New Competition Rules for 2023
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- Published: 13 January 2023 13 January 2023
- Last Updated: 13 January 2023 13 January 2023
The WKF has published new competition rules for 2023. The are number of significant changes including:
Kumite
- The manditory use of face masks or helmets for U14 categories. In 2024 the exclusive use of a WKF approved helmet will be compulsory.
- The combining and reduction of category 1 and 2 warnings into one stream.
- Electronic scoring. Flags used by corner judges will be replaced by joysticks.
Kata
- The number of judges scores used to arrive at a the final score is increased to 5. Only the highest and lowest scores are removed.
- Only one score is given by each judge. The requirement to give a technical (70%) and athletic score (30%) has been removed.
General
- For official WKF events the use of Karategi with red or blue embroidery will be compulsory.
The complete completion rules can be found on the downloads page here.
Holiday Kumite Training Camp
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- Published: 09 December 2022 09 December 2022
- Last Updated: 13 January 2023 13 January 2023
There will be a Holiday kumite training camp with Coach Yevhen Motovylin hosted by South Calgary Karate.
Dec 22, 23, Jan 2, 4, 6
6:15 set up
6:30-8pm training
$80 or $20/class
Deer Run Community Centre Basement
A registration form can be found here https://form.jotform.com/223446005365047
November 2022
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- Published: 03 November 2022 03 November 2022
- Last Updated: 03 November 2022 03 November 2022
Our time in the dojo since September has been focused on helping members get ready for tournaments and competitions. Right from the start we stepped up the fitness and spent a great deal of time working on tactics in the kumite ring – building on the work our athletes did to get ready for the Canadian National Championships this past summer. At the national championships, Donya Movaffagh finished first in her cadet kumite division and Omar Almishri took home the silver medal in his cadet division. Diego Ruiz achieved a silver medal his division in the senior category and a bronze medal in the U21 category. These performances qualified Donya and Omar to participate in the Pan American Junior Championships in Mexico in August and the Junior World Championships in Turkiye in October. Both had excellent showings in the tournaments, with Omar finishing 5th in the Junior World Championships. Congratulations to all our athletes for their hard work, commitment and excellent results, and a big thank you to their coaches, dojo members and families for all their support.
Congratulations also go out to all the participants of the recent Karate Alberta Tournament in Edmonton. Hopefully it was a fun and rewarding experience for all involved!
Enjoy Your Training!
Gary Sabean
Head Instructor
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.