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Seiwa Kai Goodwill Tournament

by GH

On Sunday, April 2, 2023, students from the High River and Vulcan Tekka Karate clubs will be competing in the Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu Goodwill Kata Tournament in Calgary at the Guardian Angel School!

Participants in the Kata Tournament from High River and Vulcan Tekka Karate Clubs at the Spring 2019 Seiwa Kai Goju Ryu Goodwill Tournament

Location:

Guardian Angel School (K-6) CSSD, 20 Aspen Hills Dr SW, Calgary, AB T3H 0G5, Canada

Date:

Sunday, April 2, 2023

Schedule:

Check-in Time for Competitors – 9:30AM

Competition Start Time – 10AM

End Time – 2:30PM (expected)

Fees:

There is a $35 fee required per participant for entry into individual Kata competition.

There is an additional $30 fee required for any Team Kata entries (teams are typically composed of three people – $10/person).

Fees for the Vulcan Tekka and High River Karate Clubs must be paid in advance directly to Sensei Robert by March 24, 2023.

THERE IS NO FEE FOR SPECTATORS – ALL WELCOME TO COME WATCH AND CHEER ON OUR COMPETITORS!

Divisions:

Ages: 0-8, 9-12, 13-17, 18+

Colors: White, Yellow/Orange, Green/Blue, Brown/Black

Team Kata – Up to 13 years, 14 and up

Transportation:

If anyone would like to attend and does not have a ride, please let Sensei Robert know and we will arrange to carpool as-required.

2023 High River Karate Club Invitational Kata Tournament

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!

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!

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!

Grading and Last Class before Summer!

by GH
Sensei Robert with our new Yellow Belts!
Senpai Gillian, Ivy, Sensei Robert, & Nathan

Congratulations to Ivy and Nathan for reaching the rank of Yellow Belt! These two worked incredibly hard for their first color belt, with grading on our final class of the year, May 26, 2022 and we look forward to seeing what you’re capable of when we resume training in September!

Have a wonderful summer everyone and we’ll see you back in September! Check out our Facebook page for an announcement on start date TBD.

Kata Tournament

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

New training location

by GH

As of Monday, October 25, 2021 we have a new training location at the High River Fitness & Supplements (formerly the Fitness Factory) in High River at the following address:

High River Fitness & Supplements

143 8 Ave SE 

High River, AB T1V 1R8

We are excited to have a new training location and look forward to seeing you there!

Classes run 7-8:30PM Monday and Thursday nights.