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Seiwa Kai Tournament

May 5, 2023 by GH

Congratulations to all participants at the Seiwa Kai Invitational Kata tournament in Calgary on April 2, 2023!

Students from the High River and Vulcan Tekka Karate Clubs participated in the tournament, which saw approximately 70 competitors gather at the Guardian Angel school in Calgary.

The event was a great learning experience for those who were able to attend – an opportunity to perform kata in front of an audience and see participants performing a different style of karate (Goju Ryu), which has different structure and form.

Thank you to Doug Smerek and the Seiwa Kai Karate club for inviting us to participate!

Happy Easter!

April 10, 2023 by GH

Reminder – No Practice – Monday, April 10, 2023

Back training Thursday, April 13!

Karate Kata Tournament

March 4, 2023 by GH

Congratulations to all the karate students who participated in today’s tournament!

Participants and Judges at the Tournament

Students from the High River and Vulcan Tekka Karate clubs met to compete against each other in our second ever friendly invitational tournament.

Students preparing for Individual Kata competition

Special thank you to the 187 Foothills Air Cadets Squadron for letting us host this amazing day at your facility once more.

Special extra thank you to Sensei Lyle, Sensei Dorothy, and Senpai Serge for helping with draws and judging for the day!

Special thank you to all the parents and friends who came out to cheer us on – your support is greatly appreciated!

And, last but not least, thank you to all the student for coming to learn some new skills (including learning how to deal with nerves) and to cheer each other on – You All Rock!

2023 High River Karate Club Invitational Kata Tournament

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 by GH

The High River Karate Club is once again proud to bring you the 2023 Kata Tournament!

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: 187 Squadron Hanger Hanger at the High River Regional Airport

Time: 10AM to Finish

Open to all High River Karate Club and Vulcan Tekka Karate Club members – there is NO registration or participant fee for this event

Family and Friends are WELCOME to attend – come support your student!

Congratulations and Happy Holidays!

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 by GH

Sensei Robert, Zack, JoAnna, Senpai Travis, Senpai Gillian at the High River Fitness location on December 22.

Congratulations to Zack and JoAnna for successfully grading during our final training session for 2022!

JoAnna demonstrated a high degree of competency and attained the rank of green belt, while Zack also showed a clear focus on effort and technique in graduating from yellow to orange belt. Well done to you both!

We are now on break for the holidays, returning to training on Monday, January 9, 2023. Enjoy the season!

Back to Training!

August 19, 2022 by GH

We’re beginning the 2022/2023 year next month!

First training session will be: Monday, September 12, 2022 from 7PM-8:30PM

We are training at the same location as last year! The gym has transitioned to new owners and is listed under High River Fitness, located at 145 8 Avenue SE, High River, Alberta T1V 1R8, Canada

We are looking forward to seeing some returning faces, and hoping to see some new students – see you soon!

Kata Tournament

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 by GH

Last Saturday, March 26, Vulcan Tekka Karate Club and High River Karate Club members met at the 187 Foothills Air Cadets Squadron Hanger at the High River Airport for a Kata Tournament. Karate students competed for Gold, Silver, and Bronze in four divisions. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

A Special Thank You to:

The 187 Foothills Air Cadets for hosting the event in their hanger
Lyle and Dot Braunwarth, and Serge Laitre for assisting with judging and facilitating draws for the event
Family and Friends who came out to watch and learn more about karate
All of the Karate Ka, students, who came out to participate, learn, and do their best
Sherry Top for contributing photos from the event for this post

Nidan

January 22, 2022 by GH

Congratulations, Gillian, for achieving the rank of Nidan (2nd Degree) black belt!

Gillian has been a dedicated member of the club for the last 10 years and is always looking for ways to help others and make the club better. Since achieving her Shodan (1st Degree) black belt in 2015, she has continued training with the club and gaining experience in teaching new karate students and leading training classes when Robert is training with the Vulcan Tekka Karate Club.

Gillian with her Nidan 2nd Degree Black Belt Menjo (certificate) – January 10, 2022

Grading & holidays

December 28, 2021 by GH

Congratulations to our three new official yellow belts who successfully completed their first level grading on December 16th! Zack, Zack, and Trey, you guys did an awesome job – we could tell you’ve been working hard and training the house down. Well done!