October 18, at Richmond East Dojo
Regulars who attend our traditional fight class were tested their spirit tonight
Thirty two-minute rounds of sparring pushed their limit harder than ever before.
Amongst the fighters was Haoyin Zheng, the reigning North American Lightweight Champion.
Haoyin, who moved to Edmonton several months ago, flew to Vancouver
to train with us for five days. His presence pumped extra gas into our spirit and helped us
follow through the grueling task. With six more weeks left until Vancouver Cup,
the morale of the team is getting high.

A group photo of the London Dojo

August 18, London, Great Britain
Aidan (right), who used to train at the downtown dojo in Vancouver,
moved to London in England last year.
He has recently joined a local club and been training very hard.
His current instructor emailed me
the other day with these picture of Aidan participating in their outdoor class.
Aidan, everyone here is very happy to know that
 you train in Kyokushin karate again. A big OSU to you from Vancouver.

August 8 at Killarney Dojo
"Mae Keage" or Front Kick with a straight leg is one of the most important kicks
in Kyokushin Karate. Delivering this kick twenty times in a row without losing balance
is one of our requirements at the yellow belt class.

July 31 at Downtown Dojo
Participants of the Monday class survived a severe sparring session
which lasted over 40 minutes. As the room temperature soared
on a hot summer day, students' dogi were soaked with sweat.