=========== KARATE BC e-Newsletter No.6 ===========================
In this issue:
1. Tragic loss for world karate
2. 1st Karate BC Open Championships
3. Karate BC 2001 Fall Provincial Championships
4. 2nd Annual Jinmukan Elite Karate Training Camp
5. Upcoming events - Summer 2001
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1. Tragic loss for world karate (source WKF)
The world karate is deeply affected by the sudden loss of one of its greatest
representatives, the French Alain Le Hetet, world champion, national champion
and finally one of the French national team trainers.
His passion for life and athleticism, his many years of experience and his
global knowledge of karate has contributed in the great success of France
in world karate. The WKF expresses its heartfelt sympathy.
Click here for the details:
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2. 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
Tak Sameshima, four-time Canadian Kata Champion and National Karate
Association Hall of Famer (http://www.nka.ca/english/people/people.htmlto)
will perform a demonstration during the 1st Open Karate Kobudo
Championships, September 22nd at BCIT in Burnaby.
Frank Clayton, Chief Instructor of the Canadian Martial Arts Academy, and
WKO Champion, will perform Kobudo demonstration as well.
Karate BC Open Traditional Karate and Kobudo Championships
September 22nd at British Columbia Institute of
Technology in Burnaby, British Columbia. Competitors from Washington,
Oregon, and Alberta have confirmed attendance. Same day registration
for kata competitors at tournament site.
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 8 & 9 at Pinetree Rec Centre in Coquitlam at 9:00 am.
Click here for more information:
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/urInvited.pdf
Click here for the tournament information/registration package
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/openPKG.zip
(please note the package is compressed to a zip file so "save it on your computer
- make certain you know where you saved it, and use an uncompress program such as
winzip www.winzip.com to open 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
- Marshalling Assistants
- Equipment Set-up and Take-down
- Help Desk / Registration Personnel
- Admissions
- Volunteer Services
Click here for information/signup sheet
http://www.karatebc.org/promo/Volunteer_signup.pdf
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3. Karate BC 2001 Fall Provincial Championships
Capilano College Sportsplex
2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC
October 27 & 28, 2001
For more information please contact Karate BC:
info@karatebc.org ~or~ (604) 737-3051
Hosts: NASKA (North American Shotokan Karate Association)
*** Please notify potential BC Team members of this event as it is one of the
required tournaments for the Grand Prix point system.
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4. 2nd Annual Jinmukan Elite Karate Training Camp (source: Howard High)
The Elite Karate Training Camp will be taking place in less than two
weeks. We have some excellent training sessions planned.
If you are traveling by air, please take extra time and care in these
times of turbulence and uncertainty.
If you are traveling from outside the USA, please take extra care. If you
have not yet received a personalized invitation for visa purposes yet,
please let me know and I will send you an email with the invitation
document as an attachment. Once you have your flight itinerary, please let
me know so that I may be able to arrange for transportation from the airport.
For anyone who needs to arrange for accommodations, please click on the
HotelDisounts.com banner at http://www.elitekarate.net/ or use the
travel/hotel page at: http://www.yahoo.com/ ... these sites will be able
to identify the available facilities and the costs. To help find the
nearest facility to the camp, use the address of the Prairie Life Fitness
Center as the search criteria. The address: 10351 Barkley, Overland Park,
Kansas, 66212.
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Howard High
high@jkr.com
high@dojomedia.com
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5. Upcoming Events
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 World Junior & Cadet Karate Championships Athens,
Greece Karate BC (604) 737-3051
Oct. 13 Officials Clinic Duncan (TBA) Karate BC (604) 737-3051
Oct. 27-28 Karate BC Fall Provincial Championships
Capilano College Sportsplex, North Vancouver,
BC Karate BC (604) 737-3051
Nov.10 Victoria Invitational Karate Tournament
Central Jr. Secondary School, Victoria, BC
Peter Danniels (250) 388-9241
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