Renseikan Dojo
1066 Dunbarton Road L1V 1G8 Pickering, ON, Canada

An evening with Baehr Sensei. Thank you Christopher Naraine, Mary Tuccitto and Noah F., for attending and being part of Baehr Sensei’s 60 years of Matsubashi-Ryu Karate-do in Canada.

Saturday morning Kobudo class on Zoom. Join us at 9 am for our karate weapons class.

A New Year's message from the WMKA president: Dear WMKA members around the world, Hysai gusu-yo ratama nu simi tu ku-bu kajyati kukuru kara shigata wakaku naimi sochi iisho-guwachide-biru!... A Happy New Year! I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to all of you for the glorious and hopeful New Year. I think last year was a really turbulent year for Okinawa and throughout the world. The current Covid-19 corona virus was a disaster, and the news media focused mostly on it. The Tokyo Olympics and National Sports Events & Festivals including many other events had been postponed or reduced in order to prevent the new coronavirus infection. The Memorial Monument Unveiling and Celebration for Founder Shoshin Nagamine was postponed to this year. We don’t have any sure prospect for the eradication of the coronavirus pandemic. However, we were able to hold the WMKA 2020 Worldwide Virtual Event and Tribute to Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine on November 1st which confirmed the bond and solidarity of WMKA . Unfortunately, many people are still forced to live in tension and fear every day without any reasonable information to feel safe in their mind. We expect that 2021 will be a year of glorious vibrancy, overcoming the influence of the new Coronavirus. There is no night that doesn’t dawn, and we believe that today’s step by step approach will lead to the bright future. I strongly look forward to reuniting with many of you in November in Okinawa at The Memorial Monument Unveiling and Cerebration for Founder Shoshin Nagamine. Sincerely yours Yoshitaka Taira, president of WMKA The top bold italicized sentence written in Okinawan dialect depicts the New Year’s rice straw festoon, Shimenawa, which is believed to bring good luck to us and is part of traditional Japanese culture. We hang the New Year Sacred Rope, Shimenawa, at the front door of our house or store which makes us young in our heart and appearances. As we do have many types of New Year Shimenawa, I listed some of them so you can get the image of decorated New Year’s Sacred Rope Shimenawa in Japan.

Happy New Year!Happy New Year!

We had a small karate and weapons class today, the weather was beautiful and everyone trained hard.

Nana Korobi Ya Oki (Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8) The motto for 2020 We've got this!

It was a chilly morning today but we did have some brave martial artists who came out to class.

We had a good time at our Winter Social this evening. Thank you to everyone who participated. People came and went throughout the evening. Sempai Mary captured this moment.

Jodo class today. Missing a few people. Kihon Sotai dosa, kata 1-5 rotation, and some much needed hiki otoshi work. Join us next week for Jodo from 9-11 am Saturday. Beginners welcome!

I thought this morning was going to be very cold but it was surprisingly mild. (-3 mild). We did Jodo for two hours. Mary had to leave before I thought about pictures. Working on Midare Dome.

A big thank you to the brave souls who showed their true budo spirit and attended our Saturday morning karate & Kobudo and Jodo classes. Minus 5 (?) but with the workout and the sun, we were sweating and removing outer layers of clothing. It got quite hot by the end. Join us next week with a forecast of 14 degrees awaits you. I never manage to take photos of the Jodo, as I usually have a sword or jo in my hands. Next week!

This is the Nagamine Sensei memorial event 2020 on Zoom.

Saturday morning Karate/Kobudo/Jodo classes. It was a brisk morning but there were a few brave enough to come out and train. Next Saturday is going to be warmer. We should have full classes. I am always too busy to take pictures, hopefully, someone else will remember to take some. Thanks to Sensei Chris for taking the group picture after the weapons/Jodo class. Looking forward to seeing everyone outside next Saturday morning 9 am.

We had a few brave souls come out on a very cool morning, which turned into T-shirt weather before the end of the first class. Karate and Kobudo and I did not get any pictures of the Jodo. See you next Saturday at 9 am. I made the mistake of taking the pictures facing the sun.

We have lots of room for you if you want to join us Saturday morning at 9 am for Karate class and 10 am for Kobudo and Jodo class. Everyone is welcome. No previous experience required. A beautiful Fall day, a great way to kickstart your weekend!