NEWS, EVENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Updated December 20, 2011


CLASS CANCELLATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER


Classes will be CANCELLED on the following dates:

For those planning their "Christmas Break",
the last class of 2011 will be held on Thursday, December 22.
We will return on Thursday, January 5, 2012.

Classes that are cancelled are added onto the end
of the student's paid tuition.




Upcoming Events


Toronto WKK - Black Belt Class - Unionville Dojo - Wednesday, January 11, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Brooklin - Whitby Karate - Black Belt Class - Brooklin Dojo - Monday, January 30, 2012, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM




Working On Arm Bars and Wrist Hyperextensions


Shown below (left) is Sensei Ron working out with Sensei Mike Coombes (Hatsuun Jindo Martial Arts
in Courtice) and with Sensei Brian Moore (from Oswego, NY).





Oshawa Wado-Kai Krate Children's Invitational Tournament


On Saturday, December 10, the Oshawa - Whitby WKK Club hosted their annual Children's Tournament for
students 15 years of age and younger. Members from the "Brooklin - Whitby Karate" Club attended and
represented the club in a most impressive fashion.

Shown in the top photo are students from the Children's Class
Back Row (L-R): Carter, Justin (2nd place Kata), Dorian (3rd place Kata), Zachary (1st place Kata)
Front Row: Pete (1st place Kata, 1st place Kumite), Andrew, Stephane (2nd place Kata), Jack (2nd place Kata)

Shown in the bottom photo are students from the Family Class
Back Row (L-R): Jerod (2nd place Kumite & 3rd place Kata), Hanz, Aidan, Dimitri, Madeline
Bradley (2nd place Kumite), Marc (1st place Kata), Chloe
Front Row: Jarrod (2nd place Kumite), Ryan (2nd place Kata), Mackenzie (3rd place Kata)
Keegan (1st place Kata), Emma (1st place Kumite, 2nd place Kata)






November Gradings / Promotions


Congratulations to all those who succesfully tested for their next belt!!! Shown below in the
photo on the left are Ryan and Connor. Shown in the other photo are (L-R) Sensei Annemarie,
Fiona, Jarrod, Sensei Ron, Sarah, Sensei Heather, Mason, and Sensei Anthony





Thornhill Fall 2011 Invitational Tournament


On Saturday, October 29, a group of students from the Brooklin-Whitby dojo attended the "Fall" tournament held in
Thornhill. All of the students turned in exceptional performances! THANK YOU for your participation! Pictured below in the
photo on the left are the students who attended from the "Children's Class". (L-R) Back Row: Griffin, Zachary, Kadin,
and Justin; Front Row: Tyler, Stephane, Andrew, Dorian. Pictured in the photo on the right are the students who attended
from the "Family Class". Back Row: Fiona, Mark, Annemarie, Aidan; Front Row: Liam, Hanz, Jarrod, Sarah. Absent is Bradley.
Pictured below those two photos are students who were either away when the photos were taken or forgot to bring their
trophies in or lent their trophies to those that didn't bring theirs :-) (L-R): Ryan, Mark, Stephane, Jarrod.




Results In Their Respective Divisions - Children's Class
Justin - 3rd place Kata, 2nd place Sparring
Griffin - 3rd place Kata, 1st place Sparring
Tyler - 2nd place Sparring
Zachary - 1st place Kata
Stephane - 2nd place Kata, 3rd place Sparring

Results In Their Respective Divisions - Family Class
Mark - 1st place in Kata
Jarrod - 2nd place Kata, 1st place Sparring
Liam - 3rd place Kata, 3rd place Sparring
Ryan - 1st place Kata, 2nd place Sparring
Hanz - 2nd place Kata, 1st place Sparring
Aidan - 2nd place Kata, 2nd place Sparring



October Gradings / Promotions


Congratulations on successfully testing for your next belt!!!
Shown below (L-R) are Marc, Emma, Alan, and Emma





Heber Down - 2011


Shown below are some photos from our Annual "July Outdoor Workout" at Heber Down. We had a very
successful turnout with visiting clubs coming from Oshawa, Clarington, and Port Perry. The workout
centred around a few of the KU "Tegumi" drills both standing up and on the ground. Shown below
is Sensei Anthony and Sensei Ron demonstrating a backfist drill. Next is Sensei Annemarie and Sensei Ron
working the elbow strike drill. In the middle is a group shot of those in attendance. Bottom left
shows Emma and a friend working a straight punch. And finally, Michael (on the bottom)defending
against and countering a variety of attacks from Gord







Karate Camp 2011 - Wasaga Beach


On what turned out to be a beautiful June weekend, Sensei Ron, Sensei Steve, and Chloe headed to
Wasaga Beach for the Annual Karate Camp. Pictured below is Sensei Steve working with Sensei Leaton
on a Tai Sabaki drill. Next is Chloe working with Sensei Jim on a takedown. In the middle is a shot
from the "Intro To Kendo" seminar. In the bottom left is Sensei Ron and Sensei Steve working on the
KU "Hiji Hiza" drill. And finally, a group photo of Sensei Ron, Sensei Steve and Chloe.







Toronto Wado-Kai Karate - Winter Invitational Tournament


On Saturday, February 26, a group of students from the Brooklin-Whitby dojo attended the "Winter" tournament held in
Thornhill. All of the students turned in exceptional performances! THANK YOU for your participation! Pictured below in the
photo on the left are the students who attended from the "Children's Class". (L-R) Back Row: Jarrod, Carter, Stephane;
Front Row: Dorian, Griffin, Sarah, Ronin. Pictured in the photo on the right are the students who attended from the
"Family Class". Back Row: Hannah, Fiona, Steve; Front Row: Hanz, Chloe, Liam, Aidan



Results In Their Respective Divisions - Children's Class
Jarrod - 1st place in Kata, 1st place in Kumite
Stephane - 3rd place in Kata, 2nd place in Kumite
Dorian - 1st place in Kata
Griffin - 2nd place in Kata
Ronin - 2nd place in Kata, 1st place in Kumite

Results In Their Respective Divisions - Family Class
Fiona - 3rd place in Kata
Steve - 2nd place in Kata, 3rd place in Kumite
Hanz - 1st place in Kata
Liam - 2nd place in Kata, 3rd place in Kumite
Aidan - 3rd place in Kata, 2nd place in Kumite



Whitby Seniors' Karate


The last class of the fall session, and a very successful and fun session it was!
Shown below performing Hiji Ate Go Ho (Mawashi Hiji Ate) are:
Back Row L-R: Hanna (pink top), Elke, Marian, Murray, Angela
Middle: Kathy, Margaret, Nancy, Beth
Front: Steve, Ron; Absent: Ray, Valerie, Dave





Oshawa Wado-Kai Karate - Juniors' Invitational Tournament


On Saturday, December 4, students from the Brooklin-Whitby dojo attended the "Juniors'" tournament held
by the Oshawa Wado-Kai Karate Club. To all of the students who attended and Senior Belts who assisted with
the judging, THANK YOU for your participation! Pictured below are the students who attended:
Back Row (L-R): Aidan and Dimitri
Middle Row: Liam, Emma, Jessica, Jarrod, Chloe
Front: Sarah and Ryan



Results In Their Respective Divisions:
Aidan - 3rd place, kata; 1st place, sparring
Dimitri - 1st place, kata
Liam - 2nd place, kata
Emma - 1st place, kata; 1st place, sparring
Jessica - 2nd place, sparring
Jarrod - 2nd place, kata; 3rd place, sparring
Chloe - 1st place, kata
Ryan - 1st place, kata; 2nd place, sparring




Gyaku Waza (aka Reverse Techniques or Methods of Escape)


Pictured below are Sensei Anthony and Sensei Ron at various stages in the KU drill called "Gyaku Waza". In the
photo (left) Sensei Anthony has just escaped a "wrist / finger grab" and is countering with a punch to the jaw. As an aside,
look at how Anthony's hands are positioned ... the same as the last moves in Kata Jihon and Naifunchi Shodan. In the
second photo, Sensei Anthony is in the beginning stages of escaping from a classical headlock.





Toronto Wado-Kai Karate - Fall Invitational Tournament


On Saturday, October 23, a group of students from the Brooklin-Whitby dojo attended the "Fall" tournament held
in Thornhill. All of the students turned in exceptional performances! THANK YOU for your participation!
Pictured below in the photo on the left are the students who attended from the "Children's Class".
(L-R) Back Row: Jarrod, Griffin; Front Row: Ryan, Stephane. Pictured in the photo on the right are the students
who attended from the "Family Class" Back Row: Aidan, Sensei Annemarie, Sensei Cindy, Mark; Middle Row: Liam,
Bradley, Jacob, Cameren; Front Row: Chloe, Emma, Hanz.



Results In Their Respective Divisions - Children's Class
Jarrod - 3rd place, kata; 3rd place, sparring
Results In Their Respective Divisions - Family Class
Sensei Annemarie - 1st place, kata
Mark - 1st place, kata; 2nd place sparring
Liam - 2nd place, sparring
Bradley - 1st place, kata
Cameren - 1st place, sparring
Chloe - 2nd place, sparring
Emma - 1st place, kata; 2nd place, sparring
Hanz - 3rd place, kata; 3rd place, sparring

I would also like to THANK those who came out to help:
Steve S., Shane G., Pam G. (Hanz's mom), Fiona W., and Barry M.

Also at the Tournament, Sensei Ron and Sensei Heather performed a routine that demonstrated how the
basic stances used within Karate are used in a self defence situation (from the KU "Kamae Waza"
drill). Pictured below in the photo on the left is Sensei Ron preparing to take Sensei Heather down. In
the photo on the right, Sensei Heather returns the favour using a different takedown and shows no mercy :-)





Congratulations to Sensei Anthony Woodward - 20th Anniversary!!!


Sensei Anthony began his training at the Durham College Club (Sensei Jose-Carlos Garcia) in September of 1990.
Sensei Anthony has been with the Brooklin-Whitby club since March of 2000. During class on September 30, 2010,
Anthony was surprised with the presentation of a cake and certificate recognizing him for accomplishing this
major milestone of 20 years in Karate. Sensei Ron thanked Anthony for his dedication to his own personal
training / development and also for his many contributions to the success of the Brooklin-Whitby Club and to all
of the help and guidance he has provided to all students over the years. Sensei Anthony is pictured below
(directly behind the cake) surrounded by his “karate family”.





Monthly Senior Belt Class


Once a month, usually on the last Thursday of the month, Senior students from the Brooklin club
and clubs from the surrounding area (Port Perry, Courtice, Ajax / Pickering, etc.) get together
to review current curriculum at a deeper level and to learn new drills, concepts, and techniques.
Pictured below is the group that got together for the September 2010 class. The purpose of the
class was to review all Pinan Kata for correctness of technique, consistency of performance (thus
ensuring consistency of teaching), and to study the "hidden" applications contained within the kata.





Heber Down 2010


On our annual trek to Heber Down this year we worked on a Bo Kata called Sushi No Kon Sho. Training at Heber Down
affords us the opportunity to train out of doors in a wide open natural setting on uneven ground in the prevailing
weather conditions at that moment (always HOT and HUMID, bordering on rain). The turnout was GREAT with visiting
members from other clubs (Port Perry and Courtice), a long time friend from the "Durham College" days (Gord
Geissberger), and members from the Brooklin-Whitby dojo along with their friends and family.









A SURPRISE Visit!!!


An Assistant Instructor was starting the children's class. Sensei Ron was at the back of the class facing the same way as the students, towards the front, towards the Assistant. Ron heard some rustling behind him and as a couple of students were missing from class he turned around to see which of them had arrived. Much to Ron's surprise, Sensei Neil Taylor (who currently lives Northwest of Detroit) was standing in the hallway! When Ron started taking karate in January of 1982, Neil was a senior student in the class! It was a total surprise and a total pleasure to have Neil visit the Brooklin-Whitby club. It was more than a pleasure having Neil teach the complete "Family" class (which follows the "Children's" class). Shown below is a photo of Neil instructing the class, a group photo, and lastly a photo of older versions of the "Ron and Neil" that used to train together in days gone by :-)


 



Bassai Dai

At Brooklin Karate's Senior Belt Class held in September, the second of three planned sessions aimed at studying the self-defense applications contained within kata Bassai Dai was completed.

Pictured below, Sensei Ron has been seized by Sensei Anthony. Ron escapes by throwing Anthony using the same motion as the outside middle block used near the beginning of Bassai Dai.





Kata - Solo and Two-Person, Armed and Unarmed, Analysis and Application


Pictured below (left) is Sensei Heather and Sensei Anthony working on an application from Bassai Dai. On the right is Sensei Ron practicing a two-person bo drill (Pechin Kumibo) with John Holwager, 6th dan American Isshinryu Karate.



Sensei Ron performing Tsuken Sunakake No Eku (a kata with an Oar).