Karate Ontario Provincial Championships #3 - Registration Package

Updated Provincial Point Standings

East Region Development Commissionaire

Karate Ontario would like to congratulate Sensei Amy Anderson. Sensei Anderson was recently appointed as the East Region Development Commissionaire for KOA.

2010 Calendar Updated

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Karate Ontario athletes win big in Texas

Karate Ontario team members Chris De Sousa Costa, Justin Rosa and Sam Shafiee of ISK dojo travelled to Dallas, Texas to compete in the annual Suzuki Cup; a USA NKF (WKF) sanctioned tournament. This tournament offered the athletes the opportunity to compete with some of the best U.S. National karate team members and to prepare for the upcoming competition season. The team lost in the finals in close matches to the U.S. “A” team for Silver medals! Below is a highlight of their accomplishments:

Team Kumite - SILVER

Chris De Sousa Costa
Men’s +84Kg Individual – Bronze
Men’s Open Weight – Silver

Justin Rosa
Men’s +84Kg Individual – Silver
Men’s Open Weight – Bronze

Sam Shafiee
Men’s -75Kg Individual – Silver

Congratulations guys!!!

Current Karate Ontario Rulebook

View Revised Rulebook

Holiday Toy Drive 2009

Karate Ontario is not only a non-profit, sporting association but one that prides itself to lending our services to those in need. This holiday season please join us in supporting the annual Sick Kids Holiday Toy Drive. Items may be dropped off or mailed until December 21st. Please see the attached flyer from more information.

2009 Sick Kids Holiday Toy Drive

Seeking volunteers for National Championships

Karate Ontario is hosting the Karate Nationals to be held in Toronto, March 19-21, 2010. We are currently looking for people to help with Organizing Committee. If you are interested please send an email with "Nationals VOC" in the subject line to: info@nationals2010.ca If you would like to help with the actual event in March, please send an email with "Nationals Event Volunteer" in the subject line to the above address.

2009 / 2010 Season Dates

Karate Ontario #2 (Elite Points Divisions Only) - November 15th, 2009 at Magna Centre / Newmarket

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Karate Ontario #3 - January 24th, 2010 at Humber College
Karate Ontario #4 - March 28th, 2010 at Humber College
Recreational Divisions only for March tournament

Congratulations to Karate Ontario VP Craig Vokey

Karate Ontario is pleased to announce that our very own Vice President Craig Vokey has been elected to the Karate Canada Board of Directors. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Sensei Tanzadeh

Congratulations to Sensei Tanzadeh, for winning the highly coveted Distinguished Award from the World Shitoryu Karate Do Federation "WSKF" at the 6th WSKF World Championships and Congress held in Beijing, China in August 2009. This award is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Shitoryu Karate Community in the World.

Clarification regarding Kata competition

After our last Grand Prix tournament on Sept 27/09, some competitors and coaches had questions regarding kata competition. To clarify matters, please note the following:

1. Elite Divisions
- must perform shitei kata for round #1 (except 14 - 15 year olds who do not have to perform shitei kata)
- can perform tokui kata for ensuing rounds
- katas may not be repeated

Recreational Divisions
- should perform one of the katas recommended by Karate Ontario, however, these are not mandatory
- there is only one round per division and, therefore, only a single kata is required except in a tie situation

The decision criteria for all competitors remain consistent with the WKF Rules:

a. A realistic demonstration of the Kata meaning.
b. Understanding of the techniques being used (BUNKAI).
c. Good timing, rhythm, speed, balance, and focus of power (KIME).
d. Correct and proper use of breathing as an aid to KIME.
e. Correct focus of attention (CHAKUGAN) and concentration.
f. Correct stances (DACHI) with proper tension in the legs, and feet flat on the floor.
g. Proper tension in the abdomen (HARA) and no bobbing up and down of the hips when moving.
h. Correct form (KIHON) of the style being demonstrated.
i. The performance should also be evaluated with a view to discerning other points such as the difficulty of the kata presented.
j. In Team Kata synchronization without external cues is an added factor.

Karate Ontario Kata List

Point Standings from 1st Provincial Championships

Download Standings here

Ontario Games Announcement

Karate Ontario Rule Book

Thanks to Ontario Trillium Foundation for $85,600 Grant

Recently, following a highly competitive grant application process, Karate Ontario was awarded $85,600 over 36 months for the development and implementation of a Long Term Officials Development (LTOD) Program! This generous grant is from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), an agency of the Government of Ontario and one of Canada ’s leading charitable foundations.

Trillium Grant Announcement and Details

TRILLIUM FOUNDATION

National Karate Championships to be held in Toronto

The 2010 National Karate Championships will be held in Toronto from March 19th to March 21st.

New Insurance Documents

Proof of Insurance

Updated Insurance Handbook

Karate Ontario welcomes Audrey Chung to Board of Directors

Karate Ontario would like to welcome Audrey Chung to its Board of Directors. Audrey has volunteered to help with KOA initiatives and we are very excited to work with her.

Senior Pan-American Championships - Results

Download complete results here

Karate Ontario Minutes

KOA minutes - February 2009

NKA Proxies for 2009 AGM

The new national council has many great initiatives planned for the near future. Any Karate Ontario black belt who is unable to attend the upcoming AGM in Calgary may vote via proxy.

2009 Proxy

Ontario strikes gold in Las Vegas!

The 2009 USA Karate Open and Junior Olympics were recently held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This highly respected and highly competitive championship hosted 35 countries and over 1350 competitors. Ontario athletes Chris de Sousa Costa and Saeed Baghbani both brought back gold medals in individual kumite and also contributed to the Canadian Men's Kumite Team winning gold beating USA in the finals.

In conjunction with the USA Open the North American Cup was also held in Las Vegas. The North American Cup saw Canada vs. USA vs. Mexico and was also a very exciting competition. Congratulations to the following athletes who all won medals at the North American Cup:

Goli Khalili - Silver
Ada Bratic - Bronze
Pat Grant - Silver
Leirick Chung - Bronze
Saeed Baghbani - Bronze
Chris de Sousa Costa - Bronze

View complete USA Open results here

View complete North American Cup results here

View complete Junior Olympics results here

Did you know? Becoming a member of Karate Ontario

Did you know that Karate Ontario is the only karate sporting association recognized by the Government of Ontario? Provincial championships are held under the supervision of the Canadian Olympic Committe and Sport Canada ensuring the best quality of competition and highest safety standards. Members of Karate Ontario follow the rules and regulations of parent organizations such as the National Karate Federation and World Karate Federation and have access to the best available karate information in the world. Although there are many karate organizations and "championships" the International Olympic Committee only recognizes athletes competing for KOA, NKA and the WKF.

If you would like more information on becoming a member of Karate Ontario click here ...

Information on upcoming National Championships

The following link provides information regaring the upcoming National Championships to be held in Calgary, Alberta:

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New NKA survey

New survey here ...

Your password is: 2ABETTERNKA

Current Point Standings - Updated

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Congratulations to Ontario's carded athletes!

Sensei Paul Oliver recently participated in a teleconference call with Sport Canada and the Athlete Assistance Program Officer and was happy to announce that Ontario's Saeed Baghbani and Nassim Varasteh are receiving carding status for the next two years.
Congratulations and thank you to the NKA administration for their hard work as well!

NEW WKF rules - modified

NEW complete set of WKF rules here

Summary of rule changes

Photos from Provincial Championships

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Letter from new NKA Council

A new National Council has been elected! It is important that our members in Ontario are familiar with the goals and initiatives of this council so we may contribute to building a stronger sporting association here in Canada. Please read the following letter from NKA president Rebecca Khoury:

Letter in English

Letter in French

NEW KOA rules - points and non-points divisions

New KOA rules here

Welcome home to our WORLD MEDALISTS

On behalf of Karate Ontario we would like to congratulate the following two athletes on their amazing accomplishments recently in Tokyo, Japan at the 19th World Karate Championships:

Nassim Varasteh - SILVER in Women's -60kg Kumite

Saeed Baghbani - BRONZE in Men's -70kg Kumite

Nassim and Saeed are both very deserving athletes and continue to inspire all of our members. Congratulations!!

2009 Membership Package

Karate selected for the 2010 ONTARIO SUMMER GAMES!

The Sport Alliance of Ontario has officially accepted Karate as part of the Ontario Summer Games in 2010.

More information here

Varasteh and Baghbani in the National Post

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Newsflash! Canada to host 2010 Jr. Pan-American Championships

At the Congress of the Pan American Karate Federation in Caracas, Venezuela on May 29, 2008, National Karate President, Mr. Norm Gillies, made an appeal to the Congress to award the 2010 Junior Pan American Championships to Canada. The Congress voted with a large majority to accept Canada’s request. The 2010 Championships will take place in August of 2010 at a venue to be decided.

New Safety Measures for Combat Sports in Ontario

"The government shares a commitment with all PSOs to ensure that their athletes are training and competing in the safest possible circumstances and each PSO that has received formal recognition status from the Province of Ontario is required to ensure that appropriate safety standards are applied at each competition held under the auspices of a recognized PSOs."

Read the official letter here ...

KAO is Now Accepting Sponsorship Partners

KAO promotes the ideals of excellence and fair play. Our sponsors share the prestige that such alliance with KAO association conveys. Our primary method of communication with our membership is through our website. Traffic on www.KarateOntario.org continues to grow. It is currently 20% over last year with an increase to 4500 unique visitors per month achieving upwards of 100,000 impressions. This is an average of 22 pages per visitor per month making KAO’s website a valuable and integral part of its dedicated membership. For the 2007/2008 season, KAO is offering our sponsors an opportunity to share their message by providing ad space on our website.

Interested parties may download our sponsorship package here: