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BC e-Newsletter No.4 ===========================
In this issue:
1. Karate BC Appoints BC Team Coaching Staff
2. Karate/Self Defense Seminar Series
3. Karate BC Officials Clinic to cover the new rules
4. 6th World Games, Akita, Japan
5. Japanese Goodwill Tournament (Tournament/Registration
package )
6. 1st Karate BC Open Tournament (Tournament/Registration
package )
7. 2nd Annual Karate BC Golf Tounament
8. Tom Mah School of Karate (TMSK) brand new training centre
9. Olympic Torch Scholarship Fund
10. Upcoming events - Summer 2001
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1. BC Team Coaching Staff 2001/2002 Lineup
Head Senior Coach: Ron
Bagley
Asst. Senior Coach: David
Bentley
Kata Coach: Darren
Choo
Jr. Asst. Coach: Ian
Atkin
Head Jr. Coach ( vacant ) - to be considered October 6th,
2001
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2. Karate/Self Defense Seminar Series
World renowed Karate althletes, coaches, referees and
medical personnel
present a unique seminar series with something for all.
From 5:00 pm Friday, August 10-12, 2001
Capilano College
2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC
cost: $100 Cdn for all sessions or $30 per individual
session
click here for more information:
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/defense.html
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3. Karate BC Officials Clinic to cover the new rules
September 8th and 9th
9:00 am till 4:00 pm
Pinetree Community Centre
1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
Cost: $25.00
Visa/MasterCard accepted
Spectators welcome
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4. 6th World Games, Akita, Japan
Norma Foster named as one of only three officials from the
Pan Americas to
participate in the World Games!
The World Games is an international multi-sports event
hosted by the International
World Games Association, under the patronage of the
International Olympic Committee.
The 6th World Games welcomes 3250 athletes and officials
from 90 countries.
Using only existing facilities, 31 Official and
Demonstration Sports
(or 170 sport disciplines) will be held at 21 venues
throughout the Akita
prefecture, Japan. A number of cultural functions will also
give everyone an
opportunity to share in the excitement.
Previsit the Games and be a part of this fantastic event!
click here for official website:
http://www.wg2001.or.jp/eng/index.html
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5. Japanese Goodwill Tournament, Duncan BC
August 25th ~ Cowichan Community Centre
Goodwill High school tournament for students aged 15 to 18
years
All styles welcome !
Click here for more info and registration package:
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/goodwillPKG.zip
(please note the package is compressed to a zip file so
"save it onto your computer - make certain you know
where you save
it to and use uncompress program such as winzip
www.winzip.com the file")
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6. 1st Karate BC Open Tournament
For the first time ever, Karate BC is hosting an Open
Tournament!
September 22, 2001
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT),
Burnaby,BC Canada
The competition will be conducted under the NEW RULES OF THE
WORLD KARATE
FEDERATION
Rules can be downloaded free at www.wkf.net
A clinic on the new rules will be held on Friday, September
21st at the
Radisson Hotel, 4331 Dominion Street, Burnaby at 6:00 pm.
These rules will probably be used for Karate in the
Olympics.
Click here for more information:
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/urInvited.pdf
Click here for Tournament information/registration package
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/openPKG.zip
(please note the package is compressed to a zip file so
"save it onto your computer - make certain you know
where you save
it to and use uncompress program such as winzip
www.winzip.com the file")
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/openPKG.zip
BCIT
3700 Willingdon
Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
(604) 434-5734
TOURNAMENT HOTEL (across from BCIT):
RADISSON HOTEL BURNABY (VILLA)
4331 DOMINION STREET
BURNABY, BC
(604) 430-2828
Click here for map/directions to BCIT
http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/share?sdpeybsd5bjciqzm
The first-ever Karate BC Open Championships needs Volunteers
to help this
momentous event run smoothly. The following positions need to be filled:
* Timekeepers/Scorekeepers (training provided)
* Security Personnel
* Volunteer Services
* Equipment Set-up/Take-down
* Marshalers
T-shirts and lunches will be provided to all volunteers.
Click here for information/signup sheet
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/Volunteer_signup.pdf
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7. 2nd Annual Karate BC Golf Tounament
On August 19, 2001 Karate BC will be hosting its 2nd Golf
Tournament at
Swan-e-set Golf and Country Club. We chose this course due to the great
time that was had by all last year.
click here for sign-up sheet (space for only 2 more teams!)
(pdf required)
http://www.karatebc.org/newsletter/kbcGolf/Golfing.pdf
Click here for more information regarding course
layout/sponsors
(15 holes sponsored already - only 3 left!!)
http://www.karatebc.org/newsletter/kbcGolf/courselayout.html
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8. Tom Mah School of
Karate (TMSK) just moved into its new location.
This isn't just a typical training centre. Not only does it offer a training
hall but it is also equipped with all the bells and whistles
for visiting
students who need accommadations!
click here to check out this the new Dojo
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/mahDojo.html
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9. Congratulations to Nathan Evans, BC Team member, who is
the recipient
of a $3000 scholarship through the Petro Canada Olympic
Torch Scholarship
Fund. Congratulations
Nathan and a big "Thank You" to Petro Can. Nathan has
trained hard and is as deserving of this as any hard-working
dedicated BC
Team athlete. It
also proves that it pays to apply!
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10. Toshi Uchiage, NKA Junior Athlete of the Year for 2001,
and National
Champion, Nancy Sham of Richmond's Steveston Karate Club
along with Lisa
Hogan of Valley Shidokan Chilliwack, have qualified to
represent Canada
at the 2nd World Junior and Cadet Championships in Athens,
Greece from October
12th to 14th this year. Lisa was Karate BC's Female Grand
Champion in 2000.
Let's wish them the best as they fight for Canada.
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11. Upcoming Events
(Summer 2001)
August 10 - 12: Karate/Self-Defense
Seminars
Capilano
College, North Vancouver
info@karatebc.org
(604) 737-3051
August 17 - 19: Prince
George Chito-Ryu Summer Clinic
Zion
Lutheran Church & Hart Community Centre, Pr. George, BC
Darren
Harpe, darren_harpe@hotmail.com, (250) 962-7753
August 18 - 19: Officials
Clinic
Kelowna
( TBA )
Karate
BC, info@karatebc.org, (604) 737-3051
August 19 Karate
BC 2nd Annual Golf Tounament/Air Canada
Closest-to-the-Pin
Contest
Swan-e-set
Bay Golf and Country Club, Pitt Meadows, BC
Karate
BC, info@karatebc.org, (604) 737-3051
August 23 - 25 Renshikan
Karate-Do Summer Camp
Cowichan
Community Centre, Duncan, BC
Fernando
Correia, fcorreia@pacificcoast.net, (250) 246-7247
August 25 Japanese
Goodwill Tournament
Cowichan
Community Centre, Duncan, BC
Fernando
Correia, fcorreia@pacificcoast.net, (250) 246-7247
August 25 - 27 Taneda
Karate Dojo's Summer Camp
Silver
Lake Forestry Camp, Peachland, BC
Cheryl
Taneda, cctaneda@smartt.com, (250) 768-2241
Sept. 9 Officials
Clinic ~ New Rules
Pinetree
Recreation Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
Karate
BC, info@karatebc.org, (604) 737-3051
Sept. 21 Open
Championships Officials Clinic: 6:00 pm
~ All welcome
Radisson
Hotel, 4331 Dominion St, Burnaby, BC
Karate
BC, info@karatebc.org, (604) 737-3051
Sept. 22 Karate
BC 1st Open Traditional Karate Kobudo Championships
BCIT,
Burnaby, BC
Karate
BC, info@karatebc.org, (604) 737-3051
Oct. 6 Karate
BC Team Selection Tournament
Pinetree
Recreation Centre, 1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
Karate
BC, info@karatebc.org, (604) 737-3051
Oct. 12 -14 WKF World
Junior & Cadet Karate Champiosnhips
Athens,
Greece Check out the following website
for info:
http://www.wkf.net/greece2001/html/newseng.html
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