ZANSHIN, Winter 2011
Our modest association hit another milestone this year with our 100th Black Belt graduate. With over 20,000 students over the past 40 years, we can never be accused of ‘giving our belts away’! The Yoshukan Karate
Association has never, and will never, be a commercial exercise. We all have bills to pay and our members have a responsibility to keep their payments current, but we have assiduously avoided the contemporary commercial practices used by many martial arts schools. We believe the core of the martial arts experience is about character development and not about running a business enterprise.
With reference to our new Black Belt graduates, we have also had a number of other high points in 2012. Sensei Betty Gormley received her 4th Dan after 25 years of study. Sensei Zejko Violoni received his Shidoin (Instructor Licence). Shihan
Louise Provencher is pursuing her next level NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) which would make her the only karate woman in Canada at this level!
Kancho