York Centre Karate presenting our revamped High-Performance Program.

For now, only Kumite (fighting) version.

Focus of High-Performance program is to successfully prepare students to tournaments participation.

Key points of the program are:

1. More physically demanding as tournament participation require excellent form.
2. Completely axed on tournament techniques.
3. More use of tools for development.
4. Psychological preparation for tournament environment as it is more adrenaline reach one.
5. Best student-teacher ratio, as group in average will not be bigger than 6 students. That means more attention for individual student.
6. Very intensive 1-hour training.

The program will be delivered every Thursdays at Earl Bales Community Centre – 4169 Bathurst St, North York, ON M3H 3P7 – room #2, that is inside Earl Bales Park on Bathurst and Sheppard.

First trial training will be held on Thursday Nov 21, 2019.

It will be 2 groups:

5-7 years old – from 6 pm till 7 pm

8-13 years old from 7 pm till 8 pm

As last 5 years before, York Centre Karate will join 100 Kata Challenge for Karate Day. Event will take place on Friday October 25th, 2019 at 8.00 pm.

1. To Learn to Protect Themselves
2. Martial Arts teaches kids how to Perform better in life, school and beyond
3. Kids Learn to be helpful and considerate
4. They will develop their social skills
5. Gain a healthy self-respect and respect for others
6. Increased confidence and Self-esteem
7. Increased concentration and focus
8. The habit of good exercise and good health
9. The “Can Do Anything – Never Give Up Attitude”
10. Because they grow up quick, and you want to give them all the tools they need.

Our student Max Atanelli won Silver medal on Montreal Open tournament in category 12-13 -50 kg &-55 kg. Tournament took place on May 25-26, 2019. Good job Max!

York Centre Karate and Toronto Suiken Bugeikai celebrated by doing 100 kata Ananku on Friday May 17, 2019 from 8 pm till 9 pm.

It was 130 years from birth of O-Sensei Hohan Soken (May 25, 1889) and 12 years from passing of O-Sensei Nishihira Kosei (May 14, 2007).

Thank you to all participants!

As we promised we are publishing our warrior who were not present at our last published picture. Good job Kian at last week Shiai Karate Open.

Our team participated in Shiai Karate Open Tournament last week on Sunday March 17, 2019.

Here we will share a pictures with them (only one champion Kian was not present last training, we will put his picture later)

During March Break we will not have training sessions except for Karate training sessions on Thursday, March 14, 2019 – these training sessions will take place in Skaters Lounge (first floor) in our usual hours.

Regular Training Sessions will resume on Monday March 18, 2019

We are glad to announce that this year we will have second edition of Shiai Karate Open Tournament. That is a good platform for our students to try their skills in a very friendly environment.