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Contact

Address

Email

Phone

   CENTRAL QUEENS CHITO RYU KARATE

Ken Roper

Central Queens School
Hunter River, PE

Ken

(902) 892-3640

   CHARLOTTETOWN CHITO RYU KARATE   website

Ken Roper

Royalty Centre, Enman Cr
Charlottetown, PE

Ken

(902) 892-3640

   WEST ISLAND KARATE CLUB (website)

Armand Martin

Westisle High School
Elmsdale, PE

Armand

(902) 882-3708

   WEST RIVER CHITO RYU KARATE (website)

Mike Brown

Westwood Elementary School
Cornwall, PE

Dawn

(902) 892-0608

 CLASS Schedules  

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 CENTRAL QUEENS

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

 Junior

6:30pm-
7:30pm

 10am-
11am  

Adult

6:30pm-
8:30pm

10am-
12Noon

CHARLOTTETOWN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

General

Bunkai
9am-
10am

Juniors
(5-9 yrs + family)

6:30pm-
7:15pm

6:30pm-
7:15pm

6:30pm-
7:15pm

6:30pm-
7:15pm

10am-
10:45am

Youth
(10-13 yrs
+ family)

7pm-
8 pm

Competition
7:30pm-
9:00pm

7pm-
8pm

11am-
12Noon

Adult

General
7pm-
9pm

White-
Orange:
7pm-8pm

General
7pm-
8:30pm

Adult

Green-
Brown:
8pm-9pm

Black
Belts

8:30pm-
9:30pm

Kobujutsu (weapons)
[Annual dues $25
plus $20 per month]

5:30pm-
7:00pm

CORNWALL

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

 Junior

6:30pm-
7:30pm

 10am-
11am  

Adult

6:30pm-
8:30pm

10am-
12Noon

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

Combined

Adult

WEST ISLAND

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

Sun

all ranks 

7pm-
8pm

7-9pm(kumite)Armands` dojo

7pm-
8pm

6-7:30
Armands` dojo

6-8pm
black belts

green & up

8pm-
9:30pm

7-9 pm (kumite)Armands`dojo

7pm-
8:30pm

  PARENTS  

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Parent Meetings & Involvement - Such meetings are arranged on a see need, feel need basis by the Sensei.  The meetings are informal with the purpose of keeping you in the picture and getting feedback from you as to effectiveness of the program.  To help make karate an enjoyable experience for your child, the volunteer instructors need your involvement.  Organizing, transporting and supervising children at the various clinics, tournaments and outings is a huge task; a task the instructors cannot undertake without your participation.  Please consider joining us in this portion of the program - the children will thank you.

Your Child's Progress - Formal examinations are held several times per year.  The children are invited to attend.  As you can appreciate, children develop skills at different rates.  As such only those who, in the instructors opinion, have developed sufficient skill are promoted.  Those completing the "kyu" requirements will be promoted to the next level (see  Testing).  Your child would be presented a certificate and (where appropriate) a new colored belt.  There is a cost for this formal evaluation for successful candidates (see Testing).

How will I know how my child is doing? - Notification of forthcoming assessment dates and times are mentioned during the regular class sessions.  You are invited to view the examination process and discuss its outcome with the examiner.

Dropping off and picking up your child - Your child is a precious gift.  In the best interests of your child's health and safety, and to promote effective communication between the instructors and parents, please enter the facility, bringing your child directly to or from the training area.  We encourage parents to remain and view their child's training.

  CANCELLATIONS  

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Please take a moment to ensure an UNSCHEDULED cancellation has not occurred.  In particular, parents must ensure your child has adequate supervision prior to leaving the facility by dropping into the training area, rather than simply dropping them off "at the door".

Emergencies and foul weather may cause cancellations.  Please take note,
if SCHOOL is cancelled, then KARATE is cancelled.

Because Instructors & students participate at other events (such as provincial, regional & national clinics, tournaments and meetings), regular class scheduling may be cancelled. These events are generally known well in advance and, where possible, written notice will be provided.

 MEMBERSHIP Costs  

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Membership Costs *New beginning in September 2005* -

Every Karateka (student) is responsible for paying each of the following, as soon as possible & as indicated:

[A] ANNUAL Dues (once per year*), and
[B] CLUB Fees (either annually, per term, or monthly).

(*) Annual CLUB Fees for Adults include the Annual Dues

[A] ANNUAL

  $50 /Year - payable in September or upon joining: to cover the cost of registering with the PEI Karate Association, the provincial, national, and international Chito Ryu Associations, and to the National Karate Association

[B] CLUB

Youth   

  $100 /Term 1 - payable in September, or upon joining, for Sep. to Dec.
  $100 /Term 2 - payable in January, or upon joining, for Jan. to May

  For families with several children in Karate, a fee reduction is also offered!  
  $100 per term for the 1st child
  $80 per term for the 2nd child
  $60 per term for all other children

Adult   

 $275 /Year [includes Annual Dues]- payable upon joining for annual membership, or
$100 /Term plus Annual Dues : This special term fee limits class time to either "One Class per Week" or "One Hour per Class", or
  $30 /Month plus Annual Dues : payable in the first class of month for monthly membership

NOTE

• It is for insurance purposes that students are required to register & pay their membership costs before they are allowed to enter the dojo.

• A maximum of three (3) post-dated cheques are acceptable, however all cheques must be payable within forty five (45) days.

• New students are allowed to participate in two (2) FREE classes before their payment is due.

Uniforms - approximately $60 each - A Karate uniform (called a Gi ) is recommended only after several months of training. Your uniform is ordered from your instructor.

Technical Manual - $30 each (optional) A Karate Technical Manual, including step-by-step instructions for all seven belt levels, is available from your instructor.

Belt Testing - Starts at $30 per test (see Testing Schedule).  This fee is only for Solid Belt tests and covers the cost of an official Karate certificate & a new belt. Testing occurs only when a student is ready and could occur 2-or-3 times per year.

 TESTING Schedule  

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ADULT SCHEDULE 
(must be 16 years of age, or older)

   Fee   

     Belt Colour

 KYU 

 # Months  

Minimum
 # Classes  

$30

White

»

Yellow

5th

4-6

32

$30

Yellow

»

Orange  

4th

4-6

32

$35

Orange

»

Green

3rd

4-6

32

$40

Green

»

Blue

2nd

6-8

56

$45

Blue

»

Brown

1st

8-10

72

(must be 13 years)

$50

Brown

»

Black

Shodan

12

96

Junior

 (must be 14 years)

Adult

 (must be 16 years)

Junior KYU System

Any Karateka ("Karate Student") 15 years of age or younger is governed by an "11 Kyu" (levels) ranking system.  This gradual grading system allows students, as early as six years old, to be ranked every 6-to-8 months without arriving at the first Kyu too rapidly.

  Kyu  

BELT

Fee

11^th  

 White + stripe  

$0

10^th  

 YELLOW

$30

9^th  

 Yellow + stripe  

$0

8^th  

 ORANGE

$30

7^th  

 Orange + stripe  

$0

6^th  

 GREEN

$35

5^th  

 Green + stripe  

$0

4^th  

 BLUE

$40

3^rd  

 Blue + stripe  

$0

2^nd  

 BROWN

$45

1^st  

 Brown + stripe  

$0

 BLACK

$50

 DOJO ETIQUETTE  

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• Greet Shomen (Front of the Dojo) with rei (bow), showing respect for those that have gone before.

• Greet those who are present in the dojo by saying "hello", acknowledging the instructor "Sensei" prior to the others.

• It is prohibited to enter the dojo with shoes.

• Senior members shall be kind, considerate and helpful to the junior members and through this effort will result a friendship based on the fact that we are all striving for the same goal.

• Newer members shall always show their utmost respect for the seniors, always greeting them first.

• Profanity will not be permitted to be used in the dojo.

• It is prohibited to smoke or chew gum in the dojo.

• Address the instructor by " Sensei".

• Members shall respect the instructor who shall in turn strive to be an example in front of the students.

• Be proud in your study of Chito Ryu.

• Practice courteous manners.

• Students must bow when entering or leaving the Dojo.

• Respect the ideals of loyalty, honor and those elders who have come before you.

• Students must wear the traditional Uniform (Gi) to all practice sessions.

• Your Karate Gi (Uniform) must be clean and in proper order.

• If you arrive late for class, you must wait until the instructor invites you to join the class.

• If you must leave early, please advise the instructor as soon as possible.

• Please keep finger- and toe-nails short so as not to injure yourself or others.

• There is no Kumite (sparring) permitted without the instructor’s permission.

• Students must not engage in idle talk while in the Dojo and should remain attentive at all times.

• Students must always be courteous and helpful to each other.

• Demonstrate your utmost courtesy in regards to anything that is tied to Karate or to your DOJO, whether during training or not, both on & off premises, and especially when representing your Dojo.

• Have a clean body and clear mind before entering the DOJO.

• Resolve conflicts before they occur by not allowing them to happen.

• Students must not chew gum or candy, or eat while in the Dojo.

• Try to go to the restroom before class begins.  It is also recommended not to eat at least one hour before class.

• Refrain from outbursts and comments during class, no matter what it pertains to.

• Refrain from violent behavior.

• All classes and groups of exercises should begin and end with bowing.

• Students should never use their Karate skills, except in self-defense.

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Opening-Class

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Instructor

Shugo

assemble in lines

Seiretsu

checks that lines are correct

(instructor looks to senior student)

Senior Student

Shomen-ni

face front of dojo

Ki-o-tsuke

attention (Musubi Dachi) say K-Skee

       Seiza is optional

       Seiza

sitting position

       Ki-o-tsuke

       Mokuso

meditation

       Mokuso Yame

stop

Ki-o-tsuke

Shomen-ni

Rei

bow to show respect

Sensei-ni

face the instructor

Rei (all say)

Onegai Shimasu (Please teach me)

Shomen-ni

students only

Instructor

Kiritsu

stand up (for Seiza only)

Closing-Class

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Instructor

Yame

stop everything

Shugo

assemble in lines

Sereitsu

check that lines are correct

(instructor looks to senior student)

Senior Student

Maware Migi

about face to the right

Gi-o naoshite

adjust your Gi (uniform)

Shomen-ni

face front of dojo

Ki-o-tsuke

       Seiza is optional

       Seiza

sitting position

       Ki-o-tsuke

       Mokuso

meditation

       Mokuso Yame

stop

SHOWA

all repeat (see below)

Ki-o-tsuke

Shomen-ni

Rei

bow to show respect

Sensei-ni / Sempai-ni

face the instructor

Ki-o-tsuke

Rei (all say)

Domo Arigato Gozaimashita

"Thank you very much for the pain"

Otagai-ni

face each other

Ki-o-tsuke

Rei (all say)

Domo Arigato Gozaimashita

"Thank you very much for the pain"

Shomen-ni

students only

Instructor

Any Announcements

       Kiritsu

stand up (for Seiza only)

Thank You

Domo

Showa   (in unison)

Ware, Ware, Karate-Do
Oh Shugyo Surumonowa,
Tsuneni Bushidoh Seishin
Oh Wasurezo,
Wa To Nin Oh Motte Nashi,
Soshite Tsutomereba
Kanarazu Tasu.

We Who Study Karate-do
Should Never Forget the
Spirit of the Warrior's Way,
With Peace, Perseverance,
and Hard Work,
We Will Reach Our Goal.

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