January Update
The 2007 Ontario Training Schedule is Available
Attention Ontario Team Members and Athlete Having Earned 40 or more Points
The Ontario team training schedule is available. If you did not receive a schedule yet, please contact Head Coach, Jim Jennings for a copy. Your email address will be added to a contact list for future events and notices. Training is open to all KOA competitors who have already secured their placements or have accumulated 40 or more points through the KOA Grand Prix qualifying tournaments.
Send your email to: jenningskarate@rogers.com
World Champion Seminar
Luca Valdesi comes to Ontario this January for a KAO sponsored seminar. After winning gold at the WKF World Championship for Kata and Team Kata, he has been sought after for his seminars. On January 20 th , Valdesi will be leading 2 seminars at Karate Club Eagle. Details are as follows:
Location:
Karate Club Eagle | www.karateclubeagle.com
Cost:
KAO Members - Juniors: $30
KAO Members - Adults: $35
KAO Members - Groups of 10: $30/person (prepaid)
Times:
Junior Seminar - 10:30 - 12:00
Adult Seminar - 12:30 - 2:00
More information on Luca Valdesi can be found at his website. Please Click Here
Click Here To Receive Downloadable Poster/Brochure
Re-writing of Karate's History
By Sean Wong
Much has been written about karate's history but none has been copied and re-printed as many times as an article simply entitled Karate History. This article was written about 13 years ago by Ontario's own Joy Ang and Kevin Northrup. It is one of the most concise and copied article on the topic. Its original purpose was to be a part of Ontario's own National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) but it has since then been adopted nationally and found in the NCCP's workbook.
Karate History does not represent every style of Karate. Rather, its focus is on those recognized by the WKF. These styles are Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Wado-Ryu, and Shito-Ryu. Even with is limited representation, the root of all styles originate from the island of Okinawa, Japan. Ang and Northrup stay true to this fact in their piece resulting in content that is universally applicable.
With 25 years practicing karate and the primary contributor to the article, Northrup is proud of what he considers to be his legacy to Karate. Ang holds a treasure chest of medals and has secured her reputation in the ring during her youth. Today, Ang and Northrup are nationally certified referees and have been training since 1982 and 1979 respectively. You can find them both training in Shotokan with Shihan Tominaga. Northrup also holds a black belt in Okinawa Goju-Ryu.Nassim - On Top of the World
Congratulations to Nassim Varasteh!
Congratulations to Nassim Varasteh on earning the Silver medal at the WKF World Championship in Finland. The membership at large and the directorship of Karate Ontario are proud of this achievement and recognize the efforts and sacrifices of all our athletes. Nassim's dedication to Karate has earned her a spot in world karate history as a world champion in Canada.
Click Here To View Her Fight On YouTube.
Great Work Nassim!!!!
Special
thanks to Dick Grant for providing photographs