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Potluck Party December 19th

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Published: 29 November 2019 29 November 2019
Last Updated: 30 November 2019 30 November 2019

 ugly sweater

 Sabean Karate Academy invites YOU to an Ugly Sweater Potluck!

Who:             EVERYONE is invited!

When:           Thursday, December 19, 2019

                       6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where:          The dojo – of course

What:            Please bring a hot or cold dish or dessert of your choice to share. And don’t forget your ugly sweater!

The potluck will be replacing classes on December 19, 2019.

IMPORTANT - Please sign up and include the dish/food/dessert you are wanting to bring on the sign-in sheet available outside the dojo every scheduled karate day. This will eliminate us all eating brownies and salad. 😊

See you all there!

November - December 2019 (Updated)

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Published: 20 November 2019 20 November 2019
Last Updated: 29 November 2019 29 November 2019

 

Hope to see everyone at the 6th Annual All Alberta Karate Invitational Tournament this weekend (November 23) at Crescent Heights High School!

 

When: Saturday, November 23. Set-up begins at 8:00 am. Competition begins at 9:30 am.

Where: Crescent Heights High School: 1019 1st Street NW, Calgary, AB

More information and a tournament package can be found here.

UPDATE!  A schedule for the tournament has been published and can be found here.

This competition – which we co-host with Sensei Adam Wackershauser – has grown significantly over the past few years and we expect this one to be the biggest ever with more than 200 entries across a range of recreational and competitive divisions. I hope everyone competing has a great tournament! Thank you in advance for all of the volunteers helping with set-up, registration, marshalling, scoring, refereeing and the million other tasks that have to get done to run a successful event. We couldn’t do it without you!

Speaking of the tournament, I know everyone has been preparing their katas and working hard on kumite to be ready for the competition. As we work on kumite techniques, I often have athletes ask me which technique is going to work the best. Everyone is looking to have a secret weapon that will allow them to surprise their opponents. Is it a head kick, a sweep or a flurry of punches? Well, as we’ve discovered over the past few weeks, it might be any of those techniques, but it’s not you who decides. It’s your opponent. Even if you feel that your head kick is excellent, if your opponent has a very strong guard protecting his or her head, why would you throw a technique that won’t score? Instead, a strong guard protecting their head means they likely aren’t thinking about a sweep. Or a body kick. So, while you might be itching to throw the head kick you have been practising, the smart karateka will see what opportunities are available and use techniques to capitalize on them.

 

Announcements

  • Please check your records to see that you are up to date in paying your training fees! Note that the three-month fee payment is due before the training session occurs.
  • Last Classes before Winter Break will be on December 20, 2019

"Nobody who gave their best ever regretted it." George Halas

 

Enjoy Your Training!

Gary Sabean

Head Instructor

Classes Friday, November 8th

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Published: 06 November 2019 06 November 2019
Last Updated: 06 November 2019 06 November 2019

Just a quick reminder that there will be classes as usual on Friday, November 8th.  See you there.

How to be a Good Karate Parent

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Published: 08 March 2014 08 March 2014
Last Updated: 26 June 2016 26 June 2016

From Karate by Jesse http://www.karatebyjesse.com

Note:  I came across the following article and thought our dojo parents might enjoy it.  I know I did!

Gary Sabean

Imagine the horror:

  • You’ve been driving your kids to Karate class, tournaments and camps for years.
  • You’ve spent boatloads of money on uniforms, belts, gradings and equipment.
  • You’ve invested hundreds of hours to relentlessly push your kids to the limit.

 Then one day…

BANG!  They quit.  Just like that. You’re heartbroken. Flabbergasted. Why?!  You try to talk to them. You try to convince them to continue. You tell them they’ve come too far to quit now – give it another shot, kiddo! But nothing works. When a child makes her mind up, there’s not much you can do really.

 

Read more: How to be a Good Karate Parent

Upcoming Events

Potluck Party
- Thu Dec 19 @ 6:00PM - Thu Dec 19 @ 8:00PM
Last Day of Classes before Winter Break
- Fri Dec 20 @ 6:00PM - Fri Dec 20 @ 9:00PM

Class Times

 

Tuesday
6:00
to
6:45PM

White/Yellow Belts
(age 7 and up)

6:45
to
7:30PM
Yellow Belts and up
(age 7 and up)
7:30
to
9:00PM

Adult Class
(age 14 and up)

 

Thursday
6:00
to
6:45PM
White/Yellow Belts
(age 7 and up)
6:45
to
7:30PM
Yellow Belts and up
(age 7 and up)
7:30
to
9:00PM
Adult Class
(age 14 and up)

 

Friday

6:00
to
6:45PM 

Children's Class
(ages 4 to 6)

7:00
to
9:00PM

Competition Class
(age 14 and up or with instructor's permission)