Rideau Lakes School of Martial Arts
875 8th Concession and 63 Mountain Rd K0h 1x0 Westport, ON, Canada

KARATE PUB QUIZ 2: RETURN TO THE SHED! Saturday 25th April at 7PM UK / 8PM CET / 2PM US Eastern / 11AM US Pacific! All welcome! Pub Quiz 1 saw over 250 players... from all over the globe take part! The whole point is to have a laugh, have a break from all that’s happening, and to take a trip to the "virtual pub" with your friends from the dojo and the worldwide karate community! We are all in this together, and we will get through it together. EVERYONE is welcome! Here’s how to play! 1) Contact your dojo mates and set up a team or teams. It’s up you how large or small the teams are, but 5 or fewer would seem to be optimal when it comes to having the most fun / interaction. One person teams are of course totally welcome too! 2) Pick a name for the team. 3) Decide who will be the official keeper of the team’s official answers. 4) Decide how you will communicate with each other? Skype? WhatsApp group? Zoom? You will probably need more than one device. One to watch me on Facebook Live and to interact with the global community; and a second one to interact with your teammates. 5) All players then need to visit my Facebook page at the above time: https://www.facebook.com/iainabernethy/ That’s it! There will be 50 questions all connected to karate and the martial arts (including movies, popular culture, history, famous practitioners, etc). I’ll give plenty of time between questions for discussion and general banter :-) After each 10 questions, I’ll give the answers so your official score keeper can see how your team is doing. They will then will your team name and overall total in the comments. In the event of a tie, it will be a sudden death quickest to answer question via the comments of the live feed. CURRENT CHAMPIONS: It’s all about having fun! Nevertheless, the last one was a close-run thing! The reigning champions are The Tribe (UK) but that could change! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO HAVE YOUR OWN SUB-CHAMPIONSHIPS! Divide your dojo into teams and see who wins from within your group! Instructors vs students? Lots of options! I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday! All the best, Iain

In light of recent developments, the Godai Jiu-Jitsu York Open will be postponed until the Fall. We were working closely with York University and they rightly ...decided to shut down the venue until further notice. Moving ahead would not be fair to participants. The reality is that most competitors will not even have the means to properly train for competition as more and more gyms are closing in response to the global pandemic. Rest assured, event registrations will be refunded and that process will start this coming week. We ask for your patience as we work through this. VIP Pack purchases will be available at the @underthegi shop in April. Same goes for hat contest winners. If you are unable to pick up your pack in person, we can either arrange for shipping at your expense or a refund. For those who missed out on this deal, the offer will return in October at a slightly higher price point. This is not the outcome we were hoping for, but the incredible show of support that we received from the community has been a huge motivator to make our first tournament even bigger and better than we had originally planned. Follow us to stay in the know.

This is pending later considerations. It my be prolonged if deemed necessary. Keep practicing your Kata and stances and looking forward to getting back to class. Play safe folks, and remember to wash your hand frequently!

Some exciting news, Kingston Kicks has been booked for May 29-30. Keep the weekend open! More info to come.Some exciting news, Kingston Kicks has been booked for May 29-30. Keep the weekend open! More info to come.

A great quote from Aristotle. The key to all progress is consistent action over time. The momentum of a thousand well spent nows is what propels us forward. #iainabernethy #karate #kata #bunkai #practicalkatabunkai #practicalkarate #karatejutsu #karatedo #martialarts

Effective February 4th Tuesday night Karate class times are changing.

So practice like you mean it! See you back in class soon. Happy New Year.

This common mistake could ruin your health! Do you see the problem?

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Congratulations to our brothers and sister in Kingston on their promotion this weekend at our BO4 gathering! Jimmy promoted to Brown belt Andrew promoted to Brown belt Bryan promoted to Purple belt Claudy promoted to 2nd stripe Blue belt ... Graham promoted to 2nd stripe White belt And to our own Brad Baker to 3rd stripe White belt Congratulations to our Professor Marco Costa on his promotion to 4th degree Black belt. Thank you Professor Costa for another great event!

Understanding Kata: Textbooks and Tactics. Two great analogies about kata from Gichin Funakoshi: https://iainabernethy.co.uk//understanding-kata-textbooks-

Good Morning - have a great Sunday!

Quitting should never be an option. #fitnessfriday

Unfortunately, many experienced karateka, having learnt numerous kata, mistakenly believe they have mastered them when, in truth, they are merely dancing. To ensure kata are what they should be, you must completely understand the significance of the movements. Masutatsu yama

I herd Brian Grazer on Joe Rogan talk about his 19 year old daughter had a stroke after a rear naked choke

This synchronised Kung Fu display is just... incredible.

Great to see all the new Gis! October is Breast Cancer awareness month. Once again we are wearing pink belts in support of Breast Cancer research. All funds raised will donated towards this great cause

Learn correct dojo manners!

A hiki-te themed shirt made for me by my WCA colleagues in Finland :-) Love it! #iainabernethy #karate #kata #bunkai #practicalkatabunkai #practicalkarate #karatejutsu #karatedo #martialarts #martialartist