Jan.7th 2008
Happy New Year everyone!! I hope you are all having a wonderful 2008 so Far. It's time to get back into training and we're looking forward to seeing you all in the Dojo. Club Photo's will be held on Wed Jan 30th at 6 pm. The group photo will be done first. We ask that everyone please arrive at 6 pm so that we can get a Great group shot even if you are not interested in individual photo's.
Sept.7th 2007
Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a great summer! It's time for our big Move to our new Location. Starting Monday Sept.10th classes will be held at Ecole Voyager (next to the tri city mall). Thank you to those students that helped us move our equipment on Wednesday night. The classes will run as follows:
Kids and Families Class = Mon & Wed 6pm - 7pm
Adult Beginners Class (white thru Green belt) Mon & Wed 7pm -8pm
Adult Advanced Class (purple thru black) Mon & Wed 8pm -9pm
The Sunday Adult Class (all ranks, adults only) 1pm-2:30pm is currently not running but will be reinstated if there is enough interest. Please speak to S.Angie if you are interested in getting some extra practice or help.
Sensei Angie and Sensei Sue will be at the clubs information table at the Community Registration Day on Saturday Sept 8th being held at the JJ Parr. Feel free to drop by and visit. If you have not been to classes over the summer stop by the clubs table and let Sensei Angie know if you are planning on coming back.
We hope to see all our old students back at training and welcome to all our new ones. We are looking forward to a great training year.
July.18th 2007
There will be an important Club General Meeting held on Wednesday July 25th at 6:30 pm. All members and parents of minor members please attend. Future Dojo location, training hours, and other important club business will be discussed.
July 14th 2007
I hope everyone is having a great summer. I would like to thank everyone that made it out to the Spring/Farewell Dinner. I hope you all had a great time. We will all Miss Sensei Rob Tremendously. He has been a huge influences on our club and all of our members. We wish him all the best in his new Job/life and can only hope that what ever Karate club gets the pleasure of his membership in his new town will enjoy training with him as much as we did. Sensei Angie, Sensei Sue, and Sensei Douglas have big shoes to fill but I know they will do their very best for the club, it's members, and they will make Sensei Rob proud.
The club will be switching to summer hours for July and August. Classes will be as follows:
All Members, all ranks Class = Mon & Wed 6pm-7:30 pm , Advanced members (purple and up) may continue to train from 7:30 - 8 pm (this will mainly be Kata training).
Have a great summer everyone. Keep practicing and coming out to train as often as you can. We will keep you posted on all club news throughout the summer.
May.15th 2007
Thank you to everyone that showed up for the Spring Grading and Seminar with S.David Jones, you all trained hard. And thank you to all the family members that came out to support their loved ones and the Club. Congratulations to all those that graded and passed. We are proud of you all.
We would also like to Congratulate Sempai Angie and Sempai Sue on Passing their Shodan gradings in April. All their hard work and training has paid off. They are the newest Black belts for the Northern Alberta Shotokan Karate Club. Thank you to S. Rob for training them hard and getting them through.
There will be no classes on Monday May 21st (Victoria Day) as most of the Clubs Sempai will be attending the ISKF Spring training camp and Western Canada Karate Championships in Saskatoon. Classes will resume as usual on Wednesday May 23rd.
March 23rd 2007
Congratulations to all those members that participated in the Provincial Championships in Calgary on Mar.10th. Everyone had a great time and we would like to extend our Sincere thanks to Sensei Westbrook for the time and energy that he spends training us.
The next big event for the club will be the Spring Seminar and Grading on Fri. May 4th and Sat May 5th. Remember that anyone grading for Green belt or above must have 36 training hrs since your last grading in order to grade again. Please check the "Events" page for a tentative schedule of seminar class times. These times may change and we will let you know as soon as they are confirmed.
Feb 14th 2007
There is a correction to the Cost of Provincials. We have just been informed that the entry fee cost for Provincials this year has been increased by $10. It will now cost $45 per competitor for the trip. Please make sure to Pay Sensei Rob or Sempai Angie this fee by the end of Feb. If you are planning on traveling to Provincials in the Club vehicles please make sure to sign up with S.Rob/Sempai Angie as soon as possible so the appropriate travel plans can be made. There is only so much room in each vehicle.
Jan.29th 2007
It's time to get ready for our Annual Trip to Calgary for the ISKF Provincial Championships. The trip will cost $35 per competitor and $15 per Chaperone/Parent. This year the Club will be not be using the Rec Council 15 pac Van, instead we will be using Two Minivans. This will make space very precious. Due to very limited space we will be allowing only one parent/guardian to accompany their children (for example if you have two/more children competing we still can only allow one parent chaperone, not one parent per child). We are also asking all members traveling in the Minivans to bring only one gym bag, one sleeping bag/pillow, and one Air mattress/cot (NO FOAM MATTRESSES). This is only a two day trip. Please pack lite, only bringing that absolute necessary Items.
As always we will be staying Friday and Saturday night at Sensei Jones's Dojo. Members/Families and welcome to travel in there own Vehicles and stay at the Dojo as well. If you are traveling in your own Vehicle you are welcome to bring as many family members as you wish. It is only members traveling in the Club vans that we will require to limit to one parent/guardian.
Space is limited so for those members that wish to travel in the Club Vans you must reply To Sempai Angie or Sensei Rob before the end of February. Sempai Angie will hand out/discuss more detailed information as the Date for Provincials approaches
If you have any Questions or Concerns please see Sensei Rob or Sempai Angie before or After Classes.
The Clubs Spring Grading will be held Friday May 4th and Saturday May 5th. More details on this event will be available as the date approaches.
*** Reminder that Clubs name has Changed to "Northern Alberta Shotokan Karate". Please make sure to get your Dues into to Sensei Rob and Sempai Angie on time.
Jan.15th 2007
CLUB NAME CHANGE!!! As you all know due to the demolition of The current Mackenzie River school at the end of this school year and the lack of alternative adequate space for the club on this base we will be moving downtown to a new location this summer (2007). Due to the move off base we must rename the club. We will no longer be known as the "4 Wing Shotokan Karate club". The new name for the Club is "NORTHERN ALBERTA SHOTOKAN KARATE". Your club patches will stay the same as we are still members of the ISKF (International Shotokan Karate Federation). Please remember that all dues are to be paid be the fifteenth of every month. All cheques can now be made to N.A.S.K (Northern Alberta Shotokan Karate).
Photo's will be taken on Wed. Feb 7th 2007 starting at 6 pm. All members must attend this 6pm class in order to be in the group Photo and to get individual shots taken. Even if you are not interested in purchasing a Photo Package please attend this 6 pm sitting so that we can have all out Club members in the Group Photo. For those club members that attend as a family you may choose to have the whole Family in the "Individual" shot if you like. It's your picture, it's up to you. For picture day please make sure your Gi is clean and neat. Your Hair may done anyway you want. It is not necessary for those with long hair to have it up for the Photo's. A list of Photo package prices and an order form will be handed out over the next few classes. Please bring your money and order form with you on Photo Day.
Jan 11th 2007
Welcome back everyone! The 2007 ISKF Events schedule is now available on the "Events" page. The events that our club members regularly take part in are highlighted in Red. Train Hard everyone, the ISKF Provincial championships are coming up. Happy Training everyone!
Jan 2 2007
Happy New Year everyone! It's 2007 and we're looking forward to a great training year. Classes will resume Monday Jan 8th 2007, same times. I hope we will see you all out Training. I'm sure Sensei Rob is looking forward to see what you all remember after this long Holiday and to helping you Work off any extra holiday pounds. Good Luck Everyone!
We have a new email address for the club. In the past all emails from the website came through my home email and I acted as "Club internet Receptionist" and forwarded out all the emails to the parties concerned. With our new email address Sensei Rob and the Sempai's will all have access to the Same email account and it will eliminate the need for my "receptionist" duties. Please add the following address to your address book as the main email contact for the club: northernalbertashotokan@hotmail.com
We can still be contact through the contact links here on the website as well. These emails also go to the new address.
Dec 28th 2006
Happy Holidays to all our Members ! Thank you to everyone that came out to the Sensei Jones Seminar and Grading on Dec. 1st and 2nd. You all did great and we are proud of the effort you all put in. Congratulations to all of you that passed on to your next Kyu. I hope you all had a great time at the Clubs Xmas "Dessert Pot Luck" on Wed Dec 20th. The first classes of 2007 will start Monday Jan.8th. We are looking forward to seeing you all out in the New Year and looking forward to getting you all back into training. The Alberta Provincial Karate Championships come up in March and we hope that many, many of you will join us for this tournament.
Have a Safe and Happy New year Everyone!! We will see you all soon.
Oct.30th 2006
We will be holding our Annual General Board meeting on Wed. Nov. 8th from 6-7 pm (during the kids/Families class). All members and parents of Minor Members should attend this meeting. We will be discussing important information about the club, including info about the Clubs Move when Mackenzie River School Shuts down. All children, including the "Tiny Tigers", will have a special class with Sensei Rob while all Adults members (From Family Class and the Adult Class) and Parents of minor members meet on the stage for the board meeting.
Oct.26th 2006
It's great to see all our new member's doing so well with their training. It is also nice to have all our old members back to training and doing their best to help out their new Dojo mates. You're all working hard and your doing great! Keep up the good work.
Now that everyone has their Gi's it will be great to see you all out of street clothes and into your Uniforms. Remember that the Gi's seem very Large when you first put them one right out of the bag. They are 100% cotton and will shrink significantly. If your Gi is large wash it in hot water and then throw it in the Dryer on high for a full hour. Soak your Gi again and then Dry it again. This may need to be done 3 - 5 times to get it to the right size. DO NOT HEM YOUR SLEEVES OR PANTS UNTIL YOU HAVE WASHED/DRIED AT LEAST TIMES!! After washing/drying 4 times your Gi will have done the majority of it's shrinking. That being said the opposite is true If your Gi fit you just right out of the bag. In this case DO NOT Dry it in the Dryer. Wash and Hang to dry. Though it will still shrink due to the nature of Cotton this should keep the amount to a minimum. Remember that the Gi is meant to fit loose to give you complete range of motion in all you moves. This is a style fit that most of us are not used to wearing so it may seem uncomfortable/to baggy at first but you will get used to it and come to understand the value of the loose fit as your training progresses. Over the next few weeks your Senior Dojo Mates will help you learn how to properly tie your Gi and your Belt. It is up to you how often you wash your Gi. It is not necessary to wash you Gi after ever class. Most of our Senior Members will tell you that they only wash their Gi's once a week. After Mondays class we hang our Gi's up, give them a spray of fabreeze , let them Dry/air out over night, and then they are ready for Wednesdays class. It is a personal choice. DO NOT WASH YOUR BELTS. If you have any Problems or Questions please feel free to ask.
We will be posting a list of upcoming important dates on the Bulletin/stretching board next week. Please be sure to check it when you come into class.
***** Just a reminder that there is ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING in the school !!! Someone was smoking in the lobby of the school while waiting for the Children's class to end on Wednesday night. This cannot and will not be tolerated. It has been illegal to smoke in a public school for many, many years. It's is also illegal to smoke in any DND building. If you must smoke please do it outside the school building away from the gym doors.
The Gym will be unavailable to us this Sunday October 29th for Practice/Extra Training. That class will be back to normal for next weekend. Keep up the great training and we will see you all at classes.
Sept. 22nd 2006
There have been several items left in the gym at the end of classes over the last week. Please make sure that you take all your belongings home after your classes. The school's Janitorial staff is very good about storing the more valuable items they find in the office. Clothing is usually left on the stage for few days and then eventually added to the schools Lost and found boxes. If you have left any items in the gym please contact me as soon as you realize they are missing and we will contact the school and try to find them. All you personal items are you personal responsibility and the club is not responsible for lost items. That being said we do want to do what we can to help you retrieve any lost items. If you need to take off rings, watches, jewelry, cell phones, car keys, etc, and no safe place to keep them You may leave them on the stage next to Sempai Angie and Sempai Dana's books, where they will be less likely to be accidentally kicked or swept away by the movement of class members at the back of the gym between classes. Any Valuables left on the stage may be more Quickly noticed by Club members during clean-up at the end of the last class.
I currently have :
one pair of white women's ankle socks
one blue water bottle
one blue watch
one Game boy travel case including a game cartridge and adaptor cord.
If any of these items belong to contact me and I will return them to you at Mondays class.
Sept. 17th 2009
Welcome to all the new people that came out to the clubs Orientation Classes on Wednesday night and welcome back to all our Regular Members. It was great to see so many new people out to see what we do. It was a very busy night and I hope you all had a good time. Now that everyone has been introduced a little bit to how our club runs we are looking forward to getting you all right into training with us. Some of the parents of our younger new ones might have been a little surprised by the level of discipline that we teach our young members. Remember that this is a Karate Dojo. The theory of Discipline and what is expected of our students behavior wise is inherently different from what is expected of them in Western Public schools. As well as body awareness, Balance, and physical activity Part of what we are trying to teach our students is self esteem, confidence, and Respect for themselves and the people around them. Karate is a fighting Art and with that comes greater responsibility for our own actions. We are not here to teach your kids how to be better Bullies we are trying to teach our students how to be better people Mind , body, and spirit.
If you missed our Orientation classes no worries, New people are welcome to come and join our classes anytime throughout the year. We are looking forward to seeing you all for regular classes starting Monday Sept. 18th.
Aug.23rd 2006
I hope you have all had a great summer. It's that time of year again summer is winding down and school is about to start. The Regular Class schedule will Resume Monday. Aug.28th.
Children/Family class (all belts) = Mon and Wed 6pm - 7pm
Adult Class (all ranks) = Mon and Wed 7pm- 8pm
Advanced Class (Purple belt and up only) = 8pm - 9pm
Sunday Extra Training (Adult only) = 1pm - 2:30 pm
Please feel free to bring along any friends or family that may be interested in Starting with us. We will also have a table set up at the Community Registration Day being held at the JJ.Parr Arena on Saturday Sept.9th. Come out and see us! I hope to see you all back to training soon.
June.29th 2006
School is out and summer is here. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Thank you to everyone that came out to the Clubs Spring Dinner. It was great to have you all there and I hope you all had a wonderful time. As many of you know our club does not shut down for the summer. We continue to train and be available for classes all summer long. We do switch to "Summer Hours" because of lower attendance. The club will be switching to summer class hours as of Monday. July 3rd and will continue with this schedule until Wed. Aug. 30th. Classes will now run as follows:
Monday and Wednesday Evenings: Combined Adult and Children's Class (all ranks), 6 pm - 8 pm. The children's portion of the class will end at 7 pm at witch time they will be free to leave after an Informal Bow Out. The Adult's will continue to train until 8 pm. Sunday class : Adult Training only, 1 pm - 2:30 pm.
Have a great summer everyone. I hope we you see you all out now and then to keep up your skills over the summer months.
May.10th 2006
Osu! Thank you to all our members that came out and supported the club by attending the Weekend Seminar and Grading with Sensei Jones. Congratulations to all of you that graded. You all did your best and we are proud of each and every one of you. Please come and see Sensei Rob before/after class to get your grading results.
Our next big event is the Spring Pot Luck dinner on Sat. June 3rd. Please check the "Events" page for more details. Thank you to everyone for your R.S.V.P's.
There will be no classes on the following Dates: Sunday, May 14th (Mother's Day), Sunday May12st & Monday May 22nd (May Long weekend).
