CCES – Cannabis In Sport

The Government of Canada will legalize cannabis on October 17, 2018. Athletes subject to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) must be aware that this does not affect the status of cannabis in sport. Cannabis continues to be a prohibited substance and a positive test can still result in a sanction.  For more details visit https://cces.ca/cannabis

Sports NS – Cleve’s Source for Sports Athlete of the Month for December announced

(Halifax, January 17, 2019)- Trysten Deveau is the Female Individual Athlete of the Month for December. The 21-year-old karate athlete from Church Point recently competed at the 2018 North American Cup where she won bronze in the Individual Female Kumite -55kg. The competition took place at the start of December in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Deveau’s success at this event qualified her for the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru.

The December Male Individual Athlete of the Month goes to 22-year-old Ryan O’Neil. The Halifax karate athlete won bronze in the Individual Male Kumite -67kg at the 2018 North American Cup last month. O’Neil’s performance earned him a spot at the 2019 Pan Am Games in Peru next summer.

The Athlete of the Month program is administered by Sport Nova Scotia, whose members are eligible to nominate athletes for the awards. A membership committee selects the award recipients for five possible categories: Male Individual Athlete, Female Individual Athlete, Male Team Athlete, Female Team Athlete, and Team. For more information about the awards, please visit sportnovascotia.ca.

Sport Nova Scotia is a voice for amateur sport that promotes the benefits of health, personal development and achievement of all participants. Sport Nova Scotia is a non-profit, non-government organization representing approximately 60 provincial sport organizations and more than 160,000-member Nova Scotians.

KNS – 2018-19 Kata Development Camps

You are invited to participate in the Karate Nova Scotia Kata development training that will be taking this year and leading up to the National Championships May in Edmonton.  The training will be open to all KNS members or Karate Canada Affiliates who are a minimum of 12 years of age and have achieved the rank of green belt or equivalent.  All the training sessions will be held at the Windsor Karate Club at 4404 Highway #1, Three Mile Plains, Windsor, NS.  For complete details see notice.

The Karate NS Team is looking for a Team Manager!  This role comes with great responsibility and is one of the key pieces to the teams success.  Do you like to donate your time and reap the rewards of volunteering.   Do you like to spend time with great coaches and driven athletes and their ever supportive parents? If so … please send us a “Letter of Interest” establishing your qualifications and reasons behind why you want the position.  See link to job description above.  Send replies to info@karatens.org, include “Interest in KNS Team Manager”    All applicants will be reviewed, and those short listed will be contacted by Coaching Staff for possible informal discussion/interview. Deadline to submit application Sept confirm is midnight Monday September 10th

KNS – Awards Nominations

Nova Scotia’s sport community has much to be proud of.

KNS takes pride in recognizing the achievements and the valuable contributions of so many.

Provide your input to the KNS Awards, get your votes in by May 8th

KNS – First Aid Course Notice

Karate NS will pay the cost for two members of each registered dojo to attend.  Any other person who would like to attend is welcome but they will be required to pay their cost for the course.  The cost is due on the course date.  If you are not selected to attend but wish to attend, please speak with your Chief Instructor and they will pass your name along with the two designated club members.  See notice for all the details!  Deadline to confirm June 8th!

Sports NS – Cleve’s Source for Sports Athlete of the Month announced

(Halifax, July 16, 2018)- Ryan O’Neil is the Cleve’s Source for Sports Individual Male Athlete of the Month for June. The 21-year-old Karateka from Halifax earned his spot on the podium in two events at the 2018 Pan American Karate Federation (PKF) Senior Championships in Chile. O’Neil secured a bronze medal in the -67 Kumite and gold with his men’s Kumite team. This is the first time a Nova Scotian has made it to the podium at this competition. The international event that took place in Santiago from June 11-17 hosted 304 competitors from 20 countries. O’Neil’s success secured him a spot at the 2018 Karate world championships in Madrid, Spain from November 6-11.

The Athlete of the Month program is administered by Sport Nova Scotia, whose members are eligible to nominate athletes for the awards. A membership committee selects the award recipients for five possible categories: Male Individual Athlete, Female Individual Athlete, Male Team Athlete, Female Team Athlete, and Team. For more information about the awards, please visit www.sportnovascotia.ca   

KNS – Douglas Brose Clinic

Karate Nova Scotia with Support from Sports NS is pleased to bring you Douglas Brose!

Professional Fitness and Sports. Athlete of the Brazilian Karate team. World Champion WKF, World Games Champion, Panamerican Champion and SouthAmerican Champion.

Works on developing methodology of physical, technical, tactical and strategic training for Karate elite athletes, specializing in Shiai Kumite.

Open to karateka associated with Karate NS, NB, NFLD, PEI, QUE and other Associations under Karate Canada and the WKF.

Download the information package on the events page!

Event Info

KNS – AGM

Sunday April 2nd, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Get involved, collaborate and spread the love of the art and sport! Many hands make light work!

KNS – Presidents Close-Out to 2018 Halifax Nationals!

The National Organizing Committee (NOC) for the National Karate Championships had its final follow-up meeting this week, in order to bring to a close, the Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Karate Championships for March 2018.

As a result, it is important to recognize some of the individuals and organizations that have contributed to the success of this record breaking event. Locally – the Organizing Committee (LOC), Executive, Board, Officials, Coaches, Athletes, Medical Team, Volunteers, and Parents – as well as other related groups in the province, have been recognized for their contributions through personal thank you’s and letters recently distributed.
 

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KNS – Presidents Follow-up to 2018 Halifax Nationals!

I am very proud to say that our 2018 National Karate Championships in Halifax was a huge success.

I have also had the opportunity to thank nearly all of the individuals – in person – for the major roles they played over the past week, month, and year(s) – in order to make this Halifax Championship a reality. I will continue to do so – in order to let you know how special and important you are to KNS, and in particular your role at the National Championships.  

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KNS – Hauls in Hardware at the Nationals Awards Banquet!

Congrats to all the winners at the 2018 Karate Canada Awards Banquet, especially Nova Scotia’s!

• Volunteers of the Championships – Cary Hollett and Chris Richards
• Volunteer of the Year – Star Deveau
• Community NCCP Coach Developer Award – Gary Walsh

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KNS – Host Team NS Earns Some Gold from Nationals!

Congratulations to Team Nova Scotia on their performance at the 2018 Karate Canada National Championships held this past weekend in Halifax!

Lead by the spectacular unprecedented performance for a Nova Scotian Athlete – Trysten Deveau – Gold U21 -55kg, Gold Senior -55kg, Gold as member of Senior Women’s Kumite Team Atlantic!

Action packed matches from the O’Neil brothers!…
– Ryan O’Neil – Silver Senior -67kg
– Sean O’Neil – Silver Senior -84kg

Senior Men’s Kumite Team Atlantic NS members Tyler Deveau, Ryan O’Neil, Sean O’Neil and Roland Smith were part of a spectacular and action packed victory against Team Quebec and the hard fought battle against Team Ontario.

Hard work and dedication paid off for Roland Smith! Battling his way to Bronze Senior +84kg

First year on the team pleasant surprises!
– Gassan Alkurdi – Bronze Youth -50kg
– Denise Thibault – Bronze Youth – 40kg

Congrats to all Team KNS Athletes, Coaches, Referees and Local Organization Committee and its army of volunteers! You need a village to raise a Championship!

All kinds of great photos on the Karate NS Facebook page!

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KNS – NS Officials Achieve Success at the Nationals

All the Officials representing KNS passed or maintained the levels they tested for:

• Dave Griffin
• Milton Borque
• Robert Sweeney
• Jeff Muise
• Ralph d’Entremont
• Doug Chetwynd
• Garrett Chase
• Kevin Jones
• Matthew Sullivan
• Theresa Griffin

Come, watch & support Team Nova Scotia as they compete at the Karate Canada National Championships, Canada Games Centre Halifax, March 9 – 11th!

Introducing the 2018 KNS Team, 33 Athletes, 6 Coaches and 9 Officials.

Photo credit: Angel Flanagan, Feb 24, 2018, Halifax Ryuseikan Dojo

Photo credit: Angel Flanagan, Feb 24, 2018, Halifax Ryuseikan Dojo

Athletes :

• Thibault, Denise – Youth -40
• Glennie, Hannah – Youth -45 and Female Youth Kata
• Gaudet, Mia – Youth +45
• German, Mikayla – Youth +45
• Bush, Darren – Youth -40
• Lyghtle, Alexander – Youth -45 and Cadet -52, and Male Youth Kata
• Ott, Brayden – Youth -45
• Alkurdi, Gassan – Youth -50
• Thibault, Dorian – Youth -50
• Niet, Jesse – Cadet -47 and Female Cadet Kata
• Burgess, Adee – Cadet +54
• Habchi, Maria – Cadet +54
• Smith, Madyson – Cadet +54 and Junior -59
• Fields, Maddox – Cadet -52
• Theriault, Marc-Andre – Cadet -57 and Junior -55
• Eddy, Marie – Junior -53
• Niet, Angel – Junior -53 and Female Junior Kata
• Sexton, Makayla – Junior -59
• Deveau, Riley – Junior -61
• Boudreau, Yanick – Junior -68
• Deveau, Trysten – U21 -55 and Senior -55
• MacRury, Serena – U21 -61 and Senior -61
• O’Neil, Ryan – Senior -67
• Deveau, Tyler – Senior -84
• O’Neil, Sean – Senior -84
• Doubleday, Mark – Senior +84
• Smith, Roland – Senior +84
• Schlief, Koen — Male Youth Kata
• Beaton, Kailyn — Female Youth Kata
• Jones, Tyler — Male Cadet Kata
• Wood, Owen — Male Cadet Kata
• Hollett, Maddison — Female Cadet Kata
• Doane, Shannon — Senior Womens Kata

Athletes :

• Head Coach Mitch German
• Assistant Head Coach Karen Armour
• Assistant Coach San Fung-German
• Assistant Coach Jeff Murphy
• Assistant Coach Greg Da Ros
• Kata Coach Dave Griffin
• Assistant Kata Shannon Doane

Officials :

• Dave Griffin
• Milton Borque
• Robert Sweeney
• Jeff Muise
• Ralph d’Entremont
• Doug Chetwynd
• Garrett Chase
• Kevin Jones
• Matthew Sullivan
• Theresa Griffin

Nova Scotia is hosting Karate Canada Nationals March 9 – 11 in Halifax!

On behalf of the KNS Executive, our Board of Directors, and the membership throughout Nova Scotia, it is our pleasure to inform everyone that we are hosting National Championships from March 7th to 11th, 2018 – at Halifax’s Canada Games Centre.

Thanks to a great deal of work by KNS, Karate Canada has offered us the opportunity to host the 2018 National Karate Championships, right here in Halifax. It has been over a decade since “Team Nova Scotia” has had the opportunity to perform before its home town crowd.

To host an event of this magnitude will certainly raise the excitement and interest in our sport throughout all of Atlantic Canada. With the total support of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland – all four provinces are looking forward to the rewards that come with hosting the National Championships on the East Coast of Canada.

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Nova Scotians headed to Junior World Karate Championships in Spain!

Karate Nova Scotia congratulates Yanick Boudreau, Riley Deveau and Ryan O’Neil on being selected to represent Team Canada at the 2017 WKF Cadet, Junior, and U21 Championships in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). The competition will take place from October 25th-29th, bringing together over 1700 athletes from 109 different countries. Karate Canada will be represented by a total of 25 athletes. To view the entire team roster, click here:  http://www.karatecanada.org/pdf/Jr_Worlds_Roster_2017.pdf

It is a great accomplishment to have 3 Nova Scotians on the team!

• Ryan O’Neil U21 -67 kg (Halifax, NS)
• Riley Deveau Junior -61 kg (Church Point, NS)
• Yanick Boudreau Cadet -63 kg (Dartmouth, NS)

Sensei Dave Griffin will also be there as an Official.  Great representation from Nova Scotia!

• See the event streamed Live:
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• • Cleve’s Source for Sports Athlete of the Month of September – Ryan O’Neil
  • Ryan O’Neil of Halifax has been named the Cleve’s Source for Sports Male Individual Athlete of the Month. O’Neil, 20, won a gold medal in the U21 -67kg division at the 2017 Junior Pan American Karate Championships in Argentina. As a result of this placing, O’Neil was recently named to Team Canada for the Jr. World Karate Championships which are being held next month in Spain.

• • Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic’s fall Podium Performance Series
  • The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic’s fall Podium Performance Series as well as the new Coach Webinar Series, are now open for registration!
  • Registration for all of these events is done through the CAC Locker at www.coach.ca.  Login to your account and go to Calendar > Nova Scotia and then click register on the event.  These free professional development opportunities give CAC PD points for your coach maintenance of certification requirements.
  • All Podium Performance Series events are held in person from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax.  These are open to any coach and are targeted toward performance team, University, Canada Games and Provincial level coaches.
  • The new Webinar Series events are held online from 9:00 – 10:00 PM.  These are open to all coaches, at all levels.  You will have the opportunity to speak and interact with the presenters if you attend live and they will be recorded and posted if you are unable to attend the live session.
  • Upcoming Dates (please register online);
  • Tuesday September 19, 2017 – Podium Performance – Developing Resiliency
  • Thursday October 5, 2017 – Webinar – The Business of Coaching
  • Wednesday October 25, 2017 – Podium Performance – Mental Emergencies in Athletes
  • Thursday November 9, 2017 – Webinar – Misconceptions surrounding coaching athletes with a disability
  • Tuesday November 21, 2017 – Podium performance –  Balancing Training Loads in Multi Sport Athletes
  • Thursday December 7th – Webinar – Athlete Wellness

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  • Ryan O’Neil medals at U21 Pan American Karate Championships!
  • Congrats to Team Canada’s success so far in Argentina! Especially Nova Scotia’s own Ryan O’Neil. Bronze medalist. Won 8-0 against Peru first match, won second match 7-0 against Colombia, won third match 6-0 against Brazil, he lost 4th match 2-0 and won bronze medal against Guatemala 8-0!

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    Nova Scotians headed to U21 Karate Championships and headed to Junior Pan American Karate Championships!

    Karate Nova Scotia wishes all the Canadian Athletes all the best as they make their way to Buenos Aires for the Junior Pan American Karate Championships August 23-26! We have a special place in our hearts for the Atlantic Canadians representing Canada! And an even more special place for our local Nova Scotian Athletes on the team:

    Ryan O’Neil U21 -67 kg (Halifax, NS)
    Trysten Deveau U21 -55kg (Church Point, NS)
    Riley Deveau Junior -61 kg (Church Point, NS)…
    Yanick Boudreau Cadet -63 kg (Dartmouth, NS)
    Maddox Fields Youth -50 kg (Salt Springs, NS)

    

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  • New Glasgow teen headed to Junior Pan American Karate Championships!
  • New Glasgow – Anyone who watched the Canada Day Parade in Westville probably saw Maddox Fields.  A member of the New Glasgow Karate Club, he and his father demonstrated kumite (freestyle martial arts fighting) along the parade route.  People will want to keep on watching the 13-year-old as he enters the world of international competition this summer. In August, he will travel to Argentina to compete in the Junior Pan American Karate Championships.

• • KNS – Sponsorship of 2018 National Karate Championships
  • Amazing promotional opportunity with local, national and inter-national potential. On March 9, 10 and 11, 2018 Karate Nova Scotia will be hosting the 2018 Canadian Karate Championships at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The event will feature about 400 athletes from across Canada, as well as hundreds of Coaches, Officials, parents and other support staff. The event is live streamed and is seen by many people across Canada and around the world. Download the information package which details the various levels of sponsorship opportunities. If you are interested in a sponsorship package or would like to discus this further, please contact Dave Griffin (d19560809@eastlink.ca).

• Karate Canada Junior National Team!
• Congratulations to KNS Team Member Maddox Fields for being named to the Karate Canada Junior National Team, and will represent Canada at the Jr. Pan American Championships in Argentina in August.  If you would like to support him, check out his make a champ fund http://makeachamp.com/maddoxfields!

• • KNS Awards Recipients!
  • June 3rd saw the Mukashi Karate Club host the Annual KNS Awards banquet.  Sensei Bourque and his team put on a great show!  Dwayne Robicheau was the “Host with the Most”.  Lots of words of encouragement and recognition were shared with the sold out crowd of 70+.  This event also saw an addition to KNS Hall of Fame in the form of Sensei Michael S. Delaney.

• Award Winners!
• If you want to take a look at the history of the awards and past recipients, visit the awards page >>

• • Yarmouth Challenge Cup Results!
  • The Yarmouth Karate Challenge Cup was a success once again. We ended up with 138 competitors. Two from NB and Two from St. Pierre Miquelon.
  • Windsor won the cup with 110 points over Ryuseikan. We had a late start due to an accident on Hwy 103 and did not get underway until 10 am or so. However with three plus rings and 19 officials we were all wrapped up with the mats loaded on the truck by 4:45. I thought that was awesome. we shut things down between 12:20 and 1 pm for the demos.  Only two this year but again lots of good feedback. The King of the Ring was a success. We had 11 boys and ran 30 matches in 15 minutes. It wasn`t as exciting in the girls with only  4 competitors. Prior to the competition we had a minute of silence for 2 gentlemen who had an impact on the local karate community: Mr Victor Swinimer, and Ryan Jimmo.
  • Tournament Award Winners:
  • Windsor Karate Club – CUP!
  • Jeremy Crossley (Windsor) Junior Sportsman
  • Warren Surette (Shoto Ryu Jutsu) Senior Sportsman
  • Emmi German (Ryuseikan) Best Junior Female
  • Saad Eldlio (AKC) Best Junior Male
  • Madison Hollett Best Senior Female Windsor
  • Brayden Ott (Ryuseikan) Best Senior Male

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• See you next year!
• – Milton Bourque

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• First Aid Notice

• Karate NS will pay the cost for two members of each registered dojo to attend.  Any other person who would like to attend is welcome but they will be required to pay their cost for the course.  The cost is due on the course date.  If you are not selected to attend but wish to attend, please speak with your Chief Instructor and they will pass your name along with the two designated club members. See notice for all the details!  Deadline to confirm June 6th!

• KNS – NS Athlete Represents Canada at Senior Pan Ams
• Ryan O’Neil from NS will be part of Team Canada competing at the Senior Pan Ams.  In total, 27 athletes will be competing in Curacao (Dutch Caribbean) on May 25-27. This year for the first time, the Sr Pan Ams will include Para-karate divisions and Canada will be well represented with 3 athletes.

• • Herald Sports – Brookfield karate medalist motivated by heartbreak at nationals
  • Brooklyn Rutherford thought it was the breakthrough of a lifetime. Brooklyn Rutherford thought it was the breakthrough of a lifetime.
  • The 18-year-old karateka had just snatched gold at the Canadian National Karate Championships — her first in five years’ worth of competitions — and in the process had unraveled an old foe who was previously unflappable.
  • The moment was hers to cherish until, moments later, it wasn’t.

• • LOCALXPRESS.CA – Colchester County teenager sets high goals in karate
  • Brooklynn Rutherford hated fighting, but ended up in karate anyway. Now the Grade 12 student from Brookfield is a national bronze medalist.

• • Hants Journal – Karate Nova Scotia comes to Horton High School

• • GREENWICH NS – Eleven-year-old Kailyn Beaton was beaming on April 8. And no wonder – the Windsor karate athlete won a gold medal in age 10/11 advanced kata at the third Grand Prix tournament of the season. Kailyn was one of 160 competitors who turned out to spar in three rings simultaneously at Horton High School. Windsor coach Theresa Griffin said there were athletes taking part from age five right up to those in their 50s on Saturday. Dojos from Yarmouth to New Glasgow were represented.

• • KNS – 2018 Team Tryouts and Training Camps!
  • Nationals will be held in Halifax, March 8-11, 2018. Athletes need to be 12 years by March 9, 2018 in order to compete at Nationals.

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  • The Karate Nova Scotia website has a team page that will also have information as the season moves one. Please visit regularly.

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• Please make every effort to bring your completed Athlete Information Form with you!
  
• Anyone who has questions about the team workouts please contact Karen Armour at Karen.armour@ns.sympatico.ca.

• KC – New Certified Master Coach Developer!
• Gary Walsh has completed all the requirements to become a Certified Master Coach Developer. Gary is the first to attain this level of competence in Karate Canada. His knowledge, motivation, enthusiasm and perseverance make him an ideal model for others and a great asset to Karate Canada’s NCCP program. He will certainly contribute to elevating the quality of coaches and pave the way for others, in the Maritimes and in the rest of Canada.
• Sincerely Gerard Lauziere
• NCCP Chair, Karate Canada

• • SNS – February’s Cleve’s Source for Sports Athlete of the Month Winner – Brooklynn Rutherford
  • HALIFAX, NS (March 23, 2017) – February’s Cleve’s Source for Sports Female Individual Athlete of the Month honours have been awarded to Brooklyn Rutherford of Brookfield. Competing in the kumite Individual Female U21 +68kg and the kumite Individual Female Senior +68kg divisions, the 18 year-old won two bronze medals at the Canadian National Karate Championships in Quebec.

• KNS – 2017 Provincial Team Success at Nationals!
• 2017 Nationals are over, here is the summary of our success! Congrats to everyone!
• Ryan O’Neil – Gold in Men’s Senior -67kg
  Ryan O’Neil – Silver in Men’s U21 -67kg
  Brooklynn Rutherford – Bronze in Women’s Senior +68kg
  Brooklynn Rutherford – Bronze in Women’s U21 +68kg
  Riley Deveau – Bronze in Men’s Cadet -57kg
  Riley Deveau – Silver in Men’s Junior -61kg
  Yanick Boudreau – Silver in Men’s Cadets -63kg
  Trysten Deveau – Bronze in Women’s Senior -55kg
  Adee Burgess – Bronze in Women’s Cadet +54kg
• All results:
  https://www.sportdata.org/karate/set-online/popup_main.php?popup_action=uploads&vernr=2864&ver_info_action=info#a_eventhead
• Medals by competitor:
  https://www.sportdata.org/karate/ausschreibungen/2864/Nationals%202017%20-%20Medals%20by%20Competitor.pdf

• • KNS – 2017 Provincial Team Heading to Nationals, Feb 22nd to 26th!

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• Announcing the Karate NS Team.  They will be attending Nationals in Quebec City from Feb 24-26, 2017.  The members of the team and their divisions are:

• Also attending are 4 coaches:  Mitchell German, Greg Da Ros, San Fung German, and Karen Armour.
  We have 3 officials attending:  David Griffin, Milton Bourque, and Garrett Chase.

• • KNS – 2018 Nationals Organizing Committee

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• In case you have not heard, Halifax will be the host city for the 2018 Karate Nationals!  We would like to introduce the Lead Team Members for the National Championships, to be held in Halifax on March 9th to 11th of 2018.  The team held their first meeting Saturday 5 Feb 2017 at King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor, N.S.
• Lead Team Members in the photo from L to R are:  Patrick Thompson, Gary Walsh, Cary Hollett, Craig Sexton, Chris Richards, Garrett Chase, and Dave Griffin.  Missing from the photo are Cherry and Rick Whitaker.
• The next meeting will be after the Quebec City Nationals.

• • WKF – Karate in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires

• • The IOC Executive Board has agreed to include Karate in the Youth Olympic Games 2018, which will be held in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  This is a new milestone to be added to the already decisive decision of including our sport in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

• https://www.olympic.org/news/three-new-sports-to-join-buenos-aires-2018-yog-programme

• ATTENTION! NATIONALS ARE COMING TO NOVA SCOTIA

  Winter 2018!!! We are looking for 15 plus Volunteers to work the tables as Minor Officials!! Are you that one of 15 persons we need?

  

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  Taekwondo world champ O’Neil eyes Olympics in karate

  What do you do when you are a two-time world champion in taekwondo? For Halifax’s Ryan O’Neil, you switch your focus to karate.

  

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  Heavy Hearts -Victor Swinimer

  Friends and Family Members of Karate Nova Scotia:

  The Karate Community recently lost a dear friend – with the passing of Victor Swinimer.

  Victor was known by all, and greatly respected throughout the Province, the Atlantic Region, and Nationally – as a Sensei, a Coach, a Regional Director, an Official, a Father, and a true friend.

  

  Here is the obituary for Sensei Victor L Swinimer. I imagine there will be a big group to celebrate the life of Victor on Nov 19th.

  

Women in Coaching Seminar

As part of the upcoming Coaches Week, Sports NS is excited to announce their Women in Coaching Seminar – Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps – which will be hosted Monday September 25, 2017 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at the Mic Mac Aquatic Club in Dartmouth, NS.  Sports NS is targeting female coaches at all levels and specifically, those upcoming coaches who would benefit from hearing about coaching as a career opportunity.

This free event is for female coaches at all levels, from all sports.  Come and hear from some of the province’s most successful female coaches.  Learn about what it takes to have a full time career in sport while balancing a family, leading University programs and coaching in male dominate environments.  Light food/refreshments will be available. Speakers include:  Cindy Tye, Anna Stammberger, Natasha Johnson and Ann Dodge.

KNS – 3rd Grand Prix Tournament 16-17 Season

Sponsored By: Doctors NS

Tournament: Saturday, April 8th, 8:15 am to 6 pm @ Horton High School, Wolfville, N.S.

Pre-Registration Available starting March 13th!  

Karateka associated with Karate NS, NB, NFLD, PEI, QUE and other Associations under Karate Canada and the WKF.

Please ensure to read Tournament Info package for all details!

Have a grading coming up … need a forum to test your self prior! Never too old or too novice to compete!  We have divisions for everyone!

Adults can work in morning, register by 1:30 and compete in afternoon!

Download the information package on the events page!

Please be sure to READ ALL THE RULES and PROCEDURES!

KNS – Provincial Officials Clinic

KNS – 2nd Grand Prix Tournament 16-17 Season

Saturday, Jan. 21st 8:30 am to 6 pm @ Prince Andrew High School, Dartmouth, N.S.

Pre-Registration Available starting Jan. 3rd!  

Karateka associated with Karate NS, NB, NFLD, PEI, QUE and other Associations under Karate Canada and the WKF.

Have a grading coming up … need a forum to test your self prior!Never too old or too novice to compete!  We have divisions for everyone!

Adults can work in morning, register by 2:30 and compete in afternoon!

Download the information package on the events page!

Please be sure to READ ALL THE RULES and PROCEDURES!

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KNS – 1st Grand Prix Tournament 16-17 Season

Saturday, Nov. 26th, 8:30 am to 6 pm @ Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud Bridgewater, N.S.

Pre-Registration Available starting Nov. 3rd!  

Karateka associated with Karate NS, NB, NFLD, PEI, QUE and other Associations under Karate Canada and the WKF.

Have a grading coming up … need a forum to test your self prior!Never too old or too novice to compete!  We have divisions for everyone!

Adults can work in morning, register by 2:30 and compete in afternoon!

Download the information package on the events page!

Please be sure to READ ALL THE RULES and PROCEDURES!

KC – 2017 Karate Nationals, Feb 22nd to 26th!

KNS – Provincial Officials Clinic December 10th!

Atlantic Championship Weekend

Karate NB invites you to Fredericton!  Accommodations Special

• Officials Clinic – October 7th
• Kumite Clinic – October 8th
• Kata Clinic – October 8th
• Tournament – October 9th

For all the details visit:

NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program)

SportsNS – Application Deadline | Manulife Financial Community Sport Grant & Support4Sport Canada Games Sport Equipment Fund

Applications for the Manulife Financial Community Sport Grant and the Support4Sport Canada Games Sport Equipment Fund are due August 1^st, 2016.

These funds are available to all active Sport Nova Scotia members.

Please follow the below links for information on the grants, and in addition, a few pointers on writing a successful grant application:

Manulife Financial Community Sport Fund (program based initiatives) :

http://sportnovascotia.ca/Funding/StartanApplication/ForCommunitySportOrganizations/ManulifeFinancialCommunitySportGrant/tabid/1394/Default.aspx

Support4Sport Canada Games Sport Equipment Fund (equipment based initiatives):

http://sportnovascotia.ca/Funding/StartanApplication/ForCommunitySportOrganizations/Support4SportCanadaGamesSportEquipmentFund/tabid/1441/Default.aspx

Decisions on community grants normally take place 6-8 weeks after the application deadline.

If you have any questions or require assistance with the grant application process, please do not hesitate to contact one of the Community Sport Development Coordinators  located within the relevant region.

Athlete Development Program – Summer Break

June 24th will be the last class for the KNS Junior Development Program, hosted by Halifax Ryuseikan.  Make sure you make it for your last chance until  September to show Sensei Fung-German you have what it takes to be a future champ!

KNS Awards Recipients!

June 11th saw the Mukashi Karate Club host the Annual KNS Awards banquet.  Sensei Bourque and his team put on a great meal!  Dwayne Robicheau was the “Host with the Most”.  We believe this was the most attended banquet yet with over 80 people in attendance.  Lots of words of encouragement and recognition were shared.  This event also saw an addition to KNS Hall of Fame in the form of Sensei Duncan MacLeod.

If you want to take a look at the history of the awards and past recipients, visit the awards page >>

Yarmouth Challenge Cup Results!

The Yarmouth Challenge Cup was a huge success!  Halfax Ryuseikan takes the big trophy!

Competition Introduction Course:

Yarmouth Challenge Cup Weekend

The Yarmouth Challenge Cup is shaping up to be an action packed weekend, June 10th-12th!

Here is the “Official List” of Events:

•    JUNE 10TH, 6-9 PM KUMITE CLINIC – CANADIAN COACHES RANDY RIX AND KAREN ARMOUR, Joined by MITCH GERMAN

•    JUNE 10TH, 6-9 PM OFFICIALS CLINIC – WKF REFEREE DAVE GRIFFIN

•    JUNE 11TH, 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM KARATE CHALLENGE CUP TOURNAMENT, Registration Open as of May 23rd!  Live Feed http://livestream.com/mcentremedia/karate2016

•    JUNE 11TH, 6:30-10 KNS RECOGNITION AWARDS & KNS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION “Sensei Duncan MacLeod”

•    JUNE 12TH, 9:30-11:30 KNS ATHLETE DEV. PROGRAM OPEN WORKOUT

Complete details will be available during the week on the events page of the KNS Website, and of course .. Facebook

Thanks for your time and please share with your fellow karateka, family, friends and fans!

Which DOJO will be crowned CHAMPIONS!!

KNS – First Aid Course Notice

Karate NS will pay the cost for two members of each registered dojo to attend.  Any other person who would like to attend is welcome but they will be required to pay their cost for the course.  The cost is due on the course date.  If you are not selected to attend but wish to attend, please speak with your Chief Instructor and they will pass your name along with the two designated club members.  See notice for all the details!  Deadline to confirm June 3rd!

KNS – 3rd Grand Prix Tournament 15-16 Results!

SportsNS – FREE defibrillators

KNS – Provincial Officials Clinic

KNS – 3rd Grand Prix Tournament 15-16 Season

Pre-Registration Available starting Apr. 1st!

Saturday, Apr. 23rd, 8:30 am to 6 pm,

Horton High in the Valley!

Sponsored by:

New Options for arrival, see Info Package / Multiple Time Options for Door Registration / Check-in

Karateka associated with Karate NS, NB, NFLD, PEI, QUE and other Associations under Karate Canada and the WKF.

Have a grading coming up … need a forum to test your self prior!

Never too old or too novice to compete!  We have divisions for everyone!

Adults can work in morning, register by 1:30 and compete in afternoon!

Download the information package below, please be sure to READ ALL THE RULES and PROCEDURES!

World Karate Federation signs television deal with International Sports Broadcasting

The partnership, penned by ISB and the World Karate Federation (WKF), will see the broadcaster screen coverage of the Karate1 Premier League, the sport’s flagship series of competitions, and the World Championships for a four-year period, beginning in 2017.

It follows WKF President Antonio Espinós revealing they had planned a series of changes to the 2017 calendar, where the Karate 1 Premier League format will be changed in a bid to improve the sport’s suitability for television.

Competitions will be held over three days instead of two, with finals, scheduled for the Sunday of each event, televised across the world by the WKF.

ISB was founded by Romero, considered one of the pioneers in sports television having started his career with Spanish state broadcaster TVE as an engineer in 1965.

In 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked ISB to launch Olympic Broadcasting Services and be responsible for the host broadcasting operation of all their events and Romero oversaw the delivery of ten Games until he stood down following London 2012.

Among the technological innovations pioneered by the ISB at the Olympics was high-definition television.

ISB will provide coverage of the chosen WKF Karate1 Premier League competitions in 2017 as the best eight events based on the 2016 season will form the basis of the new calendar.

The Madrid-based company have also been appointed as the host broadcaster and exclusive broadcast rights sales agents for the four-year term of the agreement.

Local Xpress – DeMONT: I’m no master, but karate keeps me on my toes

JOHN DeMONT Local Xpress

“Why karate?” a friend asked the other day when I showed him a bruise the size of a Smart car.

It was a legitimate question.

For the past 20-odd years, I’ve been donning a gi, tying my belt and bowing in a dojo, or training hall, run by senseis Tony and Danny Tam, chief and vice-chief instructors, respectively, in the Halifax ISKF-Dal Karate Club.

Despite their seventh-degree black belts, I don’t envy them one bit. By my estimation, they’ve looked out onto their class more than 1,500 times and beheld someone whose grace and agility is better suited to the caber toss than the way of the empty hand.

Yet never once have I seen their shoulders sag in despair at what they have just seen: the way I can go one way when the rest of the class goes another; the balance that resembles a blind man atop a stability ball; the manner in which I turn one preordained series of moves, or kata, into another with no explanation.

KNS – Team NS Great Results from Nationals!

The Nova Scotia Karate Team has returned from Nationals in Richmond, BC this past weekend. Team NS sent 11 Athletes and received 14 medals.

The following athletes received medals:

Gold:
Trysten Deveau U21 -55
Riley Deveau Cadets -57

2016 Ricoh Sport Awards – Nominations

Mark your calendars: the 2016 Ricoh Sport Awards is slated for Saturday May 28th. 

NOMINATIONS/PSO SELECTIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED… Nomination forms are available on our website www.sportnovascotia.ca

Please read the “cheat sheet” or a good overview of the award process, as well as all timelines.

There are over 4 weeks to submit your submissions/nominations; deadline is 4pm on Friday April 8th with no exceptions.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact either Jeff (copied) or I.

KNS – AGM

• Who: Open to all KNS members, you are encouraged to attend; you do not have to be an instructor/coach. However, only 2 voting members are allowed per registered dojo as designated by Head Instructor.
• What: AGM! This is a great opportunity to express your view on the past and current business of the KNS; perhaps put yourself forward for a position on the board or executive; meet and greet other members and learn what is happening around the Province.
• When:Sunday, April 3rd, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• Where: Lower Level – Clubhouse, Italian Canadian Cultural Association, 2629 Agricola Street, Halifax. Parking available along Agricola and McCully Streets

Get involved, collaborate and spread the love of the art and sport! Many hands make light work!

FANFIT Halifax – CANADA’s OLYMPIC FITNESS CHALLENGE

To register and get more details visit http://www.fanfit.ca/

Sports NS – RBC Training Ground

Please share this with any athletes that you believe would be contenders for RBC’s Training Ground event happening in Halifax. The event is open to men and women aged 15-25.

More information can be found on the event page.

Sports NS – Leading the Way: Working with LGBT Athletes and Coaches

Webinar:   Event Summary:

We will profile CAAWS’ resource developed for coaches and sport administrators to learn best practices and tips to make sport more welcoming to LGBT athletes and coaches.

More information can be found on the event page.

KNS – Team NS Heading to Nationals!

Karate Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that the following athletes have been named to the NS Karate team and will be representing NS at the upcoming National Championship in Richmond, BC from January 29-31, 2016.

Boudreau, Yanick: Cadet -57kg

Burgess, Adee: Youth +45 kg

Comeau, Alex: Cadet -63 kg and Junior -61 kg

Comeau, Sydney: Cadet -47kg

Deveau, Riley: Cadet -57 kg

Deveau, Trysten: U21 -55kg and Sr. -55kg

Deveau, Tyler: Sr. -84 kg

Durling, Logan: Junior -68kg

Eddy, Marie: Cadet -54kg

O’Neil, Ryan: U21 -67kg and Sr. -67kg and Open

O’Neil, Sean: U21 -75kg and Sr. -75kg and Open

Rutherford, Brooklynn: Jr. +59 kg, U21 +68 kg, Sr. +68kg, Open

NS will also be sending three coaches: Mitchell German, Karen Armour, and Greg Da Ros. In addition, 4 referees from NS will be attending: Dave Griffin, Milton Bourque, Gary Walsh, and Garrett Chase.

Best of luck to everyone!  Enjoy the Experience! Perform your best!  The rest will follow!

Sports NS – High Performance Pathway Initiative

As a result of the hard work of Dave Griffin, Pat Thompson (Sport NS), Karen Armour, and Gary Walsh, Karate Nova Scotia has been awarded a 3 year grant of $12,000 as part of the High Performance Pathway Initiative!

KC – National Championships

Karate Canada is pleased to release the second version of its Information Bulletin for the 2016 National Championships (Richmond, BC, January 29-January 31st).

This important event will constitute the 41st edition of the Canadian National Karate Championships, and it will, for the first time, formally include athletes with a disability (AWAD) in active competition.

Mark your calendars as online pre-registration on SportData will begin November 23rd, 2015 and close January 11th, 2016. A direct link will be provided closer to the opening date. More information will be released soon regarding the Comp Dev NCCP Course which will be offered preceding the start of the competition. We look forward to seeing all of you again soon in beautiful Richmond, BC.

SNS – Community Grant Application Deadline – Feb 1st

Community Sport Organizations and Clubs,

 Our community grant deadline is quickly approaching, our Manulife Financial Community Sport Fund  and our Support4Sport Canada Games Sport Equipment Fund are both due February 1^st.

Below are the links to our community sport grants, along with the 5 key items we look for in a successful grant application. Both community grant applications are available to all Sport Nova Scotia Active Members,  feel free to share this information within your Community Sport Organizations and club.  If you have any questions please contact me or one of the Community Sport Development Coordinators  in your respective region for assistance with the grant application process.

Manulife Financial Community Sport Fund: (program based initiatives) :

http://sportnovascotia.ca/Funding/StartanApplication/ForCommunitySportOrganizations/ManulifeFinancialCommunitySportGrant/tabid/1394/Default.aspx

Support4Sport Canada Games Sport Equipment Fund: (equipment bases initiatives) :

http://sportnovascotia.ca/Funding/StartanApplication/ForCommunitySportOrganizations/Support4SportCanadaGamesSportEquipmentFund/tabid/1441/Default.aspx

How to create a successful application:

①  Clear purpose and goal(s)

②   Comprehensive and well thought out

③   Aligned with CS4L/LTAD (fit within  pathway)

④   Strong explanation of the long-term benefits of the project/initiative

⑤   Sustainability (financially), including a strong  overall project budget

Additional items to consider is quality and quantity of the project. A strong budget including revenue, partnerships, collaboration and the overall impact of the project.

If you require any help with the application(s) or want me to review anything prior to submission, please let me know.  As an FYI these grant allocation range from $200.00-$5000.00 dollars with the average allocation being $1300.00.

****** Decisions on community grants normally take place 6-8 weeks after the deadline has passed.

If you or your community sport organizations have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Ryan Francis | Sport Projects Coordinator | Sport Nova Scotia

5516 Spring Garden Rd | 4^th Floor | Halifax, NS B3J 1G6

P: 902.425.5450 x 362 | F: 902.425.5606

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KNS – Provincial Members Joining Team Canada at Junior Worlds

Nova Scotia will be sending two athletes to the Junior World Karate Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia which takes place November 12-15, 2015.  Trysten Deveau (18 years), from Church Point, NS, will be competing in Under 21-55kg division.  Junior Worlds takes place every second year and this is the second time that Trysten will be participating.  Two years ago, when Trysten competed, she came 7th.  That was the top placement for all Canadian athletes that year. Alexander Mathias Comeau (15 years), from Meteghan, NS,  will be competing for the first time at the Junior Worlds.  He will be competing in the Cadet -57 kg division.  Karen Armour will also be joining Team Canada as one of the Junior Coaches! Dave Griffin will be one of the top notch Officials on the tatami! Best of luck to everyone! Give them your best!

KNS – 2nd Grand Prix Tournament 15-16 Season

Pre-Registration Available starting Nov. 23rd!

Saturday, Dec. 12th, 8:30 am to 6 pm,

Halifax West High School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, close to the Canada Games Centre!!

New Options for arrival, see Info Package / Multiple Time Options for Door Registration / Check-in

Karateka associated with Karate NS, NB, NFLD, PEI, QUE and other Associations under Karate Canada and the WKF.

Have a grading coming up … need a forum to test your self prior!

Need to burn some extra calories to make room for Holiday Cheer?  2 mins in the ring 50 calories burned!

Great opportunity to visit Halifax and get some last minute holiday shopping in and a tournament all at the same time!

Never too old or too novice to compete!  We have divisions for everyone!

Download the information package below, please be sure to READ ALL THE RULES and PROCEDURES!

KPEI – Atlantics Results

Congrats to all the Athletes, Coaches and Referees who came out to Atlantics in Charlettown, PEI!

Here are all the results

KNS – 1st Grand Prix Tournament 15-16 Season

Pre-Registration Available starting Nov. 1st!

Saturday, Nov. 14th, 8:30 am to 6 pm, New Options for arrival, see Info Package

Bridgewater Junior / Senior High School, Bridgewater, N.S.

Karateka associated with Karate NS, NB, NFLD, PEI, QUE and other Associations under Karate Canada and the WKF.

More Info? tournaments@karatens.org

Download the information package below, please be sure to ready all the RULES!

Lost Equipment – Claire Tournament

If anyone is missing a pair of white adult size Reebok sneakers, that may have been left at the fundraiser tournament on Saturday Oct.17/15 in Saulnierville; please contact Star Deveau (starjulttr@eastlink.ca)

Karate Tournament  to Support Athletes Going to Worlds

All styles of karate

KPEI – Atlantic Karate Championship Weekend

•    Karate Canada National Referee Clinic, Saturday Oct 10th, 9-4:30

• Course conductor, Sensei Yaro Tarana (Karate Canada’s Officials Committee Co-Chair)

•    Athlete Development and Training Seminar – Kumite, Saturday Oct 10th, 10-12 & 2-4

• Course conductor, Sensei Randy Rix (Atlantic Region Karate Canada Kumite Coach)

•    Athlete Development and Training Seminar – Kata, Saturday Oct 10th, 10-12 & 2-4

• Course conductor, Sensei Katarina Vadovicova (National Team Kata Head Coach)

•     Tournament Sunday Oct 11th

• Ages 5-11 Door Registration & Pre-registration “Check in” 9:00 – 9:45 am,  NOTE: HEAD GEAR Required
  
• Ages 12+ Door Registration & Pre-registration “Check in” 11:30 – 12:00PM
• Officials/Volunteer Meeting is at 9:30 am
• Competition begins at 10:00am
• Registration fee – $20 per event ($10 per person for Team Kata)

Download the information package below, please be sure to ready all the RULES!

KNS – Awards and Recognition Results

For a complete history of results check out https://karatens.org/recognition/kns-awards/

Karate Canada – New NCCP Proposal Approved by KC Board

KC Board has approved the NCCP Committee suggestion to add the Free Online Evaluation: Making Head Way as a mandatory evaluation of the Competition Development pathway.   Making Head Way is designed to help coaches reduce the incidence of brain injuries in team sports and to improve decision-making about when it is safe to return to play after a head injury.

The have approved an additional suggestion to make 3 of the 4 karate-specific Competition Development modules into multi-sport modules and leave only 1 karate-specific module:

• Manage a Sport Program, move to Multi-sport
• Performance planning, move to Multi-sport
• Plan a practice 2, move to Multi-sport
• Analyze Technical and Tactical Performance, stay Sport-specific

The CAC confirmed the 3 modules would now be offered as multi-sport modules and this transfer would allow KC to focus only on providing one karate-specific module and make it easier for every coach to access the 3 multi-sport modules.

Sports NS – High Performance Pathway Initiative

Dave Griffin, Pat Thompson (Sport NS), Karen Armour, and Gary Walsh have been working on the High Performance Pathway Initiative application which takes the place of the Non Canada Games funding.  Stay tuned for hopefully good news in the future!

KPEI – Sensei Germain Bisson Kumite Clinic

A message from KPEI,

“Here are the details for the upcoming kumite clinic. This clinic is open to any individuals that are members of their provincial karate associations. We extend an invitation to our friends from the surrounding provinces as well to attend. Let’s work together!”

KC – KNS Representing Canada in Bolivia at Junior Pan American Championships

Five members of the NS Karate Team will be heading to Santa Cruz to compete in the Junior Pan American Championships, August 27-29, 2015.

Trysten Deveau , who was a gold medal winner in Junior -55 kg and Under 21 -55 kg at the Canadian National Championships in January 2015, will be competing in the U21 -55 kg division at Pan Ams. Trysten is a four time Canadian Champion and in 2013 Trysten received a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships. Also in 2013, Trysten placed 7^th at the Junior World Championship, which made her the highest placing Canadian athlete at the Championships. Trysten is from Clare, Nova Scotia.

Ryan O’Neil, who received a gold medal in U21 -67kg and a bronze medal in the Senior -67kg division, will be competing in the U21 -67kg division at the Pan American championships. Ryan is a three time Canadian Champion, winning a gold medal in 2015 and two gold medals in 2014. Ryan is also a very accomplished taekwondo athlete. Ryan is from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Alex Comeau (from Meteghan), Logan Durling (from Cambridge), and Brooklynn Rutherford (from Upper Stewiacke) will be competing for Canada for the first time at the Junior Pan Ams. Alex Comeau will be competing in the Cadets -57 kg division, Logan Durling will be competing in the Cadets -63 kg division, and Brooklynn Rutherford will be competing in the Junior +59 kg division.

Also attending the Junior Pan American Championships will be Karen Armour (from Windsor, NS) as one of the Canadian Coaches and David Griffin (from Windsor, NS) as an Official.

KNS – Yarmouth Cup Challenge Results

YCC was a great tournament, hopefully everyone made if back home safe and sound.  Special thanks to Mukashi for all their hard work, along with the Officials, Coaches, Table officials, medics, video team, athletes and of course the Parents who make all this happen!

Remember to check into the live feed site over the next few days to take another look at all the action!

Halifax Ryuseikan leaves with the Cup for the 6th time!

Here are all the results

See everyone at Atlantics in PEI, Thanks Giving weekend!

KNS – Officially Upgraded!

KNS – 2015 Karate Nova Scotia Membership Renewal Reminder‏

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KNS – 2016 Team Tryouts and Training Camps!

Nationals will be held in Richmond, BC, January 29-31, 2016. Athletes need to be 12 years by the end of August (2016) in order to compete at Nationals.

The first team workout will be May 9, 2015. The training sessions are at the Halifax Ryuseikan Dojo at 1237 Cole Harbour Road, Cole Harbour. Training was from 9 until 1 pm.  NEW TRAINING TIMES (as of October 1st)  from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm.

$80.00 non-refundable fee for those trying out for the team.

$60.00 non-refundable fee for those who are not trying out for the team but are attending the open sessions or $15 per session attended.

Those who are interested in KATA only, Sensei Dave Griffin will be doing the kata training at the Windsor Karate Club.  It is located at 4407 Highway #1, Three Mile Plains, NS.

• 12-2:00 basic/development
• 2:00-2:30 break
• 2:30-4:30 kata specific
• 4:30-6:00 video analyses (provincial team candidates only)

The Karate Nova Scotia website has a team page that will also have information as the season moves one. Please visit regularly.

Please make every effort to bring your completed Athlete Information Form with you to your first workout!

Anyone who has questions about the team workouts please contact Karen Armour at Karen.armour@ns.sympatico.ca.

2015 Canadian National and Youth Karate Championships Results!

Here are the members of the 2015 NS Karate Team that attended the Canadian National and Youth Karate Championships in Richmond, British Columbia held from January 30 – February 1, 2015.

Nova Scotia results for Nationals were:

Trysten Deveau got gold in U21 -55kg kumite and in Jr. -53 kg kumite.
Ryan O’Neil got gold in U21 -67 kg kumite and a bronze in Seniors -67 kg
Sean O’Neil got bronze in U21 -75 kg kumite
Yanick Boudreau got a bronze in the Youth division -48 kg
The Male Sr. Atlantic kumite team got a bronze
The Female Sr. Atlantic kumite team got a bronze

We also had a number of 4th place finishes:
Roland Smith (U21 +84 kg)
Logan Durling (Cadets -63 kg)
Alex Comeau (Cadets -57 kg)
Tyler Deveau (U21 -75 kg)
Sean O’Neil (Sr. -75 kg)

The members of the NS team were:

Amir Aali – Dartmouth
Jake Bird – Kentville
Yanick Boudreau – Dartmouth
Alex Comeau – Meteghan
Sydney Comeau – Meteghan
Riley Deveau – Church Point
Trysten Deveau – Church Point
Tyler Deveau – Church Point
Logan Durling – Cambridge
Joseph Habchi – Halifax
Ryan O’Neil – Halifax
Sean O’Neil – Halifax
Brooklynn Rutherford – Upper Stewiacke
Devin Sexton – Windsor
Makayla Sexton – Windsor
Roland Smith – Windsor

Just letting everyone know  the Friday night kumite class for the junior students and Sunday Kumite Classes for 13+ are now back on normal schedule.

KNS – Nova Scotia Karate Team 2015

(Read More)	This year the Canadian National Karate Championships will be held in Richmond, B.C. January 29 to Feb 2, 2015.Team practice times have been posted on the Karate Nova Scotia website.  Please check the website Calendar.  If you have not yet subscribed to the website please do so. The first team training session is March 30th, 2014 from 9:00 am until 1:00 p.m.  Information session will be held at 9:15-9:55, sweat begins at 10:00 am.  At the information session the registration fee will be collected and the Handbooks will be reviewed.
	Team Calendar of Events
	Athlete Information Form
	Athlete Agreement Form
(Read More)	President KNS Welcome Letter 2014-2015Once again, I would like to congratulate all participants on this past season, and wish them all the very best for the upcoming 2015 with Team Nova Scotia. Your performance at Clinics, Camps, and Tournaments has certainly made the year a successful one – as part of the Provincial Team.Once again we will be off to Richmond, BC where the Nationals will take place 30th of January to the 1st of February 2015. Head Coach Mitchell German will once again lead the Team. Sensei German is a 5th Degree Black Belt, and Chief Instructor of the Halifax Ryuseikan Dojo. In addition to this, Sensei German has also been a National Coach, as well as a Canadian and International Champion. He and his Coaching Team of Greg DaRos, Karen Armour, and San Fung-German, have been responsible for working with our Provincial Athletes over the past number of years, and preparing them for Provincial, Atlantic, National, and International Events on an Annual basis.

KNS – GP#1 South Shore Karate Championships

Building on the success of the Atlantics, we invite everyone to the next Karate Tournament of the season, Nov 15th!  South Shore Karate Championship IF you plan to attend it will really save us a lot of time, and things will run smoother if you make the effort to pre-register so we can ensure the bulk of the draws are prepared.
	Pre-Registration Now Closed Ends Midnight Nov 13th!

WKF – World Karate Championships – KNS Representation

Karate Nova Scotia Chief Official David Griffin is there to make sure the right calls get made. We wish Griffin Sensei a Safe and Awesome trip to the World Championships Nov 5 to 9!

KNS – Officials Upgraded at Atlantics

All people involved in competition have a key and significant role in this process and it is important to acknowledge and recognize their achievements and accomplishments.  When our athletes, coaches and officials do well Regionally, Nationally and Internationally it reflects positively on all of us because we all contribute in some way.  That being said, I would like to congratulate the Karate Nova Scotia officials who attended the Regional officials clinic this past weekend and received an upgrade of their licenses. 

They are:

Congratulations to everyone and I hope you will continue study and train to become better officials,

Dave Griffin, Chief Referee, Karate Nova Scotia

KNS – Atlantic Coast Karate Championships

Thanks again to everyone for making the ACKC a Super Event.

Senseis Dragan and Yaro had such a great time, and made so many positive comments …

(And everyone was so entertained, because they both played in the Band at the Kitchen Party, on Saturday night !!!)

Everyone I spoke with was very excited about the entire Weekend.

I was so proud of how everything went, and what a great success it was !!

It was great to see the representation from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Saint Pierre and Miquelon

If you have photos that you wish to share with us, please send to info@karatens.org

Bravo to everyone.

Thank You All So Much

See You All Soon

Yours in Karate

Gary Walsh

President – Karate Nova Scotia

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KNS – Sensei Seba Conference Thanks

Thank you for joining us at this year’s SENSEI SEBA CONFERENCE. The conference was a great success and we hope you have walked away with some valuable information and ideas to benefit you as a coach.

As a follow-up to our conference, we would like to encourage you to continue your learning and professional development through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). When you take an NCCP workshop, you’ll not only gain technical abilities, but also mentoring and decision-making skills.

NCCP workshops are designed for all types of coaches. Whether you’re thinking about coaching your child’s community team or you’re already the head coach of a national team, the NCCP has workshops to meet your needs.

To find out when and where NCCP workshops are taking place near you, visit your provincial/territorial sport website or provincial/territorial coach education organization for more information!

It was great to have you, and your athletes, represent your dojos and home provinces – at the recent Sensei Seba Clinic in Windsor, N.S. This is the second year in a row for us to host the event … and it is also the second year that representatives have attended from both PEI and Newfoundland. Reach Higher! NCCP training will open doors to new opportunities in coaching and in life.Yours in Karate Gary Walsh President – Karate Nova Scotia

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KC – Gary Walsh voted in as a Director at Large for Karate Canada Executive

Karate Canada wishes to sincerely congratulate Mrs. Debra Kofsky (Director at Large), Mr. Gary Walsh (Director at Large) and Mr. Christopher De Sousa Costa (Athlete Representative) for their recent (re-) election onto Karate Canada’s Board fo Directors, each for a 3-year term, at the 2014 Annual General Meeting held last Friday, October 17th, in Toronto (ON). We wish them much success in their future (and, in the case of Debra and Chris, continued) work with Karate Canada. Karate Canada also wishes to thank all Nominees for their involvement, generosity and dedication. We further wish to sincerely thank Mr. Sylvain Berthiaume (former Director at Large) for his many years of service and dedication as a member of Karate Canada’s Board of Directors.

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SNS – PSO Active Trade Show October 22nd‏

Theresa Tipert (KNS Secretary), Alex Currie (KNS Team Member), and Chris Richards (KNS Athlete Rep) represented Karate Nova Scotia at the recent Sports NS Active Trade Show.  The way it was structured was that there were 3 groups that visited the KNS booth for very brief 5-7 minute presentations.  Theresa did a bit of a rundown about KNS, how many clubs, different styles, KNS purpose and role and some of the successes.  Then Alex and Chris did a kumite training drill and got the participants to do the same drill with them.  As with most of these events some were more eager to participate in the drill than others, but a little more than half of the participants tried the drill.  The very last group wanted to see a full on fight so Alex and Chris did a 1-2 min kumite match.  At the end of it, they received a card with a thank you from the organizers and comments that they would be making a donation to a sport program on behalf of KNS.

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KNS – Sensei Seba Returns to Atlantic Canada

 KNS – Friendship Kata Tournament

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September 6th

In Support of Victor Swinimer

On Saturday, September 6, there will be a clinic and friendship Kata tournament at St Joseph’s Parish hall on Queen Street (top floor) in Bridgewater. All proceeds will go to Victor who is self-employed and has been unable to work for the past several months.

KNS – Ladies join Team Canada at Junior Pan American Karate Championships

Trysten Deveau will be attending the Junior Pan American Karate Championships in Peru from August 28-30, 2014. Trysten is a bronze medalist from last years Jr. Pan American Karate Championships, a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Championships and she placed 7th at the Jr. World Karate Championships. Trysten will be competing in the Junior (16-17 year old) kumite (sparring) division in the -53kg weight class. Karen Armour will also be joining the Canadian Team as one of the coaches!! Best of luck to the both of you!

  2014 Jr PAN AMS: FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE Starting August 28th!!