Whitecourt Tournament
Reminder that the Whitecourt tournament is this weekend! If you are interested in attending the tournament, be sure to check out the flyer in the events tab on our website!
South Calgary Tournament
Reminder that the South Calgary tournament will be hosted this weekend at the Fish Creek Recreation Complex! As one of the biggest tournaments in the country, this tournament is often attended by senior members of our organization, the national team and it’s support staff, and countless students from across the country. The BKA will be sending down members of it’s tournament team to compete as well. Good luck to all competitors!
Tournament Team Trainings
Club members, note that there will be two more tournament team trainings this semester. They will be hosted from 3:30-5:30PM before the 6:00PM Sunday classes on March 8th and April 12th. These tournament seminars are open to our Tournament Team, youth members green and up, and all adult members. See you at the workouts!
Spring Inter-Club Tournament
On February 14th we held our second Inter-Club Tournament of the year. With 12 divisions and 72 students from Grandview/McKernan and The Derrick competing in kata, kumite, and pad kumite, we feel the event was a success. Thank you to all the parents who took the time out to drive and support their kids at the event on the Family Day long weekend. Thanks as well to all the black belts and coloured belt members from out adult program who came out to support the event.
Youth Inter-Club Tournament
Students, a reminder that this weekend we will be hosting our annual inter-club tournament for youth members of the BKA! Check out the flyer that has been distributed in class/over email on the events tab. See you there!
Inter-Club Tournament Results
We had 87 kids out to the youth fall inter-club tournament over the weekend competing across 12 ring divisions – 46 From Grandview/McKernan, and 41 from the Derrick Club! All the youth students had the opportunity to compete in Kata, Kumite, and Pad Kumite.
Once again, great work to all the students and to the instructors that helped make the event possible. Next event for youth members will be our Fall Grading on December 13th.