Parents are advised that registrations for South Surrey Karate Club will continue through the month of January. New students who have the special rate pass for their first month are advised to see Chris Millard.

Students participating should have clean, pressed dogis and remember their gear on Wednesdays.
The regular times for South Surrey Karate training are
Juniors 5-6 pm Monday and Wednesdays
Adults 6-7 pm Monday,Wednesday and Fridays

Call Sensei Andrew Statz at(604) 5315289 or Chris Millard at (604) 5366372 .

The winter season is upon us so make it your New Year’s resolution this year to get involved with your son or daughter! Begin learning a traditional martial art now and join the South Surrey club today.You’ll have new reasons to be proud of your children and they’ll have a new reason to be proud of you.

All Ages 8 years and over
Junior class Monday 5pm-6pm
Junior class Wednes 5pm-6pm
optional Friday 5pm-7pm
Adult class Monday 6-7:30 * note new time
Adult class Wednes 6-7pm
Adult class Friday 5-7pm
Location:**see below**
Pacific Heights Elementary School, 17148 26th ave. Surrey
Training Friday classes for seniors/and juniors who are grading at Pacific Heights Elementary Surrey

Cost: $50 /month – juniors / Family rates (available)for further information call (604) 531-5289 Sensei Andrew Statz,
4th degree Blackbelt, recently retired Delta School teacher 30 years and NCCP certified levels 1,2,3.
Sensei Jim Hawkins 3rd degree Blackbelt other South Surrey blackbelts Lucas Reddy 2nd degree, Chris Millard Shodan, Adam Reddy Shodan, Cara Statz Shodan and Mitch Webb Shodan

Call now!!Sensei Andrew Statz at(604) 5315289 or Chris Millard at (604) 5366372 .

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Karate training under the leadership of Sensei Andrew Statz, and Sensei Jim Hawkins,
helps many young people at Pacific Heights to work hard to develop their martial arts skills.
Nidan Lucas Reddy, and Shodans Chris Millard, Mitch Webb,Adam Reddy,Cara Statz…train and always find time to help those they can.
Helping others comes from a long, old tradition in martial art training, perhaps we can refer to Japan and our master Gima.

Our master Gima(Hanshi Makoto Gima) was a person of pure thought, who did not consider money, honor,
or position to be his reason for fulfillment in life. However, he did live with the knowledge of duty for the development
of karate since he was a young boy in Okinawa. Master Gima though not in good health in his youth, grew strong as he developed his martial art skills. One area that he worked on and felt quite strongly about was kata. Kata during his time was becoming neglected in favor of kumite, the concern of the fighters (kumite) being primarily to defeat an opponent. The masters trained for years at kata to improve their strength,health and flexibility.

At Pacific Heights we work to develop both kata and kumite. Karate is as much a mental discipline as a physical sport.

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Japan Trip 2011 – The Plan On September 23 and 24, Japan International Gima-Ha is hosting a series of events. These special events will be starting with an international invitational Karate tournament. Secondly, a special ceremony is being held for Mr. Gima’s 23rd memorial. Third, Mr. Higuchi is celebrating his 70th birthday. And lastly, there is a grading for senior black belts.

Seven of our own members are taking this opportunity to go: Shihan Tak-Sameshima; Senseis Paul Sexton, Hardeep Gill, and Andrew Statz; Sempi Lucus Reddy; Nina Krack; and our youngest traveler, David Rhodes, accompanied by his father Mike.

This will be the first time for Lucas, Nina, David, and Mike and the excitement of the trip is holding all of us to our training over the summer.

Lucas, 2nd Dan, with the South Surrey Karate Club, will be competing in the Kata division. Nina, 3rd kyu, who trains with the White Rock Karate Club, will be competing in both Kata and Kumite, with approximately nine other competitors. David, 3rd kyu, also with the South Surrey Karate Club, will be competing in both the Kata and Kumite division: it has been confirmed that David has 90 competitors in his division! Specifically for Kata, each member is required to be prepared with 3 Katas. (Lots of home training going on this summer!)

Both Senseis Hardeep Gill, (White Rock Karate Club) and Andrew Statz (South Surrey Karate Club) will be grading for their 5th Dan. (Even more home training happening!)

The tournament and special events will all be held in Tokyo. Most of us will be departing around September 19, staying for a couple days in a scenic area of Tokyo to do some sight-seeing before heading up to the APA Hotel and BumB Tokyo Sports Culture Centre. After the events, Lucas, Andrew, Nina, David and Mike are going to continue their travels to explore to Kyoto area, an area that is within safe distance from the radiation. Lucas will continue after that week on his own down the west coast of Japan and will be travelling to the island of Okinawa, where he plans to explore the area where karate originated. After that he will be returning along the eastern side of Japan, stopping at locales along the way until he arrives back in Tokyo. He will explore Tokyo for a day or two before he flies back to Vancouver.

We will all be taking our cameras and maybe even some videos, so it might be an idea to have a post-Japan-trip-filming-and-success party?

The entire group of students send their heart-felt thanks to Shihan Tak Sameshima and our Senseis for their support, encouragement, and excellent instruction in preparing us for this exciting trip!

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Congratulations to all !  Participants  and spectators thought the 30th anniversary for the White |Rock Club was a tremendous success. Many thanks go to Tak Sameshima and the White Rock Karate Club  members as well as those who performed the exceptional  demonstrations of the Koto( string), Shakuhachi (bamboo flute), Taiko(drum), Kendo( bamboo shinii) and Shigin(poem chanting). Your efforts made this  a special event for the White Rock community.

 

 

 

 

 above photos of the  Martial Arts demonstration, Kendo, Tak Sameshima, Yayoi Sameshima 

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