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DATE |
EVENT |
DETAILS |
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Mar. 1 (Mon) |
Membership Renewal |
Please see Sensei by Monday, March 1st to renew your memberships. Much appreciated! |
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Mar. 26 (Fri) |
Brown/Black Belt Clinic
with
Shihan Roman |
Monthly clinic for brown & black belts only at Shihan Roman's dojo in Laval. Click on the address below for a map of its location.
Place: 661 Boulevard Curé-Labelle (corner Samson), Laval
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $10 |
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Mar. 27 (Sat) |
Gold Cup Tournament
(Laval) |
Senseis George and Dominic Ohan of Ohan Brothers Dojo hosts their annual Gold Cup tournament.
There will be kata, group kata and semi-knockdown competitions for juniors and adults during the day.
The evening will feature a full knockdown competition for adults only.
Click here for details and registration form in PDF format.
Click here to read about Sempai Victor's experience at last year's Gold Cup. |
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Mar. 31 (Wed) |
Cross-Dojo Training with Seishin Karate |
It will be our pleasure to welcome the Senseis, Sempais and students from Seishin Karate to train with us on this evening during the 7 pm Adult class. Should be fun. Osu! |
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April 17 (Sat) |
AIKK Tournament (Rimouski) |
Sensei Rene Lenteigne of the Association International de Karate Kyokushin hosts his annual tournament in Rimouski.
There will be kata, team kata, and semi-knockdown competitions for juniors and adults during the day.
The evening will feature brown/black belt juniors (16-17) semi-knockdown as well as a full knockdown competition for adults only.
Click here for details and registration form in PDF format.
Click here for details and registration form in Word format.
Click here to read about WIK's roadtrip to the 2008 AIKK tournament. |
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April 25 (Sun) |
Clinic with
Shihan Marc Van Walleghem |
Shihan Marc Van Walleghem (6th Dan and I.K.O. Matsushima country representative for Belgium) will be honouring us with a visit to hold one of his famous clinics at our dojo! Shihan Marc is world reknown for his extensive technical teaching and goshin jutsu (self-defense). You will benefit greatly from his expertise as he gives you his unique perspective on European Kyokushin.
This 4 hour clinic is open to all dojos and students, regardless of affiliation. Participants must be 13 years of age or older and 8th Kyu or above.
Place: West Island Karate, 550 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield
Time: Starts at 10:00 a.m.
Cost: $35/student
Here's a video of a seminar that Shihan Marc held at West Island Karate in March of 2007. Enjoy! |
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May 1 (Sat) |
Yukan Ultimate Karate Championship
(Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue) |
Sensei Denis Cordeiro of Montreal Kanreikai Karate hosts his annual tournament in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. More details coming soon.
Click here for details and registration form in PDF format.
Click here to read about last year's Yukan Ultimate Karate Championship. |
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May 29 (Sat) |
The 2010 MATSUSHIMA CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Sensei John Kalaidopoulos hosts West Island Karate's annual tournament, the Matsushima Canadian Championships.
There will be kata and semi-knockdown competitions for juniors during the day, followed by a full knockdown competition in the evening for adults only.
Just confirmed...Kancho Yoshikazu Matsushima (9th Dan) of Japan, President of I.K.O. Matsushima, will be attending our tournament AND holding a seminar for all students the next day (see May 30th below)!
Click here for details and registration form in English.
Click here for details and registration form in French.
Click here to read about last year's Matsushima Canadian Championships. |
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May 30 (Sun) |
Seminar with
Kancho Matsushima |
Don't miss this golden opportunity to train with the President of I.K.O. Matsushima, Kancho Yoshikazu Matsushima (9th Dan)! Kancho will be coming from Japan to attend the 2010 Matsushima Canadian Championships as our very special Guest of Honour. Kancho started training in Kyokushin Karate at the Ikebukuro dojo of the late Sosai Masutatsu Oyama and was the Gunma Prefecture Branch Chief. He was featured in Mas Oyama's book, "Advanced Karate", demonstrating the advanced kata Sushiho.
The seminar is open to karateka of all ages and levels from any dojo of any affiliation. Younger children will be excused after the first hour and the seminar will continue with the older children and adult students. If you want to get an idea of what it would be like to train with Kancho, check out this video from Japan.
Place: Kirkland Arena (16950 Hymus Boulevard, Kirkland)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $10 for children / $20 for adults |
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Started Jan. 6 (Wed) |
Total Body Power |
Total Body Power is a new and fun workout class taught by Sempai Louise (karate instructor and Certified Natural Trainer). The class is open to everyone (West Island Karate members and non-members alike) and will improve your cardio, endurance, strength and power through high intensity interval training as well as bodyweight and resistance training.
This session will last 12 weeks. You may register for one or several classes each week. Click here for all the details in Word format or in PDF format.
To register or for more information, contact Sempai Louise at 514-695-4346 or totalbodypower@gmail.com.
Place: West Island Karate (Beaconsfield dojo)
Time: 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Cost: Please contact Sempai Louise for the latest pricing info. |
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Started Jan. 10 (Sun) |
Japanese Lessons |
Keiko Hisamatsu, one of West Island Karate's adult students, is giving Japanese Lessons! Many of us who recently went to Japan to see the World Open Karate Tournament took Japanese lessons from Keiko-san prior to our trip. We can all attest to the fact that she is an excellent (and very patient :-)) Japanese language instructor.
You may choose from one of two classes:
This session will last 10 Sundays/weeks. The cost is $120 for the entire 10 week session (including the arts materials fee).
To register or for more information, please contact Keiko at 514-695-3570 or e-mail her at keikohisamatsu@hotmail.com. Consult the bulletin board in the dojo for the latest details. |
Jan. 30/10 - KIK Tournament
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