The JKF Wado Kai Canada, Syndicated

In case you were not aware, the videos of the gold and silver medal performances
in women’s individual kata from the 2005 World Wado Kai Championships are also available now. Just head over to www.canadajkfwadokai.org/multimedia and check it out.

On that web page, the More Information section on the right has a link that gets you started using iTunes. As you will notice, the look and feel of the multimedia feed is considerable different from the main web site. In the coming weeks this will be gradually changed. The next video? It will be a quick spotlight of Toby Threadgill (Menkyo Kaiden), featuring some of the work he did at last year’s summer camp in Montreal, Quebec.

Stay Tuned!

We have been looking in to setting up a podcast, and our first attempt
seems to be a success. Visit www.canadajkfwadokai.org/multimedia and check
out the first two entries. There will be more content to come, and we are
definitely hoping to showcase our Canadian talent here.

The Vancouver Karate Cup returns this year to the UBC War Memorial Gymnasium on May 10. For all those interested in participating, please download the registration package. Note that those who register before April 28 are eligible for a discount on their entry fees. Check-in will happen at 8:20 AM, and the tournament itself will start at 9:00 AM. Good luck to all those participating in this event!

Just to give everyone an idea of where we stand in terms of participants, here are the countries who have confirmed that they will send teams:
1. Canada
2. United States of America
3. Japan
4. Russia
5. Serbia
6. England
7. New Zealand
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Scotland

Invitation letters have been sent to the Canadian High Commissions or Embassies on behalf of participants from the following countries:
10. India
11. Pakistan
12. Sri Lanka
13. Nepal
14. El Salvador
15. Dominican Republic

There have been inquiries from six other countries as well. More details
on the championships will be in the upcoming edition of our newsletter.