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Montreal Karate Club Fall 2008 Tournament

Yeah! It was that time of the year. November always brings the MKC Fall tournament. This year, the participants were all from MKC. Unfortunately, no members from the USA, Alberta or Norway could join us this year. We missed them, but managed to have an interesting tournament anyway.

The first video shows some moments before the official start of this tournament. As you can see, there is no script. At the end of it, you will notice that we even hired a clown couple to entertain the crowd.

preparation for the MKC Fall 2008 Tournament
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Then, the kata competition began, but since I was judging , I couldn't film anything. If our number one dojo star Mario Imbeau would have participated, I would have made an exception and filmed his demonstration. What a pity. Want to know more about our Shorinryu katas, go to this post.

After the katas, the kumite (fight) competition started with the Juniors division, our own Shorinryu karate kids. Here are some moments taken from their fierce fights.



Montreal Karate Club's Karate Kids Fall 2008 Tournament
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The next divisions were the mens' blue belt and the womens' open divisions.


Adult Mens' blue belt division
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Womens Open Division
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Then came the mens brown belt division including our dojo rising star Marc Leduc who actually won the division.

Mens Brown Belt Division
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The last division was the black belt open division where Marc Leduc tried to repeat his brown belt division victory and take away the title from Derek Nathaniel who has dominated it for the last five years in a row.

Black Belt Open division
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An the Winner is...
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And now, all the winners are...

And the Winners are...
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G.P. Shorinryu Karate Club Facebook's profiles.

Yes! Our friend dojo in Northern Alberta, the Grande Prairie Shorinryu Karate Club and its founder Joe Alfonso, both have a Facebook profile. Check them out. Better... Become a fan as well.

Our Shorinryu katas by Sensei Watanabe

Sensei Watanabe: the Shorinryu katas.
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Our school/ Notre école

Our Shorin-Ryu school practices Karate in the traditional way. Basic, classical techniques are highly emphasized, in order that students may develop a strong grasp of true Karate techniques. There are three essential parts of our training:1 - Kihon (Basic techniques)2 - Kata (Classic Forms)3 - Kumite (Sparring matches) By observing these three important elements of training, students develop into well rounded martial artists, having not only the knowledge of Karate techniques, but the ability to apply this knowledge in real-life situations.

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Notre style Shorin-Ryu se pratiques de la manière traditionnelle. Dès le début, les techniques de base sont enseignés afin que les élèves puissent développer une solide maîtrise des techniques fondamentales du karaté. Il ya trois éléments essentiels de notre formation: 1 - Kihon (techniques de base) 2 - Kata (formes classiques) 3 - Kumite (combats) En observant ces trois éléments importants de la formation, les élèves deviennent des artistes martiaux accomplis, n'ayant pas seulement la connaissance des techniques du karaté, mais la capacité d'appliquer ces connaissances dans des situations réelles.

Sensei Watanabe.

Sensei Watanabe was born in Fukuoka, Japan. A direct student of Master Nakano, he began trainning at the age of 13, and has not stopped since. He came to Montreal in 1966, and began teaching Shorin-Ryu Karate in Canada.Many students have trained under our Sensei, and have themselves become teachers. They have opened schools internationally, in places such as Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Grande Prairie, Alberta, and in 6 cities across Norway. Master Watanabe often visits them, teaching them and their students directly, so that the Shorin style is preserved in it's true form.

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Sensei Watanabe est née à Fukuoka, au Japon. Un élève de Maître Nakano, il a commencé le karaté à l'âge de 13 ans et n'a pas cessé depuis. Il est venu à Montréal en 1966 et a commencé à enseigner le style Shorin-Ryu au Canada. Beaucoup d'étudiants ont été formés par notre Sensei, et sont eux-mêmes devenu enseignants. Ils ont ouvert des écoles internationals, dans des lieux tels que Plattsburgh, NY, Grande Prairie, Alberta, et dans 6 villes de la Norvège. Sensei Watanabe les visite souvent en enseignant en personne à leurs étudiants pour ainsi préserver la pureté du style Shorinryu.