Canadian Martial Arts Academy

January 22nd, 2012 Mall Demonstration

On Sunday January 22nd, 2012, Canadian Martial Arts Academy (Powell River dojo) held a demonstration at the Town Centre Mall in Powell River. It was a huge success. We had a great turn-out for this event.

We started the event out with Cardio Kickboxing at 10:00 am – Thank you to all the Cardio ladies that attended - You all kicked some serious... kicks... threw some serious punches and really showed off the skills and strength that you have all gained from your continued training at Cardio/Kickboxing classes.

We then, moved on to Black Belt & Leadership Pre Test warm up at 11:00 am - moving to the Black Belt Pre Test and Leadership Test starting at 11:30 – All of our Brown Belts were a little nervous, but they didn’t show it... The Pre-Black Belt Test was fantastic... All the students looked amazing... It was fun to watch each student during their testing...they all made it look effortless...which we know it’s not. Each and every student should be proud of how well they did, and should be proud of how their continued hard work and practicing has paid off.

After the Pre-Black Belt Testing we held a Tournament/Volunteer Meeting at 1:30 pm – in order for our Volunteers to learn the rules of Judging Tournaments. Again, all the students in the Tournament proved that their training and practicing have paid off, and they all had fun doing so. And all of the volunteers had a great time learning the ropes of Judging. We wish to thank each and every volunteer who showed up. Without the help of our volunteers, these events would not be possible.

To finish off the day, we then had our Little Ninja Class at 3:00 pm – Our wonderful Little Ninjas did a great job!!! They were really, really fun to watch! They all did a great job and are all on their way to becoming our next Black Belt Pre-Testers....

We would like to THANK each and every person that helped make this event such a great success. Without your help, we would not be able to achieve such great success at events like this.

OKINAWA JAPAN 2012 OKINAWA JAPAN – THE BIRTH PLACE OF MODERN DAY KARATE

On August 2nd – 17th 30 students from Canadian Martial Arts Academy will be travelling to Okinawa Japan, a small island 956 miles from Tokyo Japan (as the crow flies). 10 students from Powell River will make the trip this year. These students have trained for the past 4 years and have qualified to make the trip. Sensei Clayton has made the trip 14 times. This will be his 15th trip. Going to Okinawa with Sensei Clayton, who has gone so many times, is guaranteed to be a fun and exciting time! Sensei knows all the places to explore, and great food to eat, just to list a few. While there, students will practice Karate and Weapons with the great Masters of today in Okinawa.

JAPANESE LESSONS

Wednesday, February 1st at 8:00 pm

Wednesday, February 8th at 8:00 pm

WEAPONS CLASSES

Weapons classes will be held for only for Black Belts and those going to Okinawa, Japan Classes will be held:

• Monday, February 6th at 8:00 – 8:45 pm
• Monday, February 13th at 8:00 – 8:45 pm
• Wednesday, February 15th at 8:00 – 8:45 pm
• Monday, February 20th at 8:00 – 8:45 pm
• Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:00 – 8:45 pm