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2025/26 Season

In September, our normal training sessions will resume at Departure Bay Elementary School. Training dates are Monday and Wednesday 7:00 – 8:00 for juniors. Parents are welcome to train with their children. Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00-8:30 for senior belts

Summer 2025 training

For July and August 2025, we are currently training every Tuesday and Thursday at Oliver Woods Community Centre, upstairs in Salal 1 room from 7 to 8, until the end of August. It is an all ages class, but may train separate. The return date to Departure Bay School gym in September is Sept 8th. 2025 .

Training

We train at Departure Bay Elementary School gym when the schools are open. Children/youth classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays, 7-8 (Parents can train with their children). Adults train on Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7-8:30. Please enter the dojo through the gym’s side doors (far left side of the building when facing it from theContinue reading “Training”

Return to Departure Bay Elementary School

As of Wednesday, 9 February 2022, we’re back at Departure Bay Elementary School. Please see the updated COVID plan for return-to-school protocols. Our normal training times continue, although we’re still not returning to Doubles nights, in which adults and juniors train together.

Grading Promotions

Congratulations to all those in our junior and adult clubs who graded on Dec. 8th. You all did wonderfully, and we’re so happy to see you wearing your new colours!

Thank You Sensei Ingram

Many thanks to Sensei Rob Ingram (7th dan) from Whitehorse, YK for coming down to lead our adult club in three days of training over the Nov. 19-21, 2021 weekend. We worked on the grading syllabus on Friday night, kihon and ten-no-kata on Saturday, and Tesshinkan Ryu Kyu Kobudo on Sunday.

2021 AGM Meeting Minutes

The 2021 AGM was held on Sunday, April 25th via Zoom. The meeting minutes are now available at the link below.

Fall Training 2020

With the school district not renting gym space to outside groups, we’ve had to find a new dojo location. We have booked Departure Bay Activity Centre for September-December. Unfortunately we have had to change our training times to Monday and Thursday (Juniors 6:30-7:30pm and Seniors 7:30-9pm). The first night of indoor training will be ThursdayContinue reading “Fall Training 2020”