MORE INFO Here: http://www.mantiskungfu.com/TigerBalmInternationals.htm

HOST TOURNAMENT FOR THE 2009 CANADIAN ISJA SPORT JUJITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS

SEE: Karate vs Kung Fu vs Tae Kwon Do vs Kenpo vs Jujitsu vs Kickboxing
See black belt contact fighting, including throws, and ground fighting
submission holds with the best competing for ISJA Canadian Sport Jujitsu
Championship gold medals.

NINE SPARRING CATEGORIES

SKIL point fighting, SKIL & WKC continuous sparring, Sport Jujitsu, padded weapons sparring,
San Shou fighting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Free Style Grappling & Modified Pankration.

LOCATION:
Capilano College Sportsplex 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada

WORLD MARTIAL ART GAMES:
The Tiger Balm Internationals is a W.O.M.A.A. sanctioned, qualifying event to help pick members for TEAM CANADA for The W.O.M.A.A. World Martial Games.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS MANDATORY:
Includes: Hand/foot pads, mouthpiece, and headgear. Protective equipment will be available for sale on site. Gloves will be provided for the WKC Continuous, and Sanshu sparring divisions.

NINE SPARRING CATEGORIES:
SKIL point sparring, SKIL & WKC continuous sparring, Sport Jujitsu, padded weapons sparring, Sanshu sparring, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Free Style Grappling, and Modified Pankration.

PADDED WEAPON’S POINT FIGHTING:

Padded weapon’s point sparring combatants are required to have the following:
Martial arts uniform, mouthpiece, athletic cup (male combatants), fingernails and toenails trimmed, and protective hand pads. Recommended equipment: Knee and shin pads (optional but highly recommended), shoes (non-marking soles), elbow pads (optional but highly recommended), and any safety pads a combatant feels are necessary to prevent injury without restriction of motion.

Supplied equipment by the event:
Weapon of choice (tomfa, nunchucks, three section staff, katana, staff, and arnis sticks), headgear (re-enforced steel wire cages and full faced head), and chest protectors.

MORE INFO Here: http://www.mantiskungfu.com/TigerBalmInternationals.htm

Only two weeks after the Steveston Judo Tournament is the 36th Steveston International Invitational Karate Tournament. There will be cash prizes for contestants and events will be scored by international caliber judges.

March 7, 2009. Tournament starts at 9:00 AM.

Steveston Indoor Tennis Courts

4111 Moncton St. Richmond, BC. Canada

Presented by J.K.F. Goju-Kai Canada.

More info, and results, can be found at http://uchiage-kai.com/.

Shintokukai Karate & Kobudo is one of only a few traditional Okinawan Karate schools in North America. As they share dojo space with North Shore Aikiaki, they took part in the Kagami Biraki New Years celebrations on January 17, 2009. The presentation was for weapons kata by Shintokukai students. The students delivered 3 tight weapons kata.
Osu!

Aikido Dojo North Vancouver Aikiaki will be welcoming in 2009 in traditional Aikido fasion with Kagami Biraki, a japanese new years traditional ceremony that involves a special rice cake offering, often performed in martial arts dojos. North Vancouver Aikiaki will be offering an open house on Saturday, January 17, 2009 with a Kagami Biraki opening ceremony and demonstrations by students and weapons from noon until 3:30 PM. This event is a great opportunity for the public to become more familiar with the Martial Art discipline of Aikido. The opening ceremony will be followed by demonstrations by children and teens. The presentation will continue with demonstrations of Aikido weapons, Kobudo weapons presented by Shintokokai Karate and Kobudo dojo, and Iaido, or live sword drawing, presented by Shin Ken Kai Iaido dojo. That sounds exciting – its not every day you get to see real katana swords in action. Its a special occasion to see so much at an event like this – a traditional ceremony, student and special weapon demonstrations. That is why if you are interested in marital arts, you should not miss this event. The day will finish with an open house until 3:30 PM.

North Vancouver Aikiaki is a registered not for profit society dedicated to the teaching of Traditional Aikido, and is a member of the United States Aikido Federation. Dedicated to the art of Aikido, the lessons are lead by Chief Instructor Joel Posluns, 6th Dan and Shidoin who volunteers his time.

The website for North Vancouver Aikiaki, http://www.nsaikido.org, features more information about Aikido, their programs for kids, teens and adults and a gallery of videos related to the discipline.

Some more info about North Vancouver Aikiaki is also available at this CL posting:
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/com/966151884.html

Here is an Aikido demonstration video passed along to me from Joel Posluns:

More info about Kagami Biraki:

http://www.shitoryu.org/heritage/kagami_biraki.htm

http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=156

Here is a great interview with Bruce Lee by Pierre Burton in three parts. Its clear that Bruce Lee was really ahead of his time in his philosophy on life and the way martial arts has influenced his life. He talks about his acting, his time training famous actors like James Garner, Steve McQueen, and Roman Polanski. He talks also about the evolution of martial arts beyond style, ideas that MMA fans understand well today.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3: