Tsuruoka Karate-Do

The Tsuruoka Karate-Do 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 05 at 09:00 PDT/13:00 ADT/13:30 NDT via Zoom. Contact tsuruokado@gmail.com for Zoom meeting information.

The May 2022 Dan gradings and clinic was held on Saturday, May 21 in Charlottetown, PEI, with remote participation via Zoom. Our thanks to Senseis Leger, Au, Bourgeois, Losier and Kerry for teaching at the clinic and congratulations to the following Dan candidates who were awarded new Dan ranks:

Shodan: Ariel Losier (NB), Emma Plante (NB). Taylor Gosse (PE) and Thomas Whelan (PE)

Sichidan: Theresa Mea (NB)

Tsuruoka Karate-Do is tremendously proud to announce the culmination of years of two years of effort in building the foundation of our organisation, the results of our first Dan grading! The gradings were conducted during the month of June over a number of sessions and recordings across four provinces.

Our sincere thanks and congratulations to everyone involved in the grading, from the students to the testing panel to the members of the TK-D Board and Technical Committee for making this possible. Many people had to adapt and make significant effort to pull off a successful grading during a global pandemic.

Congratulations to the following 44 individuals who advanced a Dan level. We are tremendously proud of you and all your hard work and accomplishments!

SERGE KERRY – BATHURST (NB) – Rokudan
SÉBASTIEN PLANTE – CARAQUET (NB) – Shodan
CHRISTOPHE MEA – CARAQUET (NB) – Nidan
JASON MEA – CARAQUET (NB) – Sichidan
SAM BARRETT – CORNWALL (PE) – Shodan
MARK MACDOUGALL – CORNWALL(PE) – Sandan
STEPHEN DEGRACE – CORNWALL (PE) – Godan
JOSEPH DYLAN AURINGER – KELOWNA (BC) – Shodan
EVAN WOOD – MONCTON (NB) – Shodan
JEAN RICHARD – MONCTON (NB) – Nidan
GUY-PHILIPPE GOGUEN – MONCTON (NB) – Yodan
JEAN-CHARLES GRAY – MONCTON (NB) – Godan
DOUG ATKINSON – MONCTON (NB) – Sichidan
MALCOLM ROSS – MONCTON (NB) – Sichidan
EMERY ROBERT – POKEMOUCHE (NB) – Sichidan
JOSÉE DUGUAY – ST-ISIDORE (NB) – Shodan
MICHAEL ST-PIERRE – ST-ISIDORE (NB) – Nidan
BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN – ST-ISIDORE (NB) – Sandan
VERNON BENOIT – ST-ISIDORE (NB) – Sandan
ANDRÉ LAPLANTE – ST-ISIDORE (NB) – Godan
IRVIN BASQUE – ST-ISIDORE (NB) – Godan
DENIS MCLAUGHLIN – ST-ISIDORE (NB) – Hachidan
JAKE MUTCH – STRATFORD (PE) – Nidan
DAVID MACINTOSH – STRATFORD (PE) – Sandan
AMÉLIE LOSIER – TRACADIE (NB) – Shodan
ANTONI LEBLANC – TRACADIE (NB) – Shodan
FÉLIX BRIDEAU-LÉGÈRE – TRACADIE (NB) – Shodan
FRANCE DESROSIERS – TRACADIE (NB) – Shodan
JULIE LOSIER – TRACADIE (NB) – Shodan
NADINE DUGUAY – TRACADIE (NB) – Shodan
CHRISTIAN PAULIN – TRACADIE (NB) – Sandan
GABRIEL CYR – TRACADIE (NB) – Sandan
GUYLAINE BOUDREAU – TRACADIE (NB) – Sandan
JEAN-ERIC PAULIN – TRACADIE (NB) – Sandan
MANON LEBOUTHILLIER – TRACADIE (NB) – Yodan
SERGE SAVOIE – TRACADIE (NB) – Yodan
ROMAIN LOSIER – TRACADIE (NB) – Sichidan
CATHERINE BOUCHER – YARMOUTH (NS) – Shodan
GUILLAUME BOUCHER – YARMOUTH (NS) – Shodan
MATTHEW ELLIS – YARMOUTH (NS) – Shodan
OLEG LEFEL – YARMOUTH (NS) – Shodan
CHRISTOPHER CHURCHILL – YARMOUTH (NS) – Nidan
LAURENT BOUCHER – YARMOUTH (NS) Yodan
ROB SWEENEY – YARMOUTH (NS) Yodan

The Tsuruoka Karate-Do AGM for 2021 will be held over Zoom on Saturday, May 15 at 10:30 PDT/14:30 ADT/15:00 NDT. All members are welcome to attend, for a Zoom invite, please contact your dojo head or email info@tsuruokakaratedo.ca.

The date for virtual Dan gradings over Zoom or by video submission is Saturday, June 05. The tentative date for in-person grading in New Brunswick is Saturday, June 12. More info on in-person and virtual gradings will be posted once it becomes available. For more information, contact info@tsuruokakaratedo.ca.

The Tsuruoka Karate-Do Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 09:00 PST / 13:00 AST / 13:30 NST. The meeting will take place 100% virtually over Zoom due to current COVID-19 restrictions. All members are welcome, please contact your dojo head for details.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Tsuruoka Karate-Do is indefinitely postponing our annual clinic, Dan gradings and AGM, originally scheduled for May 16-17. We will be closely monitoring the situation and will reschedule when it is safe to do so based on the advice of public health officials. In the meantime, we remain active in the background, working together and providing services to our members via social media. Stay safe, everyone!