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Ian MacDonald photo Tournament — CS4L style By Katie Thomson karate skills and provide a positive appropriate to their age and have fun, competitive experience for all were achieved with flying colours. The West Coast Gojukai Club hosted participants. BC’s first karate skill competition “Innovative stations, intense, March 2 in Coquitlam based entirely Cumulative points from all five inclusive, lots of laughter, and general on the Canada Sport for Life’s Long events determined placing from 1st agreement that this kind of event fits Term Participant Development to 4th. Awards were also given for the LTPD model and I will certainly (LTPD) Model. Best Effort, Best Sportsmanship, Best encourage this kind of event for other Decorum, Most push‐ups and Best Karate BC clubs,” Karate BC Instead of having the kids compete push‐up technique. The main goals, Executive Director Dan Wallis said. using the same format used for for the kids to enjoy 60 – 90 minutes older, experienced athletes (single or of activity, be challenged at a level Thank you to Chief Instructor Donna double elimination – a few minutes Gardecki, Tournament Director Susan of activity followed by hours and Canadian kata champ Lees and all of the dedicated hours of waiting for the next match, Toshi Uchiage volunteers who have embraced the if you were successful in your first future of karate competitions in does it again — for the 16th one!) this competition involved five Canada and for making this event a time. See pages 18, 24, 26 events designed to help develop huge success! (See pictures page 8) Karate BC NEWS • Spring 2013 President’s report Changes on the way 225 ‐ 3820 Cessna Drive Richmond, BC V7B 0A2 For Karate BC t 604.333.3610 f 604.333.3612 By Charles La Vertu who won e [email protected] President, Karate BC his 16th www.karatebc.org national On behalf of the Karate BC board of gold in EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE directors I’d like to congratulate Head kata. Coach Nicole Poirier on her being President: Charles La Vertu named Karate Canada coach of the Dick Grant, [email protected] year. while not being from This is a goal she has been working BC, 1st Vice‐President: towards for 20 years. (See page 4) ensures we Jason Farquharson get great Also bringing home to BC major [email protected] pictures of our athletes as they awards from Toronto were Shaun compete around the world. He was Dhillon, senior athlete of the year as 2nd Vice‐President: awarded Karate Canada’s top well as sportsman of the year (See award, the Ross Rumbell Award, for Kurt Nordli page 30); and Geoffrey Newell, junior services to karate. [email protected] male athlete of the year. (See page 28) (Continued on page 3) And congratulations to Toshi Uchiage Secretary: vacant In Memoriam Treasurer: Ken Corrigan [email protected] Karate BC was saddened to learn of the passing of our former secretary Dr. Leslie Bowers who died Feb. 15. Membership: Andreas Kuntze A national and international referee, Leslie was awarded Karate Canadaʹs [email protected] prestigious Ross Rumbell award last year, which underlines the exceptional contribution of volunteers to Canadian Karate. Directors‐At‐Large: Rick Penner A member of the Canadian Zenkuren Wado Kai Karate Association, he [email protected] was founding president of the Wado Karate Association of Canada. Donna Gardecki Karate BC Affiliations: Coaching Association of BC [email protected] Karate Canada The Canadian Olympic Association Pan‐American Karate Federation Noreen Yeomans BC Recreation and Parks World Karate Federation Association [email protected] Canadian Sport Council Newsletter Editor: Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Charles La Vertu Development 2 Karate BC NEWS • Spring 2013 President’s Report Board retreat AtOur the newProvincials home (Continued from page 2) The Karate BC board held a Our move into the $61‐million state‐ governance retreat on April 5‐7 of‐the‐art Fortius Athlete with facilitator Marilyn Payne in an Development Centre has been Congratulations also go to Claire effort to improve our services to the delayed until this summer. Boothe of Summerland for being members. awarded one of two BC Sports Hall We will occupy 540 square feet of of Fame’s 2012 scholarships given to This will entail a change in our space in the area of the building outstanding amateur athletes committee structure. known as Sydney Landing in graduating from a BC secondary anticipation of an increase in school. (See page 9) I’d like to thank our program members, and hence, staff, as a result coordinator Katie Thomson for of the Combat Sport Legislation Also being honoured for their facilitating the first workshop currently before the federal contribution to karate, this time by dedicated to competition review Parliament (See Combat Sports p. 11). Queen Elizabeth, were Shihan which included discussions on Fernando Correia of Duncan; Shihan implementation of LTAD, the long‐ If, after a year, we find we don’t need James Johnson of Burnaby (see page term athlete or participant the extra space, we will sublet it, 6 ); and Karate Canada President development plan, and the new much like we did in the BCIT Rebecca Khoury. NCCP, the National Coaching complex in Richmond. Certification Program. And for his volunteer work with Had we chosen the smaller space Karate BC, particularly during the Please see pages 16‐18 for details on and, a year later, decided we need a 2012 Nationals held here in B.C., I the NCCP/LTAD discussions. larger space, we would have to presented Dr. Chee Ling with the Sport BC President’s Award. (See (Continued on page 5) page 6) I’d also like to thank our executive director, Dan Wallis, for arranging to AAP, travel grants have the 2013 Provincials streamed live on the Karate BC website. (See page 4) for Karate BC members This is a first for Karate BC and we Three Karate BC members have Athlete Assistance Program were were quick to volunteer to pilot TV been awarded travel grants of Victoria Barusic, Thien Nguyen, coverage by viaSport as they are just $1,000 each, and six are sharing Cedomir Vasik, Brendon Ly, Derek beginning to offer this service to the $3,000 under the Athlete Assistance Chan and Toshi Uchiage. Provincial Sport Associations in Program for 2012. British Columbia. These funds are provided by the Receiving the $1,000 grants are provincial government and As Dan notes, this technology will Bernadette Alvarez, Courtenay supplemented by Karate BC. have far‐reaching, and extremely Brake and Valerie Doyon who Criteria for selection included positive spin‐offs for our athletes, competed in the Nationals earlier winning an International medal or their families and friends who want this year. taking part in an International World to watch and re‐watch themselves, Championship and winning more their friends, siblings, relatives, These grants, made possible from a then one gold medal at last year’s parents, or maybe even grandparents travel grant from viaSport (BC Sport Nationals. compete at KBC’s Premier event. Agency Society), come from the BC Government’s “Sport‐on‐the‐Move” All athletes had to also fully viaSport is the agency responsible for program. participate in the BC Team program providing strategic leadership and including participation at the funding to sport in BC. Awarded $500 each under the nationals. 3 Karate BC NEWS • Spring 2013 Poirier named At the Provincials Karate Canada Coach of the Year TORONTO — BC Team Head Coach Nicole Poirier has been selected Karate Canada coach of the year. Owner and operator of TOP Karate, Poirier was an elite athlete for Canada in the 1990s and has 29 years of karate under her black belt. “This is something I have been working towards for 20 years,” she said following the award presentation by Sensei Kraig Devlin of Victoria, a senior national team coach. “It is a dream come true.” In an interview last year she said her Karate Canada coach of the year Nicole Poirier and Kraig Devlin — Dick Grant photo ultimate goal for the BC Team was to create a power team of experts that supports the team in achieving KBC, viaSport to test drive performance goals. Live streaming at Provincials And she succeeded. The 2013 Provincials will be streamed they get their own. The BC Team came away from the live on the Karate BC website. 2013 national championships in This year, the live streaming will cover Toronto with its best showing since This is a first for Karate BC but only Sunday, May 26, because they only 1999, tying for medals with Quebec – viaSport has been doing skating events have enough equipment to cover four for three years. rings. the powerhouse since 2000 – with a three‐day total of 17 gold, 12 silver KBC Executive Director Dan Wallis “We have agreed to do that so that the and 20 bronze. said viaSport will do the live streaming live streaming will be successful for the using Skate Canada equipment until Provincials and we can build towards In March of 2011, Nicole was selected the Nationals,” Dan reports. as national team coach and has One ring will be dedicated to live accompanied the national team to KBC AGM commentary. viaSport will have a host various international competitions and KBC will provide a colour including the Senior Pan‐American Saturday, May 25 , commentator who would describe the Championships, the Commonwealth events in that ring. Championships and the World approximately 6:30 p.m. Viewers will go to the KBC website and Championships. following the Provincials, they can select whichever of the four channels they want to watch. The In addition to training elite athletes, Richmond Olympic Oval events and times for each ring will be Nicole teaches karate to children aged posted on the web site.