwold Dr. NW, Calgary, AB) from 10AM – 3:30PM.

Entry fee is $30 per participant, checks payable to Tasaki Kai Karate. Forms must be returned to Sensei Robert no later than March 9, 2017.