Guest Instructors Hanshi Inomoto and Kyoshi Dometrich taught Ryu San kata, Hen Shu Ho and Bo Waza to the Brown-Black Belts (33 participating) during the day and then taught the White-Blue belt students Friday evening. Satur-day morning began with a Dynoboxe session with Shihan Louise Provencher and then saw Yoshukan and Guest In-structors (Kancho Earl Robertson, Sensei Betty Gormley; Sensei Rebecca Khoury; Sensei Jonathon Marsh; Sensei Sean Donohue and Sempai Stephen Dreschel) teach skills in ’round-robin’ format. Students also learned Tameshiwari (Breaking - Testing of the Spirit) from Sensei Peter Bakomihalis. Kancho Robertson ended up signing dozens of boards for the first-time ‘breakers’. Saturday evening was time for the adult dinner and kids theatre, followed by the Yoshukan camp fire and fireworks. Spe-cial thank you to Lisa and Andrew Johnson for coordinating the fireworks show and, of course, camp Director, Sensei Betty Gormley. Sensei Gormley spends months planning and organizing to ensure each camp is progressively better. Sunday morning began with a well-attended Mokusou (Meditation) session and then went into additional train-ing and review of the skills taught over the weekend. Thanks to all that attended and helped make the camp our best yet!

Yoshukan Summer Camp has record attendance!

Volume 7 Issue 2 Newsletter of the Yoshukan Karate Association September 2004

Y o - S h u - K a n H o u s e o f c o n t i n u o u s i m p r o v e m e n t a n d d e v e l o p m e n t

Inside This Issue Yoshukan Summer Camp Page 1,4 Inomoto/Dometrich at the Academy Toronto Open Championships

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Yoshukan Examination Results Page 3 Summer Camp Photos Page 4 Demo Team performs at Whiteoaks Junior Development Seminars

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Yoshukan Québec NEW! Yoshukan DVD

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Basic Waza - Upcoming Events Page 8

Yoshukan Association Officially Launched The Yoshukan Karate Association was officially launched at this year’s annual summer camp in Picton, Ontario. The camp hit record attendance with 92 partici-pants attending from: Japan; Kentucky; Florida; Wales; Montreal; Ottawa and Mississauga. Guest instructors included: Hanshi Masaru Inomoto, 9th Dan; Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich, 8th Dan; Hanshi Kenzo Dozono, 8th Dan; Sensei Sebastian Pir-rone, 6th Dan; Shihan Peter Giffen, 5th Dan and Yoshukai instructor, Sean Donohue, 3rd Dan. Camp participants had an active 2 days (3 for Brown-Black Belts) learning: Ad-vanced Kata; Bunkai; Kobudo; Tameshiwari; Meditation and Kumite techniques. The theme for the camp was Kumite with many workshops lead by our systems top competitors.

Sensei Rebecca Khoury introduces Yoshukan’s new logo to Yoshukan

Camp Attendees while Hanshi Masaru Inomoto looks on

Camp Participants: Boris Hrovat; Omer Go-jak, Kancho Robertson and Zeljko Violoni

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INOMOTO- DOMETRICH TEACH AT ACADEMY

Academy students were thrilled to learn from two of the world’s top instructors recently when they visited the Academy on August 17, 2004. Hanshi Masaru Inomoto, 9th Dan and Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich, 8th Dan taught Academy students and guests after teaching at the Yoshukan summer camp the previous weekend. Hanshi Inomoto also held a private session for senior Chito Ryu practitioners on advanced kata and bunkai at the same session.

Kyoshi Dometrich instructed the class in Shushi-no-kon-sho kata and the core bo waza from the Akamine system. Kyo-

shi Dometrich is the Chief Instructor for the Ryu Kyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai in North America. Both Dometrich and Inomoto-Sensei are students of the late Kobudo Grandmaster, Eisuke Akamine, 10th Dan of Okinawa.

Academy students also had the occasion to ask Inomoto-Sensei about the roots of Chito Ryu and bunkai applications

to many of the Yoshukan kata. As a direct student of the late Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose, 10th Dan Sensei Inomoto’s knowledge of Chito Ryu is second to none in the world today.

Hanshi Masaru Inomoto - 9th Dan and Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich - 8th Dan

teaching Academy Students in August, 2004

Toronto Open Championships

Academy Competitors, Adrian Pouris and Renée Robertson competed at the recent Toronto Open Championships. This tourna-ment was the first of its kind in Ontario where ‘open’ style karate competitors were invited to compete with Karate Ontario’s best.

In the words of one open-style competitor who sent a letter to KO President, Sensei Sebas-tian Pirrone post-tournament, “I thought I was an above-average competitor until I attended the Toronto Open”. World champions from the Pan Am Games and World Karate Federation (WKF) were invited to attend and compete. The KO spectators had a fantastic opportunity to see the world’s best display their fighting skills.

The Academy also had a chance to display its own future world champions when its two competitors came home with fighting medals. Adrian Pouris won Silver in Kumite in the 6-7 year old novice division and Renée Robertson continue her win streak with Bronze in Kumite in the 14-15 year old Black Belt division.

This is Renée’s 10th straight tournament plac-ing or winning in either kata or Kumite. Of special note is that she has been competing in the 14-15 year old division since she was 12 years old!

Both Adrian and Renée have many more years of winning ahead of them!

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The Yoshukan Karate Association held its annual senior belt examinations at the Yoshukan summer camp August 13, 2004. Students tested for 1st Kyu and 1st Dan levels. Promotions were made to:

1st Kyu - Brown Belt 1st Dan - Black Belt Ty Kalinowicz Peter Furlan Max Kalinowicz Student Donald Heath from NDG dojo was also pro-moted to San-kyu, Green Belt at the camp.

Academy Student, Peter Furlan graded to 1st Dan- black Belt. The belt was presented to Peter by his parents, Eddy and Sherri Furlan, Peter’s biggest fans and supporters. Eddy and Sherri rarely miss one of Peter and younger brother Alex’s classes. Well done Donald, Ty, Max and Peter!

YOSHUKAN EXAMINATION RESULTS

YOSHUKAN TEACHERS PROMOTED TO SHIDOIN LOUISE PROVENCHER GRADED TO SHIHAN

Sensei James Ashley and Sensei Jonathon Marsh (below) receive their Shidoin (Senior In-

structor) Diplomas in Yoshukan Karate-do

Sensei Louise Provencher receives her Shihan (Master In-structor) diploma and congratulations from Kyoshi Devorah Dometrich, Hanshi Masaru Inomoto and Shihan Peter Giffen

Senior Yoshukan Instructors were promoted to Shidoin (Senior Instruc-tors) at our recent Yoshukan Summer Camp. This honour is the result of decades of dedication and effort at helping others learn Yoshukan Karate-do. Teachers recognized were:

Shidoin (Senior Instructor) Shihan (Master Instructor) Betty Gormley Louise Provencher Jonathon Marsh Peter Bakomihalis James Ashley Rebecca Khoury

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YOSHUKAN SUMMER CAMP PHOTOS

Yoshukan Quebec Students gather for Camp Photo

Photos of Yoshukan Summer Camp Participants held at the Isaiah Tubbs Resort in Picton, Ontario on August 13-15, 2004.

Sensei Betty Gormley and Shihan Peter Giffen

Emily Johnson displays her first board break!

Tiny Titans: Olivia Grinton; Rachel Crowther; Quinn Buckler demonstrating Shi Ho Hai kata

Sam Belo, Katy Deane and Melissa Lacktin explaining Kata to Kancho Robertson

Kancho Robertson and Shihan Provencher with gift from Yoshukan Quebec

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Yoshukan System DVD’s now available. Contact Sensei at: iaito@sympatico.ca

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS

DEMO TEAM PERFORMS AT WHITEOAKS

The Academy Demo Team (Samantha Lacktin, Samantha Lee, Michelle Lee, Renée Robertson, Shauna Wentzel, Nicholas Ray Steckowych, Alex Furlan, Jake Robertson, Gillian Hinton, Peter Furlan, Colby Taylor, Taylor Brydges, Madison Brydges) recently gave a double-header demon-stration at the local Whiteoaks Public School Fun Fair

The Academy Demo Team has special practices on a monthly basis and performs at a variety of community functions.

Students interested in applying for Demo Team membership need to be a minimum of Green Belt and members of either the Academy Leadership Team or competitors at Karate Ontario tournaments.

Academy Demo Team members: Taylor Brydges; Madison Brydges; Renée Robertson; Jake Robertson; Peter Furlan; Alex furlan; Gillian Hinton; Natasha Campbell; Nicholas Ray Steckowych

Academy competitors had the opportunity to attend two outstanding Junior Development Seminars (JDS) recently. Sensei Brad Jones, 6th Dan instructed Karate Ontario junior champions (ages 8-13 - KO medalists) on the fine art of kata on May 15, 2004. Sensei Jones videotaped the competitors and instructed them in the importance of maintaining hip level throughout the kata. Sensei Jones has constructed a world-class dojo and the juniors (and parents) had a great time training in his new state-of-the-art facility. On September 18, 2004 Sensei Sam Moledzki, 6th Dan instructed KO juniors on kata competition techniques. Sensei Moledzki is one of Canada’s foremost kata competitors and travels the world extensively giving seminars on kata and his sys-tem, Shito Ryu. Academy juniors: Renée Robertson; Peter Furlan; Jake Robertson; Natasha Campbell; Gillian Hinton; Nicholas Ray Steckowych; Madison Brydges; Taylor Brydges; Alex Furlan; and Sanda Violoni had a terrific time and did their dojo proud. The next JDS will be held on November 20, 2004 at Sensei Jim Jennings’ dojo.

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YOSHUKAN QUÉBEC

Sensei Peter Bakomihalis and Yoshukan Students

NDG Instructors, Sempai Raymond Tempier and Sempai Malcolm Mazumdar

Montreal Juniors: Ty & Max Kalinowicz; Sebastian Calistru; Henri Ng-Mercier

Yoshukan Québec continues to grow and prosper with three clubs up and running: NDG Dojo (in it’s 36th year of operation!); Montreal and the new Yo-shukan Dojo run by Sempai Malcolm Mazumdar! NDG Dojo was started in 1968 by Sensei Mike Litwinczuk and eventually taken over by Kancho Robertson. There has been a long list of Yoshu-kan instructors over the past 3 decades including: Bobby Wilber; Peter Bakomihalis; Peter Berg; Jonathon Marsh; Thierry Debeur; Louise Provencher; James Ashley; and now Jacques Chaurette, Raymond Tempier, David Francis, James Ashley and Rebecca Khoury. Montreal Dojo was started one year ago and is up and running successfully. The program is led by Shihan Louise Provencher and supported by Sensei Peter Bakomihalis and Sempai Robert Kalinowicz. Montreal dojo has firmly established itself on the competition circuit with many wins at Karaté Québec tournaments. No surprise with fierce competitor Provencher leading the dojo. Congratulations to Sempai Malcolm Mazumdar who has begun his first dojo in a local area high school. Sempai Mazumdar presented his case to school officials who were impressed and have allowed Malcolm to prove what the rest of the martial arts community already knows - martial arts training contributes to better academic scores. Yoshukan Québec is also well-represented on the Provincial governing body, Karaté Québec with both Sensei Rebecca Khoury serving as Vice President and Shihan Provencher serving as Secretary of the association. Both Yoshukan teachers also serve as coaches of the successful Karaté Québec team and Sensei Khoury also serves as Athlete Representative for the National Karate Association (NKA) executive. Lots of new teachers and students developing in Québec as well. Mazzen Faran, Baki, Bache Pande, Nicholas Thanapoulos, Costa Thanapoulos, Raluca Stanescu and the Kalinowicz boys, Max & Ty. The roots of Yoshukan are in Montreal. Our organization was strongly influenced by the kumite focus of the Hull, Québec region and the vibrant martial arts scene in Montréal. History will show how one small dojo in the NDG YMCA has produced so many great leaders and champions. ….The Tradition continues….

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YOSHUKAN DVD SERIES RELEASED

The Yoshukan Karate Association is pleased to announce the release of the new

YOSHUKAN DVD SERIES!

After many years of requests, Kancho Robertson has acquiesced and produced the com-plete Yoshukan curriculum, from White Belt to 5th Dan, on DVD. Assisted by Sempai Stephen Dreschel, and featuring: Sensei Betty Gormley; Sempai Annalisa Larocca; Bryan Dreschel; Renée Robertson; Samantha Lacktin; and Jake Robertson. Kancho recorded 10 hours of footage that has been distilled to 5 hours of content on 4 DVD’s in two separate modules: MUDANSHA: All Kata, Bunkai, Kumite and Ukemi from White Belt to 1st Dan Black Belt. YUDANSHA: All Kata, Bunkai and Kobudo from 1st Dan to 5th Dan Black Belt. Each DVD allows the Yoshukan student to jump to their preferred category of instruction and self-pace their learning. Feedback from students and teachers alike has been ex-tremely positive with many expressing how the DVD is accelerating their learning.

MUDANSHA CONTENT Kata: Kihon Kata Ichi, Ni, San; Shime No Kata; Empi

No Kata; Yoshukan Drill; Ni Ju Hichi Ko; Zenshin Ko-tai; Shi Ho Hai; Gega Sai; Niseishi; Sesan

Kumite: Randori; Gohon Kumite, Sanbon Kumite,

Ippon Kumite, Jiyu Ippon Kumite, Jiyu Kumite; Shiai Ukemi: Mae; Yoko; Ushiro; Zenpo Kaiten; Zenpo

Kaiten Ukemi Bunkai: Te Hodoki No Waza; Tai Sabaki; Goshin

Jitsu; Niseishi Bunkai; Nage No Kata YUDANSHA CONTENT Kata: Bassai; Chinto; Sochin; Tenshin; Rohai; Ryu

San; San Shi Ryu; Kusanku; San Chin; Wansu Kobudo: Akamine Bo; Bo Kamae; Bo Uke; Bo Tsuki;

Shuji No Kon Sho; Tsukenshitaku; Hamahiga No Tonfa; Maezato No Tekko; Seitei Gata (Katana)

Bunkai: Hen Shu Ho; Ju Ni Ko; Taiho Jutsu; Kaiten aNo Ho; Seiken No Tori; Kake Te Ho

To Order: See Sempai Annalisa Larocca or Sensei Betty Gorm-ley at the dojo or contact them via email at: alarocca@lk-intl.com bettygormley@sympatico.ca

Mudansha: $85 CDN - $65 US

Mudansha: $85 CDN - $65 US

Both Sets (Mudansha and Yudansha): $150 CDN - $112 US

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2004 Upcoming Events

Demo Team Practice: -1st Friday of every month 6:30-8:00 PM Brown/Black Belt Practices: -2nd Friday of every month 6:30-8:00 PM Karate Ontario Tournaments: -Oct 24th ; Dec5th; Feb 6th; May 1st ; May 29th;

Self-Defence Class: -November 6th (Bring your partner!) Kick or Treat -Saturday, October 30th (Wear your costume!)

Junior Development Seminars: -November 20th

Dojo XMAS Party: -December 18th Yoshukan Honbu Dojo Launch: -Stay tuned! Brown/Black Belt Exams: -December 4th, 2004 / August 19th 2005 N.C.C.P. Coaching Certification: -February 19-20th, 2005 Easter Egg Tournament: -March 26th, 2005 National Karate Championships: -April 7-9th, 2005 (Halifax, N.S.) Academy Exams: -Last Saturday of each month

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ZANSHIN is published quarterly by the Yoshukan Karate Association Address: The Academy of Yoshukan Karate, C/O The Clarkson Rock, Mississauga, Ontario, L5J 2W1 Phone: (905) 601-2880 E-mail: iaito@sympatico.ca Web: www.yoshukankarate.com