SHOSEIKAN KARATE CANADA (Vancouver and Richmond Dojo)


	On April 28th, after three weeks in Canada, Hayashi Shihan and Terada Sensei left Vancouver and headed back to Japan. Were they eager to leave? Had they tire of the Canadian way of life? Did they want to get away from the rain of Vancouver? Had they have enough of our version of miso soup? “No, I would like to stay longer.” Hayashi Shihan said with conviction when asked. Now, what about the students? After almost a month of breathtaking, heavy duty training, were the students happy to see the two karate masters go? Were these two people not specially sent from Japan to wreak havoc on our members here? Not only were the training classes conducted at a hellish pace, even the warm up routine had our members’ legs shaking....literally. Surely, the Vancouver members would be breathing a sigh of relieve at the sight of the airplane flying off into the West. However, despite the sore backs and muscles as well as the gruelling promotion test, the Vancouver members wanted the guests to stay longer. Even more strange is that they wanted both Shihan and Sensei to come back and visit again soon. It seems that over the three weeks, the guests had won the hearts and minds of the Vancouver students. The members could see within the Senseis the passion and disciplined attitude towards the art of Karate. Their teachings, while differing slightly from what our members are used to, are well thought out and each gruelling exercise has a purpose. It is convincingly apparent that both Senseis were eager to pass on important karate techniques to the students here. In the end, the weeks flew by like minutes and it was time to see the two visitors go home. For both the Senseis and the Vancouver members, this visit ended up being more than just an exchange of karate knowledge, cultures and understanding. A unique bond was created over the previous weeks that will last a lifetime. “I feel like we are brothers [and sisters],” Hayashi Shihan said to the karate students.

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RECENT EVENTS

	Our Karate Kids Class
	2010 Promotion Test #2
	The Kung Fu Variety Show 2010
	2010 Promotion Test #1
	37th Steveston Tournament
	Zone 5 Tournament
	They will be back!

UPCOMING EVENTS

2010
Aug 22	Outdoor Training & BBQ
Sept 25	Promotion Test #3
Oct 23	Campbell River Shito-Ryu Challenge Cup
Nov 6	Victoria International Tournament
Nov 19-21	WKF World Cup

2011
Jan 22-23	KBC Provincial Championships
Feb 5	Sato Cup

Please check our calendar for details of training sessions and events.

RECENT TOURNAMENT RESULT

37TH STEVESTON TOURNAMENT
2010.1.9

Gary Wong
1st Place (Men Kata, novice)
1st Place (M.Men Kata, novice)
1st Place (Men Kumite, novice)
2nd Place (M.Men Kumite, nov.)
3rd Place (Men Kata, int.)

Henry KC Chan
2nd Place (Men Kata, Int.)
2nd Place (Men Kata, Adv.)
2nd Place (Men Kumite, Int.)
3rd Place (Men Kumite, Adv.)
3rd Place (Men Team Kata, all level)

Vincent Wong
3rd Place (Men Team Kata, all level)

Andrew Chan
3rd Place (Men Team Kata, all level)

Nikkie Yu
2nd Place (Boys 10-11 Kumite, Int.)
2nd Place (Mixed Team Kata, Int.)

Jeffrey Yu
3rd Place (Boys 12-13 Kumite, Int.)
2nd Place (Mixed Team Kata, Int.)

Gavin Hui
2nd Place (Paddle Kumite)

Terry Zhang
2nd Place (Boys 12-13 Kumite, Nov.)
3rd Place (Paddle Kumite)

Fred Zhang
3rd Place (Boys 15-16 Kata, Int.)
2nd Place (Mixed Team Kata, Int.)

MEDAL STANDING

HIGHLIGHTS

WE ARE NCCP CERTIFIED!

Shoseikan Canada is proud to announce that beginning September 2008, all of its instructors are NCCP certified. National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is the recognized national standard for certification in 65 different sports including Karate. Our aim is to continually provide our instructors the tools to deliver a Karate program of the highest callibre.

CHILDREN FITNESS TAX CREDIT

Starting with the 2007 tax year, the Government of Canada allows a non-refundable tax credit based on eligible fitness expenses paid by parents to register a child in a prescribed program of physical activity. For more information, please visit Canada Revenue Agency website.