Two students, who had been unable to attend the previous grading, successfully graded for Brown belt in class. Congratulations!
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Lloyd Spalding Memorial Trophy Awarded
Congratulations to the June recipient of the Lloyd Spalding Award. Twice a year we recognize a student in our dojo for their hard work, perseverance and the example they set inside and outside of the dojo. Well done!
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Nikola Promoted to Black Belt
Congratulations to Nikola who has been promoted to Shodan (1st dan) Black Belt. The grading was overseen by Shihan Kim Dunn, Sensei Tom Okura, and Sensei Sandy Roney. Certificates were awarded by Traditional Karate Arts Canada on 2017-06-25. Nikola started in our kids program and it has been rewarding to see him mature and advance in his training. Well done!
Celebrating Shihan Kim Dunn—50 Years of Karate
On June 17, 2017, students and collegues of Shihan Kim Dunn gathered to celebrate his 50 years of training in Karate. In attendence were special guests Master Henry Choo Chong, Hanshi Daryoush Jahangir, Sensei Al Poulis, Sensei Rob Hudson, and Sensei Tom Okura. Messages of congratulations were shared from Shihan Brad Jones, Hanshi Cezar Borkowski, Hanshi Kenzo Dozono, Sensei Sandy Roney, and many others. You can read more about Shihan Kim Dunn’s distinguished karate career on the TKAC web site.
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2017-06 Kyu Grading
We held a Kyu (coloured) belt grading on 2017-06-03. 14 candidates graded for ranks from yellow to brown. Congratulations to all the candidates!
2017-06-18 “Join the J” open self-defence class
The Shikomu Karate Club is pleased to offer a self-defence a class as part of the Fitness Firm’s Join the J event in support of the Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation drive for their Critical Care Centre. In addition to our class, the Fitness Firm will be open to the public all weekend.
The class is on Sunday, June 18 from 10:30 to 12:00 and is open the the public. Members and non-members are welcome with a donation of any amount to the hospital campaign. Any amount in excess of $20 will receive a tax receipt.
Donations to the Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation can be made online or in person.
SWOR Tournament Results
It doesn’t seem a year ago that we were first invited to the MAPDA/SWOR Tournament in Caledonia but time crept up on us fast and we made the trip again this past Saturday to see our Wado friends and take part in this year’s Tournament. As last year we were given a warm welcome and this was made all the better by having a large contingent from our Dojo attending.
I would like to mention a couple of standout performances, not for the colour of the medal but for the guts showed in winning the medal. One of our purple belts won his first medal and it just happened to be a bronze in Kumite. He is always the first to enter the competitions but has never had the good fortune to win a medal. Well done, your hard work has paid off. One of our yellow belts also won a bronze medal but this time in Kata, but wait till you hear which division! Because there weren’t any competitors in her division (16-20 White/Yellow Kata) she was bumped up to the Blue-Brown division. Way to go, I’m afraid I didn’t see your kata but I heard it was spectacular. Congratulations to our youth competitors who took home a total of 13 medals.
We also had success in the adult divisions:
- Paul won a medal in Kumite.
- Sensei Mark won Gold for Kata in the Nidan-Sandan division.
- Sensei Sean won Gold in the Nidan-Sandan Kumite division.
- Sensei Owen won Silver in the Masters Kata division
- and Sensei Tom won Gold in the Masters Kata division.
Sensei Tom and I are proud of the Shikomu students, not only for the way you competed but for the wonderful way you represented the Dojo and TKAC. I hope everyone had a great time on the day and who knows we might be able to take more students next year and win more medals.
Best Wishes,
Sensei Sandy
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Dojo Announcements
Classes next Saturday are cancelled due to that SWOR Tournament and we have a number of Black Belts and Kyu grades attending the tournament. There is still time to enter if you haven’t already, please see myself, Sensei Tom or one of the black belts if you want further information.
New time for Saturday Adult Class. As of April 15, the Saturday adult class will run from 12noon until 1:30 pm. The Kids’ Class will still run from 10:30am till 11:30am and there will still be time for some voluntary extra tuition from 11:30am till 12noon.
The Dojo Picnic this year will be on June 24. Please circle this date in your diary. As in the past the picnic will be held at Christie Lakes Conservation Area. There will be no cost to those attending except the cost of entering the park. I’ll provide further information closer to the date.
A reminder that next Sunday, April 9, Shihan Kim will be giving a Kata Seminar. I would like all Black and Brown belts to attend if at all possible.
If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Best Wishes,
Sensei Sandy
SWOR Tournament
We have been invited to participate in an invitational tournament hosted by South Western Ontario Regional Wado-Ryu Karate Do. The tournament will be held Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Caledonia. If you are interested in participating, speak with Sensei Sandy and then register online. See the flyer for more information.