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 <title>Grading</title>
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The spring grading schedule is at follows:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Pre-Grading and Kid's Grading&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
On Saturday, May 2nd, 10:00 AM in the &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#25"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Dojo: Training hall"&gt;dojo&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; there will be a grading for kids yellow-belt and lower, and a pre-grading for all other ranks and ages.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Grading in Sherwood Park&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
On Saturday, May 9th, there will be a grading at the Sherwood Park Centennial centre.  Kids (Orange and higher) i
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 <title>March 2009 Sunday Seminars</title>
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The &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#25"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Dojo: Training hall"&gt;dojo&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; will be presenting several seminars on Sunday afternoons in March.  These will focus on specific aspects of Karate training.  The seminars will begin at 1:00 PM and generally run until about 4:00 PM.
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&lt;li&gt;Sunday, March 1  - &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#97"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Kumite: Sparring, either formal or free-form."&gt;Kumite&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sunday, March 15 - &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#97"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Kumite: Sparring, either formal or free-form."&gt;Kumite&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sunday, March 22 - &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#93"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Kata: Forms.  Formal sequences of technique meant to simulate a real defense against multiple attackers."&gt;Kata&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:50:51 -0700</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Sherwood Park Karate-Do</title>
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Our members have been invited to train under &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#7"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Sensei: Elder or teacher"&gt;Sensei&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Hartnett at the Sherwood Park &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#25"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Dojo: Training hall"&gt;dojo&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Wednesday evenings, 7:30 - 9:30 at Madonna School in Sherwood Park.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:46:12 -0700</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Shihan Demura Seminar: May 2009</title>
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&lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#125"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Shihan: Master instructor."&gt;Shihan&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Demura will be holding the &lt;b&gt;Annual Genbukai Canada Seminar&lt;/b&gt; from May 15 - 17, 2009 in Lloydminster, AB.
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 <title>April 2009 Tournament</title>
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The &lt;b&gt;Genbukai Canada Championships&lt;/b&gt; will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Lloydminster, AB.
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 <title>Grading</title>
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There will be a grading at the &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#25"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Dojo: Training hall"&gt;dojo&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; starting at the regular time on &lt;b&gt;Saturday, 3 May&lt;/b&gt;.  &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#7"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Sensei: Elder or teacher"&gt;Sensei&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; will let you know if you are eligible for grading.  All students, grading or not, are welcome to participate.  Please be aware that the grading class may finish later than ordinary classes.
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:28:07 -0600</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Kata Class</title>
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There will be a &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#93"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Kata: Forms.  Formal sequences of technique meant to simulate a real defense against multiple attackers."&gt;Kata&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; class on &lt;b&gt;Sunday, 13 April&lt;/b&gt; at 1:00 PM.  It will run for approximately two hours.  All students are invited.
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 <title>Northeastern Genbukai Canada Karate Championships</title>
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There is a tournament on &lt;b&gt;Saturday, November 17th, 2007&lt;/b&gt; at the &lt;b&gt;Centennial Centre&lt;/b&gt; in Bonnyville, AB.  Registration is 8:30 AM, and the tournament begins at 10:00 AM.
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:32:57 -0600</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Return to Normal Schedule</title>
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We have returned to the normal schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Hours for the kids classes will not change, but adult classes will start at &lt;b&gt;7:30 PM&lt;/b&gt; and conclude at 9:00 PM.
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:53:21 -0600</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Summer Hours</title>
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Starting &lt;b&gt;Tuesday, 2 July&lt;/b&gt; the &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#25"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Dojo: Training hall"&gt;dojo&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; will be on summer hours until further notice, probably early September.  Saturday classes will not change, nor will children's classes.  However, adult classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays will begin 1/2 hour earlier (at 7:00) and end at 8:30.  The first half hour of the adult class on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be a mixed class with the kids.
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<pubDate>Sun,  1 Jul 2007 13:34:11 -0600</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Uechi-Ryu World Cup Seminars and Tournament - July 5 to 8</title>
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&lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#125"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Shihan: Master instructor."&gt;Shihan&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Demura will be a guest at the Uechi-Ryu World Cup to be held from &lt;b&gt;July 5th to 8th&lt;/b&gt; at the  Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert (&lt;a href="http://www.uechiworldcupregistration.com/PDF/Servus%20Credit%20Union%20Place.pdf"&gt;see map&lt;/a&gt;).  The seminars on Thursday and Friday (July 5 and 6) as well as the open tournament on Saturday (July 7) are available to Genbukai students, and you are encouraged to attend.
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:03:20 -0600</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Shihan Demura Seminar - Details for Saturday, May 19th - UPDATED</title>
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Date: Saturday, May 19, 2007&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;BR&gt;
Place: Commonweath Centre&lt;BR&gt;
12th Street and 50th Avenue&lt;BR&gt;
Lloydminster, Alberta&lt;BR&gt;
(same location as the tournament
&lt;BR&gt;&lt;HR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
7:30 AM: Registration for Brown, Black and Red belt seminar.
&lt;BR&gt;
8:00 - 10:00 AM: Brown, Black and Red Belts only. Register at 7:30 AM
&lt;BR&gt;
9:00 AM: Registration for other seminars
&lt;BR&gt;
10:00 - 12:00 PM: All ages and belt levels. &lt;BR&gt;
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 22:15:45 -0600</pubDate></item>
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 <title>2007 Shihan Demura Seminars - Weekend of May 17th</title>
 <link>http://www.clanarmstrong.com/karate/?q=node/view/66</link>
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&lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#125"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Shihan: Master instructor."&gt;Shihan&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Demura's annual visit and seminars will be held this year on the weekend of &lt;b&gt;May 17th&lt;/b&gt; in Lloydminster.  Further details will be posted soon.  Speak to &lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#7"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Sensei: Elder or teacher"&gt;Sensei&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; about hotel information if you are planning on attending.
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:18:30 -0600</pubDate></item>
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 <title>Directions to Commonwealth Centre</title>
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&lt;a class="glossary_term" href="?q=glossary#7"&gt;&lt;acronym title="Sensei: Elder or teacher"&gt;Sensei&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Steuart has passed on some instructions for getting to the Commonwealth Center for the tournament:
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Regardless of which direction people arrive from, these directions
begin at the "Border Marker" corner. People coming from the south will
see the CWC immediately upon arriving in town.
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Stay on highway 16 (Ray Nelson Drive) until 50th Avenue (KFC, Arbys,
Border Markers corner), then turn south and proceed to 12th Street
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 <title>2007 Genbukai Canada Championships</title>
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The Annual Genbukai Canada Champonships will be held on &lt;b&gt;Saturday, March 24&lt;/b&gt; at the Commonwealth Centre in Lloydminster (5202 - 12th Street).
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Registration is at 8:30 AM, event starts at !0:00 AM
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