whats happening! competition team
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Issue ContentsPage 1 - Building Yoshukan
Page 2 - What’s Happening!
Page 3 - Summer Camp 2009
Page 4 - Academy News
Page 5 - Montreal Seminar
Page 6 - Competition Team
Page 7 - Yoshukan Quebec
Page 8 - Upcoming Events
ZANSHINJune 2009
ZANSHIN is the official newsletter of the Yoshukan Karate Association
BUILDING YOSHUKAN KARATE-DOThe Yoshukan Karate Association is celebrating it’s 5th year of existence this coming August, 2009. Fittingly, we will hold our Yoshukan summer camp this coming summer (August 21-23, 2009). We have world-class guest instructors coming to make the camp a special event for our members including: Hanshi Kenzo Dozono 8th Dan, Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich 8th Dan, our Kobudo Chief Instructor, Honbu-cho, Peter Giffen 6th Dan of the Ryusei Karate Association and Sensei Karl Sutton, one of Canada’s premier sport karate coaches.
Over the past 5 years the association has grown tremendously and now has hundreds of students in 5 dojo in both Quebec and Ontario. The YKA has promoted 62 members to Black Belt and has a new generation of senior teachers lead by Shihan Louise Provencher in Quebec and Sensei Betty Gormley in Ontario.
However, there is more work to be done and more challenges to face. This issue is about our people; our vision; our direction about how each of us and how we can contribute to building Yoshukan Karate -do!
Photo by Ian Barratt
WHATS HAPPENING!
Some major events coming for Yoshukan students in 2009. Our summer camp (see next page) will be an historic event with senior instructors visiting from many of the Chito Ryu related lineage.
National Karate Association (NKA) championships in Calgary in July and World Karate Association (WKA) championships in Morocco in November.
Black Belt exams in June (Mississauga) and August (YKA). Students are testing from 1st through to 5th dan level.
Advanced training with Hanshi Kenzo Dozono and Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich at the Academy and summer camp in August.
COMPETITION TEAMThe Academy in Mississauga will be starting up a new season for the Competition Team (1st Friday of each month, September to June). Interested students are invited to contact Sempai Renée Robertson at: [email protected] (See page 6)
YOSHUKAN DVDInterested students can purchase Kancho Robertson’s DVD series: Mudansha - White Belt to 1st Dan Black Belt; and Yudansha (Black Belt 1st to 5th Dan) through the Academy in Mississauga.DVD Prices are: $45 each or both sets (8 hours of instruction) for $80. Please see Sensei Gormley to purchase or contact her at: [email protected]
Yoshukan Members in ActionAcademy Student of the year with Kancho.
Yoshukan competitor Henri Tchibozo on the winner’s platform with Canadian superstar Gilles Poirier
Gadbois Instructors: Sempai Constantin Calistru and Sempai Raluca Stanescu practicing Hen Shu Ho.
YOSHUKAN
Renée Robertson
5-time Provincial Champion and Jr. Pan Am silver Medalist
Quebec Photos by Ian Barratt
The Yoshukan Karate Association is hosting another YKA Summer camp this coming August 21-23, 2009. This is a camp not to be missed! 4 world-class guest instructors will be teaching our YKA students & instructors in beautiful downtown Kingston, ON.All members are welcome regardless of age or rank. Family members invited to join us and enjoy downtown Kingston while your family member trains!
FRIDAYThe camp begins with Black Belt examinations (1st to 5th Dan) followed by a welcome dinner and then training that evening from 7-9 pm with Dozono-Sensei and Giffen-Sensei. Students and members welcome to observe the 1st dan exams. 2nd - 5th dan exams closed to public.
SATURDAYBreakfast is served and then training begins promptly at 8:00 AM. Sensei Karl Sutton will be training our YKA in the latest sport kumite techniques. After a short break, Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich will be training students in Ryu Kyu Kobudo (Okinawan Weapons) from 10:00 to 11:30 AM.
Lunch is served and then students have the option of studying Tai Chi with Dozono-Sensei or Niseishi Bunkai with Giffen Sensei from 1:30-3:00 PM.
Families then have free time until our 6:00 PM dinner (Our hotel, Holiday Inn Waterfront is right downtown so lots to see/do!).
www.hikingstonwaterfront.com Dinner is at 6:00-8:00 PM and then pub night!
SUNDAY
Training goes from 8:00 to 10:00 AM with rotating workshops from all our guest instructors. This is a great opportunity to learn new budo perspectives in 30-minute ‘bites’ from outstanding masters from our community.
Checkout is from 10:00-11:30 AM and then a group ‘farewell’ brunch together before heading home.
2009 SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
Camp fees are $395 each (includes all training, 6 meals, 2 nights acccomodation) or group or family rates. To register for our camp, please see Kancho Robertson or Sensei Gormley or contact us at:
[email protected]: (905) 601-2880
Hope to see you there!
2009 SUMMER CAMP FAST APPROACHING - ALL ARE WELCOME!
Hanshi Kenzo Dozono, Kyoshi Devorah
Dometrich, Renshi Peter Giffen, Sensei Karl Sutton
Sensei Peter Giffen, 6th Dan
Sensei Karl Sutton, Trainer of Champions
Hanshi Kenzo Dozono
Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich
ACADEMY UPDATEThe Yoshukan Karate Association’s Honbu (headquarters) dojo is located in Mississauga, ON. The Academy is a hotbed of activity with multiple programs running for juniors & adults, competition team and instructor training. The dojo has been ‘second home’ to hundreds of local youth and holds a special place in the hearts of our Black Belt graduates.
Academy instructors: Zeljko Violoni;
Lionel Lacktin; Omer Gojak; Devon
Taylor; Alex Domijan; Diane Kewley;
Andrew Johnson; Nicole Wolfe;
David Bartolini and Renée
Robertson run programs on a weekly basis at the academy. Kancho Robertson and Sensei Gormley also run 6 classes weekly.
SPOTLIGHT ON....
Top: Senpai Andrew Johnson at Academy XMAS party
Middle: Shelley and Lucas practicing kake-te
Bottom: Kancho in traditional clothing at XMAS party
Academy Members 2008
Clockwise from top: Sempai Devon Taylor and Zeljko
Violoni; Sempai Lucas Ruecker with Shodan
Certificate; Gillian Hinton at Celebration
Party; Mawashi-geri
Kancho Visits Original NDG Dojo - 40 Years Strong!Kancho Earl Robertson was invited to teach Yoshukan juniors, adults
and Black Belts at the original NDG Dojo situated in the
NDG YMCA. The club was founded in 1968 by
Sensei Mike Litwinczuk (Kancho Robertson’s
original instructor). Sensei Litwinczuk was a
member of the RCMP Security Service
(forerunner to CSIS) and student of Ottawa
legend Sensei André Langelier.
Sensei Robertson took over the dojo in 1974
and then turned it over to senior students Peter
Bakomihalis & Bobby Wilber in 1981. Successive
instructors were: Peter Berg; Jonathon Marsh;
Thierry DeBeur and then back to Sensei Robertson on his
return to Quebec in 1987. Shihan Louise Provencher took over
leadership of the NDG (and subsequent Quebec dojos) when Sensei
relocated to Mississauga in 1996.
Now with over 40 years in the community, NDG dojo is run by
Yoshukan Instructors: Malcolm Mazumdar; Peter
Bakimohalis; Rebecca Khoury; David Francis and Robert
Kalinowicz. This small, community dojo has produced
many, many sport champions and leaders in the martial arts
community over the past 4 decades. Kancho Robertson
credits Sensei Litwinczuk for lighting the flame and for his
innovative training drills and teaching philosophy that has
created the foundation for the YKA!
Kancho In Montreal, Quebec
Shihan Provncher promoted a visit with Kancho Robertson in March, 2009 at NDG Dojo.
YKA Quebec continues to develop with a core group of instructors/competitors dedicated to promoting Yoshukan Karate-do.
YOSHUKAN DID YOU KNOW? INTERNATIONAL 40 YEARS OF INSTRUCTION
GUESTS
NDG Dojo is one of Canada’s longest running karate schools?
NDG Dojo has been the ‘home dojo’ for 3 new international dojos and multiple provincial clubs
Lineage of the NDG dojo goes back to O-Sensei Masami Tsuruoka (who taught André Langelier who taught Mike Litwinczuk)
NDG Dojo has hosted many international teachers including: Kyoshi Shane Higashi and Soke Tsuyoshi Chitose
NDG Dojo has produced
multiple, provincial, national and
international champions over the past 4
decades!
MONTREAL SEMINARQuebec Photos by Ian Barratt
Top: Chris de Sousa Costa with competitors and coaching Ryan and Billy
Middle: Pat Grant coachingBottom: Guest Instructor Sarmen Sinani with Competition Team
CAUGHT IN ACTIONACADEMY COMPETITION TEAM 2010!Sempai Renée Robertson has put together an outstanding itinerary of guest instructors for our fall 2009-sprint 2010 competition team training.
Held the first Friday of each month from 6:00 to 7:30 PM, the competition team has proven to be one of the association’s most successful programs.
Academy students learn from Canada’s top athletes & coaches in 10 specialty classes from September to June. Past guest instructors include: Nassim Varasteh; Karl Sutton; Chris de Sousa Costa; Ed Docherty; Rebecca Khoury; Trevor Sheppard; Sam Shafiee; Ada Bratic; Isao Yabunaka, Sarmen Sinani, Louise Provencher and Pat Grant to name a few.
As a consequence of this extra training, Academy juniors have won over 150 medals in provincial competition and produced 3 provincial champions over the past three years.
Renée has put together an outstanding roster of guest instructors this coming year including Alex David, Chris De Sousa Costa and Nadja Bratic, Kancho Bill Carr, Sensei Antonio Terra, Daphne Trahan-Perrault and Sensei Sam Moledski
The fee to register is $125 for the entire program and will be open to interested competitors from other juniors this coming year. 2009-2010 Competition Team will be another outstanding opportunity to learn from Canada’s best. To register: Please contact Kancho at [email protected] or (905) 601-2880.
Academy Members with Canada’s top athlete, Nassim Varasteh
YOSHUKAN QUEBEC PHOTOS YKA QUEBEC IN DEEP THOUGHT!
Yoshukan Québec InstructorsYoshukan Quebec instructors are lead by Shihan Louise Provencher. Front Row: Robert Kalinowicz; Shihan Provencher; Sensei Khoury; Calin BocaSecond Row: Charles Mayer; Sebastian Calistru; Simon Mercier-Ng; Sarah Perez; Henri Tchibozo; Constantin CalistruMissing: Sensei Peter Bakomihalis; David Francis; Malcolm Mazumdar
Shihan Louise Provencher & YKA Quebec Junior
Competitors!
Clockwise from top left: YKA Quebec Instructors; Sempai
Balgovind Pande; Instructor Contantin Calistru with students
YKA Quebec instructor Raluca Stanescu recently passed a 3 hour Nidan (2nd Dan) examination at the Honbu Dojo in Mississauga, ON.
A highly respected teacher and member of our association, Sempai Stanescu has been a member of
Canada’s national team, run the successful Gadbois dojo in Montreal and been a consistent student and contributor to our association.
Sempai embodies Yoshukan spirit and dedication.
Congratulations Raluca!
MEMBERS
Top: Maryve showing her medal to Kancho.Middle: Sensei Gormley at Academy belt ceremonyBottom: Alex Domijan and Shelley Brand doing bo kata
Sempai Dave Francis showing his Yoshukan Pin with
pride
UPCOMING EVENTSYoshukan Student in Quebec, Ontario and
Florida will be hosting a variety of training
and development events in the coming
months.
To advertise your event, please email:
[email protected] with photos; article or
photo and we will put in the next issue of
ZANSHIN
COMPETITIONS• National Championships: July, 2009 in
Calgary , Alberta
SEMINARSKancho Robertson will be visiting
Montreal to deliver a seminar in fall, 2009
SUMMER CAMPAugust 21-23, 2009 in Kingston, ON
ZANSHIN2355 Royal Windsor Drive, Unit 9
Mississauga, ON, L5H 3S2
Phone: (905) 919-1919
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.yoshukankarate.com
RALUCA STANESCU PROMOTED TO 2ND DAN!
Clockwise from top left: Sylvain Robert; Sempai Raymond Tempier (on a Honbu Dojo visit); Henri Tchibozo and Sara Perez watching Kancho; Shihan Provencher and Kancho in Montreal