Our programs will resume on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Earl Bales CC and on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre

From September 2023, we are starting new Karate-based Sport Pankration/MMA program. For that, York Centre Karate acquired membership in Ontario Grappling Association – Provincial Sport Organization in charge of sport of Pankration (based on UWW variation) the only allowed Amateur MMA type in Ontario. We are still a Karate club, despite public Karate stereotype, Karate is suitable for MMA type of Sport program, especially Okinawan Karate which we are practising. We have experience of similar type of tournaments (Irikumi Go) in the past. We are hoping that will open new horizons for our Karate and organization development.

Will be no training on Monday, July 3rd (as it is part of Canada Day weekend). We will have training instead on Tuesday, July 4th from 5.40 pm till 6.50 pm (both kids and kinder groups together).

As usual during Summer months of July and August only we will have regular schedule without Fridays:

Monday and Wednesday (will be no Fridays during Summer):

Kinder Karate (4 to 6 years old): 5.40 pm – 6.25 pm

Kids Karate (7 to 12 years old): 6.30 pm – 7.40 pm

Youth and Adults (13+): 7.40 pm – 8.55 pm

In terms of membership fees, that period July and August will be considered as one month, with one month membership fee which will cover all that period of July and August.

Karate training will continue until Wednesday, August 16, 2023. And from August 16 we will be on vacation and will resume training same time as school starts after Labour Day (separate communication will be sent in August about resuming the training).

During Summer training, students can use the Summer variation of uniform: Karate uniform pants, T-shirt and rank belt.

Due to some previous arrangements, I will have to be out of town on Friday, June 16, 2023. Because of that, our training sessions on Friday, June 16 will be cancelled. However, we will have training session instead of Friday, June 16 on Tuesday, June 13 from 5.40 pm till 6.50 pm (both kinder and kids group together) in Room # 2. That means next week we will have training sessions on Monday, June 12, Tuesday, June 13 and Wednesday, June 14 (Monday and Wednesday as usual, Tuesday from 5.40 pm till 6.50 pm). That will not affect the current week which will have remaining training sessions as usual tomorrow Wednesday, June 7 and Friday, June 9. Testing will take place as announced before on Friday, June 23 (all additional details about testing will be shared as soon as we will have confirmed schedule after June 19 (confirming (or not) reopening of Herbert H. Carnegie Arena from that date)).

Due to official Holiday – Victoria Day, we will not have a training sessions on Monday, May 22, 2023 at Earl Bales CC. Our training sessions will resume next week on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Earl Bales CC.

City of Toronto informed us that Herbert H. Carnegie CC (Arena) will be closed from Monday, May 8, 2023 until Tuesday, September 5, 2023 for electrical repairs. During that time our Karate training will switch for old schedule Monday, Wednesday and Friday at same hours as now in Earl Bales CC. Monday and Wednesday in room 1, Friday in room 2. From Tuesday, September 5, 2023 we will get back to current schedule on 2 locations

City of Toronto cancelled all permits for tonight at Earl Bales CC, due to bad weather. They might cancel permits for tomorrow as well. Our programs will resume on Friday