Higashi Sensei is pleased to announce the re-opening of the CCRKA Hombu Dojo on Friday July 16th. All regularly scheduled classes will resume on that date with Covid-19 protocols in effect – masks and social distancing required indoors. Higashi Sensei is looking forward to getting back to his Dojo and hopes to see or hear from you soon!
See all the details in the documents provided! CCRKA Scholarship Application 2021 FR CCRKA Scholarship Application 2021 CCRKA Scholarship Instructions 2021 FR CCRKA Scholarship Instructions 2021 CCRKA Scholarship Poster 2021 FR CCRKA Scholarship Poster 2021
Office of the President #153, 3437 – 42 Street N.W. Calgary (AB) T3A 2M7 CANADA aburet@ucalgary.ca March 21, 2021, It is with emotion that we hear sensei Fred MacKenzie has decided to retire after many years devoted to Chito Ryu karate. Sensei MacKenzie grew-up in Toronto and started learning Chito-Ryu there. Sensei MacKenzie later moved to Chilliwack, in B.C. where his dojo remains very active. […]
Office of the President #153, 3437 – 42 Street N.W. Calgary (AB) T3A 2M7 CANADAaburet@ucalgary.ca April 1 is a very important date for the CCRKDA… No joke! Indeed, on April 1 1963, 58 great years ago, sensei Higashi opened the Higashi School of Karate. Fifty-eight years later, despite months marked with difficulties and isolation, lets celebrate this special anniversary from our place, wherever it may be! Together […]
Hanshi Higashi receives another, much deserved prestigious accolade The photos just arrived! December 13, 2020: In front of the Honorable Delegate Minister of Sports and Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women Isabelle Charest, and elected member of the Quebec National Assembly Richard Campeau, hanshi Higashi, was awarded the Certificate for Community Service, as well as the prestigious Medal of the National Assembly of Quebec for his […]
The Canadian Chito Ryu Karate Do Association is proud to announce this year’s recipient of the CCRKDA Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarship valued at $500. Congratulations to Liam MacNevin from Mike Brown’s West River School of Karate Dojo, PEI. Liam graduated from Bluefield High School in North Wiltshire, PEI. where he balanced academic excellence with outstanding commitments to extracurricular activities, including karate. Liam was the recipient of University of PEI’s “Celebrating Student […]
photo credit: Sensei Germain Bisson A PRECIOUS MOMENT October 14, 2020 will be a very special day for our Association. As well as for Hanshi Higashi: Indeed, that day we will all be celebrating Sensei’s 80th birthday! Hanshi Higashi has dedicated his life to preserving and promoting the spiritual and technical elements that make the foundations of Chito Ryu, the way it was created by O sensei. He has disseminated […]
Check out the details of this amazing opportunity for our Chito-Ryu members to apply for! Any further questions ask your provincial president! CCRKA Scholarship Application_FRCCRKA Scholarship Instructions_FRCCRKA Scholarship Poster_FR
The Canadian Chito Ryu Association is pleased to announce that our very own Sensei Don Mazerolle has been appointed by Karate Canada as a members of its Technical Committee. We wish him much success in this new role. Sensei Mazerolle is a Renshi and runs New Maryland Karate Club in New Brunswick. NEW MEMBERS JOIN THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Congratulations to those who recently successfully challenged advanced grading at the recent CCRA in Toronto. Back Row L to R: Marc Fournier, QC (4th dan), Jordan Mahar, NS (4th dan), Sylvie Moncion, QC (4th dan), John Montgomery, QC (4th dan) Middle row L to R: Richard Charron, QC (Shihan), Roch Laflamme, QC ( 5th dan), Richard Hesch, ON (4th dan), Jennifer Sykes, AB (Shihan), Troy Feener, AB (Shihan)