Tournament Team Year 3 Members

Announcing our year three BKA Tournament Team!

Congratulations to our new team members: Claire, Natalie, Cristina, Stefan, Mia, Jackson, Ethan, Emily, Kira, Ava, Lauren, Simon, and Kai.

Head Coaches: Scott Knowles, Bernadine Jugdutt
Assistant Coaches: Mike Reynolds, Adam Knowles
Junior Coaches: Michael Chmay, Sidney Taylor

2019/2020 BKA Tournament Team Information

Club Members,

We are excited to launch year three of our BKA Tournament Team!  Our team members received specialized training at exclusive training sessions throughout the year, and every member saw successes at the events they attended.  We’re now ready to select our new team!  The selection process is available for members ranked Green and up, and will be hosted on September 29th at the Grandview Dojo.

Check out the link below for more information, and please contact us if you have any questions.  To register to participate in the tryouts process, please take a moment to fill out the registration form online.

If you are interested in trying out for this year’s team, please complete your application at the link below by September 27th, 2019.

http://edmonton-karate.com/tournamentteamselection.html

Thanks, and we hope to see you there!

Whitecourt Tournament Results

Congratulations to the 32 members of the Bushido Karate Association who attended the Whitecourt Tournament last Saturday. There were a number of notable performances:

Sensei Bernadine Jugdutt Gold in Kumite, Silver in Kata
Sensei Raye Willms Bronze in Kumite
Sensei Elise Leong-Sit Gold in Kata, Bronze in Open Kata, Silver in Kumite
Sensei Michael Chmay Bronze in Kata, Silver in Kumite
Sensei Scott Knowles Silver in Kata
Sensei Craig Pettie Bronze in Kumite
Shawn Larmand Silver in Kata, Gold in Kumite
Ryan Bangit Gold in Kata, Gold in Kumite
Sara Mah Gold in Kata, Gold in Kumite
Andrea Margaret Milne-Epp Bronze in Kata
Ava Milne-Epp Bronze in Kumite
Ethan Wang Gold in Kata, Silver in Kumite
Kai Barrett Silver in Kata
Danilo Bangit Gold in Kata, Gold in Kumite
Claire Beaudoin Bronze in Kata, Silver in Kumite

Our junior members ranks Blue and down and team members collected a further 20 medals with very strong showings in their divisions.

On behalf of the seniors Instructors, I am proud of all accomplishments for all of our students. I’d also like to credit the Instructors working with the BKA Tournament Team for the obvious success of your program.

South Calgary Results

The BKA had 16 members in attendance at the tournament yesterday in Calgary/Okotoks. 

I do not have full results from participants, but want to congratulate Sensei Scott and Sensei Bernadine on stellar results!  Sensei Scott won Gold in Kata, Gold in WKF sparring, Silver in Shintani kumite, and Gold in Team Kumite.  Sensei Bernadine won Bronze in Kata, Bronze in Shintani kumite, and Gold in Team kumite.

Interclub Tournament

Parents and Club Members,

A reminder that our annual spring inter-club tournament will be held on Saturday, February 23rd at Mother Margaret Mary School.

Please take a moment to review the information PDF emailed out to you.

For this event we bring together the Grandview and Derrick programs for a spirited morning of fun, with an introduction to tournaments for our junior students, and some high level competition for our more senior ranks.  We will also see in attendance our year two BKA Tournament Team, as they prepare for other tournaments around the province!

We hope to see you at the event!  Any questions, please don’t hesitate to email the instructional team, or speak to us in class.

2018 Fall Youth Tournament

Parents and Club Members,

A reminder that our annual fall inter-club tournament will be held next Saturday, November 17th at the Derrick Golf and Winter Club.

Please take a moment to review the attached information PDF.

For this event we bring together the Grandview and Derrick programs for a spirited morning of fun, with an introduction to tournaments for our junior students, and some high level competition for our more senior ranks.  We will also see in attendance our year two BKA Tournament Team.

We hope to see you at the event!  Any questions, please don’t hesitate to email the instructional team, or speak to us in class.