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Newsletter of the Trinidad Karate Association (TKA) Issue #25 OCT - DEC, 2015
TKA sends its best wishes to all of our members and wishing you and your family a very happy Christmas holiday season. As we close this successful year, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and prosperous new year. May all your heart’s desires be granted in 2106 as we once again look forward and prepare to start tournament training in the early new year. 2016 will always be remembered by the TKA members and friends as we won numerous gold medals not only in local tournaments such as TTKU and OSKK but regionally and internationally as in the 1st WKF Caribbean Championships, Suriname, the Curacao Open Nationals and the Second IKD World Championships, Canada. We are the winners of the IKD Gold Cup until the next World Championships which will is carded to be in Guyana in 2017. The Association also successfully hosted its biennual award ceremony on December 10, 2015. What a fitting tribute to a successful year. Looking forward to seeing all of you again in the early new year when we will begin intense training for the 12th CKC|IKD Caribbean Championships which is to be held in Jamaica, in August 2016. Till then, take care, be safe and keep the Karate spirit burning ~ OSSS!!!! Regards
Shihan Wesley Dexter Shim Chairman & Chief Instructor TKA(IKD)
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Issue #25 OCT - DEC, 2015
Have a Karate
Christmas
As it is the Christmas season, I felt would be nice to inject some humour in this final edition of 2015. Having perused the Internet, I came across these Christmas Karate cartoons.
Have a good laugh!!!! OSS!!!
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CURACAO OPEN The Curacao Open Championships was held on October 17-18, 2015.
Congratulations to
Sensei Nicole Lambie
once again winning Gold in Ladies’ Kata
GRADING
Grading was held in November this year.
Congratulations our new Shodan,
Ms. Malaika Kerr Congrats to our new Nidans
Wondon A.J. Sebastian Zanshin - Trinidad Karate Association
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Issue #25 OCT - DEC, 2015
2015 YEAR IN PHOTO REVIEW
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IKD AWARD
CEREMONY 2015
Here are some pics to remind us of our Award Ceremony which was held on December 10. Full details will be made available in our next edition, January to March 2016. In the meantime visit UWI Shotokan Club Facebook page and TKA Facebook page to view photos of this auspicious event.
Lookout for our next edition in early next year 2016 where you will see full details or our award ceremony.‌‌..Send comments, articles, pictures at kimoy2004@yahoo.com
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Issue #25 OCT - DEC, 2015
Training Schedules Day
Time
TORA- Chinese Association, St. Ann’s Tuesday Thursday
Rank - Belts Directors: Senseis Nigel Forde and John George Contact No: 680-5234
6.00 - 7.15 pm
Adults and Juniors- All ranks
7.30 - 9:00 pm
Team training- brown and black belts( Shihan Shim)
6.00 - 7.15 pm
Adults and Juniors- All ranks
7.30 - 9:00 pm
Team training- brown and black belts( Shihan Shim)
UWI Shotokan Club, UWI, St. Augustine
President- Sensei Dean Avril Contact No: 723 6655
Monday
6.00 – 7:30 pm
Engineering Undercroft- All ages and ranks
Tuesday
6.00 – 7:30 pm
Engineering Undercroft; No Gi (SWAG Tuesdays) All ages /ranks
Wednesday
6.00 – 7:30 pm
SAC- All ages and ranks
Friday
5.00 – 7.00 pm
SPEC- All ages and ranks
Realspring Karate Dojo Valsayn Community Centre Wednesday
7.00- 8.30 pm
Saturday
10.00 - 11.30 am
Sunday
8.00 - 9.00 am
Kaizen 1 Primco Drive, Glencoe Wednesday Friday
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Director: Sensei Theophilus Faustin Contact No: 645-7208 Adults and Juniors- All ranks Director: Sensei Marc Mollentheil Contact No. 476-8895 Adults and Juniors- All ranks
Mushin (In process of relocating)
Director: Sensei Earl Wilson Contact No.379-6918
Monday
6.00 - 7.00 pm
All ranks
Wednesday
6.00 - 7.00 pm
All ranks
TobagoScarborough Secondary School Tuesday
5.30 - 7.30 pm
Thursday
5.30 - 7.30 pm
Saturday
9.30 am - 12.00 pm
Director: Sensei Arthur Morris Contact No: 781-7371 Adults and Juniors- All ranks
Tobago SHOTOKAN Spirit Warriors Signal Hill Comprehensive School
Directors: Sensei Leo Grant and Fiona Grant Contact No: 343-9814
Tuesdays
5:00 - 6:15 pm
Juniors 5-11 yrs; white to green belts
Thursday
6:20 - 7:30 pm
Juniors & Adults; Ages 12 & up; and blue to black belts
ASGSKA Arima West & Sangre Grande Govt. Primary Schools
Director: Sempai Kelly Rechais Contact No: 343-9814
Monday
4:30 - 5:30 pm 5:30 - 7:30 pm
All Ranks/Ages Arima West Government Primary School
Tuesday
3.30 - 5.00 pm
All Ranks/Ages; Sangre Grande Government Primary School
Friday
4:30 - 5:30 pm 5:30 - 7:30 pm
All Ranks/Ages Arima West Government Primary School
Saturday
9.30 am - 12.00 pm
All Ranks/Ages; Sangre Grande Government Primary School
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