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Rick Katigbak is a West Island Karate student and avid photographer. You'll often see him in the dojo or at our events stalking the floor with that monster camera of his and taking candid action shots of our students (don't worry...he doesn't bite...not very hard anyway). One look at his pictures and we're sure you'll agree that Rick is one talented photographer. In fact, most of the photos on our website were contributed by the "Rickster". Many thanks for sharing Rick! May your camera always be steady and your lens free of fog. Osu!
Click on the picture above to see Rick's photos from the 2008 Kanreikai Tournament which featured a full knockdown competition in the evening. Amongst the knockdown competitors were our very own Sempai Alex, Sempai Jimmy and Yannick.
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The 2007 Family Christmas Party was a festive celebration of a great year at West Island Karate! The holiday binging started with a fabulous potluck supper topped off by a "challenging" sweet table. In between the munching, music, videos, slideshow and dancing, Santa paid a visit to reward our kids for being so good (and training so hard) all year round. Click on the picture above to see Rick's photos of the party or click here to see his shots of "The Kohais" who provided some live musical entertainment for the evening. Suffice it to say, a great time was had by all.
In early November of 2007, a small team from West Island Karate competed in the first "Ring Wars: Xtreme Kyokushin" tournament in Rochester, New York. Hosted by Sensei Rene Cruz, the tournament featured one full-contact match per competitor in a boxing ring. Click on the above photo to see Rickster's pics of this tournament.
Click on the above photo to see a fun, musical slideshow of our 2007 Beach Training. This one was put together by Rickster using photos shot by Serge Fournier, Sempai Patsy and your humble webmaster. The first time you play the slideshow, you will be prompted to download and install the Photodex Presenter plug-in (which is free and totally safe). If for some reason the plug-in does not download automatically, you can get it from here). Enjoy Rickster's rockin' soundtrack (thanks Rick)! Osu!
Here are some awesome photos of the full contact competition that was part of the World Kanreikai Tournament back in April of 2007. Held in the evening on a huge center ring under dramatic stage lighting, the full contact portion of the tournament featured some of the best fighters throughout Quebec and the United States. Click on the picture above to see Rick's incredible photos of the event or click here to see them presented as a musical slideshow (requires the free QuickTime player). Thanks for sharing these great photos Rick!
Click on the picture above for photos from the knockdown competition at the AIKK Tournament held in April of 2007.
Click on the picture above for photos from the Gold Cup Tournament held in March of 2007 including the full knockdown fights in the evening.
