Bergeron Martial Arts
2544 Bank Street K1T1M9 Ottawa, ON, Canada

This was the smallest group in decades to go for their Black Belt exam. Isolation and shutdowns might stop some but we are happy to congratulate Renshi Ryan Peever on his 4th degree and Sensei Erik Kowalski on his 2nd degree. We have one more person coming up in a couple of weeks and look forward to seeing them advance as well. Also congratulations to Sensei Jake for becoming a full-fledged sensei!

Black belt exam tomorow begins at 9:30 ,you may watch on the Facebook Page live .You do not have to join a group it will be on the regular page.

After further investigation we determined we do not fall under the recent gyms and fitness centres closings. With careful consideration for our staff and student's health and safety, we have decided the school will be open for classes next week, Tuesday, November 3rd. We will be following the last current schedule before closing. As always, students who wish to continue the Virtual classes may do so. Please note the schedule attached for your convenience. If by chance, yo...u forget which class you were previously scheduled for, please do not hesitate to contact us to remind you. Please forgive the seemingly constant changes with scheduling. We are trying to serve your needs the best we can. All the best Janice Current Class Schedule sent to your email.

October 20th Schedule for Virtual classes: All belts B class you must join group ( Live Classes Orange and up ) Tuesday: 6:15pm / Wednesday 5:pm Orange to Blue Thursday 5 pm / Friday 6:15... Red and Brown : follow the all belt schedule on top for B class Tuesday and Wednesday ( Live classes orange and up group ) A class : Thursday : 6:15pm join in the Red and Brown group. Black Belt schedule : Tuesday 7:15pm Wednesday 6pm Thursday 7:15pm

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Exam night and examinee list tomorow Friday September 25th at 6:15pm

Remember everyone we are closed Friday to Monday for the Labor day long weekend see you in class next week. Thank you Kyoshi

Remember Black Belts : class schedule Tuesday and Thursday 7.30 and wednesday 6.15 ,please only show up 5 minutes before class we need to clean up before each class .Thank you

Students must wear a Mask and show up to class no more than 10 minutes before start time and line up outside 6 feet apart unless same family.We are looking forward to seeing everyone.Remember to not show up in a class that is not scheduled for you there may not be any room for you.Remember to read the COVID questions on the posters on your way in.There may not be room for spectators but all classes will be live online if you wish to watch them.

The school will be opening today August 4th for colored belts with limited spaces in each class.We will still be doing live online classes for those who are not yet comfortable training at the school. Schedule looks like this for now .Only 2 classes per week and you must choose one A class and one B class from the schedule and keep those times once confirmed by the school. Please only show up 5 minutes before class ,we need to clean after each class. Colored Belts... B days : Tuesday. 5pm { 6:15 all belts class is full no more room } Wednesday 5 pm or 7.30 all belts A days : Thursday Orange to Blue 5 pm Friday Orange to Blue 6:15 pm Thursday 6:15 Red and Brown Friday 5pm Red and Brown Black Belts Tuesday and Thursday 7.30 Wednesday 6.15 Thank you Kyoshi

We’re as excited as kids on Christmas morning! Doug Ford announced Monday that we’re entering Phase 3 effective this Friday. We’re at the school now making lots of changes and getting everything ready and compliant to regulations to help keep everyone safe. We might not be ready to open right away but we’re thrilled that we’re finally moving forward. Stay tuned for further developments and our big announcement of when we can finally open our door to our families and friends. It’s definitely happening soon.

There will not be a Black Belt class on Canada Day which is this Wednesday . Endurance classes for Black Belts and Brown Belts will be beginning this Saturday July 4th, Black Belts will be 9 to 11am and those going for Brown Belt will be 12 pm to 2 pm at the school .Bring your running shoes ,uniforms,T Shirts, gloves and weapons ,we cannot go into the school so use the washrooms before you leave home and bring water or whatever beverage your prefer. Remember the goals we set are the goals we get .Good luck everyone and remember this is not a guaranteed pass you must earn your belts. Thank you Kyoshi

Exam for Friday the 26th

Tutorial how to use our facebook page

Tutorial on how to use our facebook page

Remember classes tonight make sure you join the new online groups if you want access and Black Belts can also join the new groups if you want to double up on your classes . Thank you Kyoshi

Hope everyone is doing well we have 3 online classes tomorrow all belts basics 5:15 to 6 , Orange and up 6 to 6:45 and Black Belts at 7 pm. Students need to join the new groups to get the live classes all Belt online classes for everyone and Orange and up online classes for Orange and up only ,Black Belts stay the same. We will have classes Tuesday and Thursday All belts online at 5:15 Orange and up online at 6... We will have classes Fridays Orange and up online at 5:15 Red and Brown online at 6 We will have Black belt online classes Tuesday ,Wednesday and Thursday From 7 to 8 Remember to join the new groups . See more

So tell us, how are you filling your time in isolation? Are you getting a little antsy? Cabin fever? Bored maybe? Feeling your motivation slipping away? One of our black belts sent in a video he dubbed "TeWaza Krazy". This is just one of the ways he's coping with lots of time on his hands. We were both impressed and enjoyed the video thoroughly. So we propose a challenge to all of you. Be brave! Have fun! Show off your skills and creativity and send us a video with some of your moves. We just might post it here for others to enjoy and be inspired. Thank you Alden for sharing! We really enjoyed it.

Live Class all belts at 6pm and Black Belts at 7 pm see you then .

Live class tonight for Orange belts and up at 6pm and Black Belts at 7 pm see you then .Remember class on Saturday at 11 am

Live class all belts at 11 am this morning in the Orange Belt Group bring your gloves see you in about an hour .

Live class tonight Thursday :Kata class Orange belt and up at 6 pm and Black Belts at 7 pm see you then.

Live class in 2 hrs at 6pm Orange group and 7 pm Black Belt group see you then.

We are live in 45 min at 11 am white and yellow belts who want to join must join the Orange Belt group by 10.45 am.

Live classes tonight in your own groups White and Yellow 5 pm , Orange to Brown 6 pm and Black Belts 7.15 pm see you then.

Live class in 1 hour starts at 11am on the orange group site try to log in 5 to 10 minutes early see you then bring your gloves.Saturday the 25th April.

For those with young children that enjoy a good story.

Live class tonight April 21st orange and up at 6 to 6.45 and Black Belts 7.15 to 8.15 See you there

New class for White and Yellow belts in Unit 1 enjoy

Hello everyone! Just a quick reminder to join us for our live class in the Orange to Brown belt at 7 tonight. It will be appropriate for all levels. We look forward to working out with you!Hello everyone! Just a quick reminder to join us for our live class in the Orange to Brown belt at 7 tonight. It will be appropriate for all levels. We look forward to working out with you!

A great message from our Prime Minister for Canadian children about how they can do their part in the fight against COVID-19. It's a powerful statement, one that deserves a version all kids will want to watch. I "believe" the Lego animation was done by Tyler Walsh. https://youtu.be/zBBjz16J-nU

Important COVID-19 info from our Premier’s office.

We hope you all enjoyed today's live class. Looking forward to the next one Thur's at 7 PM. It was great "seeing" you all there.

Facebook live message for a class coming up tomorow and thursday. This is the link to the group where the class will air. This is an all belts class https://www.facebook.com/groups/1872686256336815/

Updates from Kyoshi tuesday April 24th

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Please like this page so you don’t miss any important updates. Also please join the members only group for class videos and katas if you haven’t already.

Also Heian Godan for the red belts is also posted.

The 4 Brown Belt Katas have been posted enjoy.

These smiling faces...

Lets get everyone graded to their next level, exam begins Monday.If you have any questions please comment below.You can send the video through email or our Facebook page. Good luck Kyoshi

Here’s what’s happening in Riverside south. I thought this was a great idea.

I hope everyone is doing well and taking care of their health during this time of social distancing. We miss seeing all your smiling faces and hope you’re taking advantage of our online classes. Have fun with them, challenge yourselves, post pictures or clips of you doing your workouts or katas. We’d love to see you in action as would the rest of our martial arts family, I’m sure. We’ll get through this if we continue to support each other and follow OPH guidelines. We are ...working on more new content for you. Wait until you see Tashi Ryan’s workout. It’s a killer! He was fried afterwards but felt really good to be active. Sempai Jake and Renshi Charlene are thinking up some fun new challenges for you too. We’re so proud of our staff and all of you for pulling together. Let us know if there’s something more you want to see in these online classes. We’re happy to hear all suggestions. We’ve been looking at ways to show our martial arts family how much we appreciate you and came up with a plan to try and prepare you for your upcoming exam. Keep working hard, it will all come together very soon. This is definitely making us think outside of the box. We’re excited to be working on this. We know that online classes aren’t quite the same as being in class with the energy surge of your fellow karateka, so we’ve come up with some plans. Depending on how long this enforced isolation turns out to be we are happy to offer two (2) different options to our members. For those who wish, you can make up the extra classes as you go along. So instead of 2 classes per week you can do as many as you like throughout the week OR if it suits your needs better we will be adding the classes you’re missing now to the end of your membership. We are happy to offer this to you effective immediately. PS If you haven’t been getting our emails please pm us your current email address or check your spam. Have a great day and stay well! See more