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The Niton Knights
Junior A Girls team
took on the Holy
Redeemer Rebels on
February 5 during a
midweek game in the
HRH gym.
photo Shaylyn
Thornton
The Edson Wado Kai Karate Club held their annual tournament on February 1. Workshops were also offered on January 31 and February 2. Pictured are
participants in the January 31 workshop. photo submitted Shane Callahan
by Shaylyn Thornton Kumite. President of the Club.
Ethan Delorme, London Krywulak, Camryn Their group is non-profit and fully volunteer ran,
The Edson Wado Kai Karate Club has been an Coate, Kathryn Lawson, Maddie Copeland, Rahi none of the instructors are paid. The instructors all
exciting offering in the community for many Paul, and Dorian Krywulak all earned within the work with the goal of helping everyone get better
years, and the group has seen a lot of growth top four in the White belt division. at the sport.
recently. In the White Stripe/Yellow belt division, Jasmine Marler, who has been involved with karate for
The club recently held their annual karate Hemsley found herself in the top three for both 20 years, spoke about the many benefits of being a
tournament, where they invite other karate clubs Kata and Kumite. part of karate.
from areas like Edmonton, Calgary, Vimy, and In the Orange belt division, Danielle Pedneault “You have the aspects of self defense and
Port Alberni, BC to participate. and Olivia Hemsley each made it into the top physical fitness of course,” he said. “But it also
Edson itself had about 30 members participating three for both Kata and Kumite. teaches you about setting goals and having self
in the tournament, which hosts all ages and ranks. In the Green/Blue belt division, Sarah Reid discipline.”
The youngest competitor from Edson was 8 years earned second place in the Kumite competition. There is also the aspect of fun, and learning a
old. The Brown belt division saw Braden Oishi and martial art with others is a great way to make
The February 1 tournament was broken down Elora Hemsley place in the top three for both Kata lasting friends. “Even though they have
into groups of ranks and ages, and then karatekas and Kumite. friendship, it's still a competition,” laughed
within each rank would participate in Kata and Crystal Fossheim earned second place in Kata Marler. “There is nothing like competition to get
Kumite competitions. A karateka is a practitioner and third place in Kumite in the Green/Blue belt people motivated.”
of karate. Adult division. Their annual tournament lets the Edson Karate
The Kata aspect of the competition is a dance of David Thompson earned top honors for Kata in Club's students put so much of what they have
sorts, with a demonstration of set moves that each the Brown belt Adult division. learned to the test.
person will perform. The dance makes it look like Chris Marler and Sylvie Fontaine earned second “Competition pushes everyone to strive for
the karateka is fighting invisible opponents, and and third place respectively in the Sandan Yodan something bigger,” said Marler. “It's all for us to
competitors are judged on balance, speed, Adult division for Kata. Marler also earned all get better together.”
technicality, and realism. second in the Sandan Yodan Men division for Members will work alongside their instructors to
The Kumite aspect of the competition involves Kumite. prepare them for grading, where they will try to
sparring against another karateka in your rank, Sandan is the third degree of black belt, and earn their next belt and rank up.
and seeing who can come out on top. Yodan is the fourth degree. The club is also looking forward to a tournament
Edson saw many of their competitors come out Both Marler and Fontaine double as instructors in April, where Edson's many competitors across
with wins in their individual rank divisions, and for the Edson Wado Kai Karate Club in addition different ranks and ages will head to Whitecourt to
many competitors saw repeat wins in Kata and to their own participation, and Marler is also compete.
The Niton Knights Junior A Boys team took on the Holy Redeemer Rebels on February 5 during a midweek game in the HRH gym. photo Shaylyn Thornton
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T he Weekly ANCHOR Edson Karate Club hosts 2020 Tournament
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The Niton Knights
Junior A Girls team
took on the Holy
Redeemer Rebels on
February 5 during a
midweek game in the
HRH gym.
photo Shaylyn
Thornton
The Edson Wado Kai Karate Club held their annual tournament on February 1. Workshops were also offered on January 31 and February 2. Pictured are
participants in the January 31 workshop. photo submitted Shane Callahan
by Shaylyn Thornton Kumite. President of the Club.
Ethan Delorme, London Krywulak, Camryn Their group is non-profit and fully volunteer ran,
The Edson Wado Kai Karate Club has been an Coate, Kathryn Lawson, Maddie Copeland, Rahi none of the instructors are paid. The instructors all
exciting offering in the community for many Paul, and Dorian Krywulak all earned within the work with the goal of helping everyone get better
years, and the group has seen a lot of growth top four in the White belt division. at the sport.
recently. In the White Stripe/Yellow belt division, Jasmine Marler, who has been involved with karate for
The club recently held their annual karate Hemsley found herself in the top three for both 20 years, spoke about the many benefits of being a
tournament, where they invite other karate clubs Kata and Kumite. part of karate.
from areas like Edmonton, Calgary, Vimy, and In the Orange belt division, Danielle Pedneault “You have the aspects of self defense and
Port Alberni, BC to participate. and Olivia Hemsley each made it into the top physical fitness of course,” he said. “But it also
Edson itself had about 30 members participating three for both Kata and Kumite. teaches you about setting goals and having self
in the tournament, which hosts all ages and ranks. In the Green/Blue belt division, Sarah Reid discipline.”
The youngest competitor from Edson was 8 years earned second place in the Kumite competition. There is also the aspect of fun, and learning a
old. The Brown belt division saw Braden Oishi and martial art with others is a great way to make
The February 1 tournament was broken down Elora Hemsley place in the top three for both Kata lasting friends. “Even though they have
into groups of ranks and ages, and then karatekas and Kumite. friendship, it's still a competition,” laughed
within each rank would participate in Kata and Crystal Fossheim earned second place in Kata Marler. “There is nothing like competition to get
Kumite competitions. A karateka is a practitioner and third place in Kumite in the Green/Blue belt people motivated.”
of karate. Adult division. Their annual tournament lets the Edson Karate
The Kata aspect of the competition is a dance of David Thompson earned top honors for Kata in Club's students put so much of what they have
sorts, with a demonstration of set moves that each the Brown belt Adult division. learned to the test.
person will perform. The dance makes it look like Chris Marler and Sylvie Fontaine earned second “Competition pushes everyone to strive for
the karateka is fighting invisible opponents, and and third place respectively in the Sandan Yodan something bigger,” said Marler. “It's all for us to
competitors are judged on balance, speed, Adult division for Kata. Marler also earned all get better together.”
technicality, and realism. second in the Sandan Yodan Men division for Members will work alongside their instructors to
The Kumite aspect of the competition involves Kumite. prepare them for grading, where they will try to
sparring against another karateka in your rank, Sandan is the third degree of black belt, and earn their next belt and rank up.
and seeing who can come out on top. Yodan is the fourth degree. The club is also looking forward to a tournament
Edson saw many of their competitors come out Both Marler and Fontaine double as instructors in April, where Edson's many competitors across
with wins in their individual rank divisions, and for the Edson Wado Kai Karate Club in addition different ranks and ages will head to Whitecourt to
many competitors saw repeat wins in Kata and to their own participation, and Marler is also compete.
The Niton Knights Junior A Boys team took on the Holy Redeemer Rebels on February 5 during a midweek game in the HRH gym. photo Shaylyn Thornton
