(867) 446-0891 < Back Hay River Wado Kai Karate Club Sempei Aaron Martin (867) 446-0891 azrmartin@gmail.com Address 7 Veterans Rd, Hay River NT X0E0R8 Hay River, NT, Canada Practice Times Monday/Wednesday - Senior Belts - 6-8 pm (Mountain Daylight) Saturday - Regular Classes - 11-1:00 pm (Mountain Daylight) Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

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(403) 257-4638 < Back South Calgary Wado Kai Sensei Heather Fidyk (403) 257-4638 senseiheather@calgarywadokai.com Address 223 146 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada Calgary, Alberta T2J 6P8 Practice Times Tuesday - 6:15-8:30 pm / Thursday - 7:00-8:30 pm (Mountain Daylight) Friday - 7:00-8:30 pm / Saturday - 9:20-12:30 pm Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

(204) 215-0911 < Back Synthesis Martial Arts Sensei Jeff Gervin (204) 215-0911 jeffgervin@me.com Address Boissevain, MB, Canada Boissevain, Manitoba R0K 0E0 Practice Times Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

(289) 241-2440 < Back St. Catharines Wado Kai Karate Sensei Neil Prime (289) 241-2440 getyourkicks@wadokaikarate.com Address 8 Augusta Ave, St. Catharines, ON, Canada St. Catharines, ON, Canada Practice Times Monday/Thursday - Juniors - 6-7:15 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) Wednesday - Adult Beginners/Intermediate (Kyu Belt) - 7:30-9:00 pm Monday/Thursday - Adult Open - 7:30-9:30 pm Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

(780) 232-5454 < Back Derrick Wado Kai Karate Association Sensei Kelsey Mramor (780) 232-5454 info@derrickwadokai.ca Address 3500 119 Street Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada Edmonton, AB, Canada Practice Times Tuesday - 4:00-9:00 pm / Saturday - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

Future of Shindo Important What if someone was to ask you, “What does Shindo represent, and what do you learn from it?” Could you answer this question? My answer would be that Shindo represents everything about Master Shintani’s life, and it teaches you the essence of body movement necessary for the style of karate he taught. Shindo was Mr. Shintani’s dream and passion. While holding up a Shindo bo he once stated, “This is my life.” He also once described Shindo as “a gift for all of his students”. The importance of Shindo being practiced throughout the SWKKF is not only to continue the legacy of Mr. Shintani’s teaching, but also for the development of our karate. Anyone who has trained with the Shindo knows that there are no short cuts. Your body has to do the work, your hips have to do the work, or it just doesn’t work! I once heard a comment from an instructor that “Shindo is my lie detector.” This is so true! Fortunately I have been able to travel around the country and work Shindo with a lot of people. It is incredibly noticeable that the students that have been incorporating the karate training with Shindo training stand out due to their strong hip action. I strongly believe this is due to Shindo training. Some of the areas with a strong Shindo curriculum are using Shindo and karate technique to reinforce basics such as double action, hip action, three-point line of force, and posture. What we have been doing in Norfolk as a Shindo workout is to put the Shindo down and work a karate technique or combination, developing all areas needed to make it a strong technique. We then pick up the Shindo and apply the same technique or combination reinforcing everything we had worked while using empty hands (karate). Your posture and hip action should in most cases be the same. Mr Shintani said that the Shindo is an extension of the hands, and everything else is the same. In many dojos across Canada Shindo is amalgamated with karate training. Both arts are practiced together in the regular adult class. We have also brought our junior green belts into this training. This helps students more quickly understand the importance of hip action and line of force. Focus is an-other area that has been improved. I feel this is because of the focus put on target areas and under-standing the intended strike and the line of force it has to take. When you punch, your body is behind the punch, fist, shoulder, and hip (three-point line of force). This is also the basics behind a Shindo strike or block. We have also incorporated a striping system. We currently are using three stripes, white, green, and brown. The white stripe is to be awarded to a student some time between white belt and green belt. During that time all the basics of karate and Shindo are developed to green belt level, and we teach them SHINDO NIDAN kata. The green stripe is awarded between green belt and brown belt. Again, the level of both karate and Shindo are in the intermediate level. At this time we teach students CIO BO TIE kata. The brown stripe is awarded at the brown to black belt level which would be considered advanced. We also teach the SEI SHAN NO SHINDO kata. Currently we are teaching KUSHANKU NO SHINDO kata to the black belts and are starting to see great results in their development in both karate and Shindo. The great thing about this is that instructors not familiar with Shindo but with a good understanding of karate can use the karate to develop Shindo techniques. All it takes is to have an open mind and to be unafraid to use your own thoughts and ideas. The kata are available on DVD, and there are a great many instructors familiar with the katas available for assistance. I feel that the future of Shindo is important and everyone should work Shindo techniques to some ex-tent in their regular class. Mr. Shintani would be very proud to see that the gift he has left us is being developed and his legacy will live on forever through Shindo.

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(905) 359-0975 < Back Manitouwadge Wado Kai Sempi Jennifer Gray (905) 359-0975 nifer@electricmousefarms.ca Address 23 Manitou Rd, Manitouwadge, ON, Canada Manitouwadge, ON, Canada Practice Times Tuesday - 4:00-5:30 pm / Friday - 6:00-8:00 pm Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

(204) 764-0358 < Back Hamiota Wado Kai Sensei Scott Lints (204) 764-0358 hamiotakarateclub@gmail.com Address 91 1st Street, Hamiota, MB, Canada Hamiota, MB, Canada Practice Times Sunday - 5-7 yrs old - 4:15-4:45 pm (Central Daylight Time) Sunday - Juniors (8 yrs-up) - 5:00-7:00 pm Thursday - Adults (16 yrs-up) - 7:00-9:00 pm Club Website or Social Media Notes Previous Map Next

Seishin No Shindo by Sensei Dr. Robert J. Graham I had thought about what kind of a kata that would be good for the Shindo and decided that a Kitagawa kata would best fit the movements of the Shindo as well as capture the essence of Sensei Shintani's movements. Seisho seemed liked a very good fit because it was not too long and was full of explosive movements. So, I proceeded to put together the kata and the Shindo, refining the movements over a period of about 6 months. I had told Sensei Shintani that I was doing this and had his approval, but he had not seen any of the work I had done at that point. Subsequently, I had Sensei to my home in Hamburg because he was doing a clinic for me at the Bailey Ave. dojo. The evening before the clinic, which was a Friday, I asked him if he would take a look at the kata I had developed and he agreed. We went into the basement of my home and I demonstrated the kata several times for him. When I asked him if there were any suggestions he replied, "No keep the kata just as it is." He then asked me what I called the kata and I told him "Seisho no Shindo." He thought for a moment and said to me. You will call it "Seishin no Shindo." He explained to me that Seishin means the true, straight way of a person with high character. He told me that I was of a very high character and that I had followed the true, straight way of his teachings and the Shindo. He said that when someone in Japan is of high character and follows a true path they are said to have "Seishin." He then asked me why I had chosen Seisho from all of the Kitagawa katas that were available. I told him that it seemed to me that it represented his movements and explosiveness so very well. He said to me, "That's really interesting Bob, because of all the Kitagawa katas that's the only one I had created myself. All the rest were Sensei Kitagawa's katas." He found it very interesting that I was able to zero in on his movements from the kata and select the one he had created even though I had no knowledge that he had done so. We then went upstairs to my kitchen and he asked me for a cup of tea. As I was making the tea, he was sitting at the table writing. When I served him the tea he handed me a Shindo certificate and said, "You are now a 7th Dan in Shindo. Then he looked at the cup of tea and said, "Oh that's beautiful, just beautiful." After he finished the tea, he turned on the baseball game. We didn't discuss karate or the Shindo the rest of the evening, only baseball.

Introduction of New Shindo Katas Extract from Sensei Denis Labbé (President) letter to the SWKKF Membership Shindo Committee / September 9, 2010 The Shindo Committee is dedicated to the introduction of Shindo into the everyday teachings of our organization's students. However, the Committee is also dedicated to improving and expanding upon Shindo teachings. We are aware of some Shindo kata(s) that exist currently that are not part of the curriculum and wish to explore them and any others that exist beyond our awareness. The Shindo curriculum should be representative of the entire organization as all members have valuable thoughts and input. These kata(s) may be submitted to the Shindo Committee either in person or via video recording. Regardless of the method of submission, a detailed explanation of all important points is to be included. This may include, but is not limited to the following: Stances Grips Target areas Timing Bunkai History and inspiration for the Participating members who contributed to the kata development Any other important information that is relevant If you are considering developing a new Shindo kata a good starting reference point are the Shindo DVDs themselves. They were intended to be instructional tools and cover the necessary Shindo curriculum. Upon receipt of a kata a thorough review will be performed by the Shindo Committee. Once a good understanding is achieved, the kata will be presented to the Senate for approval. The Senate will make their final decision on whether the kata is eligible and appropriate for tournament competition purposes. In addition, the kata may be recommended to be incorporated into the curriculum for Shindo at some level. Shindo is Sensei Shintani’s art and life. All who study karate are in turn studying Shindo and vice versa, whether they realize it or not. Inherently they may seem different but parallels between karate and Shindo are undeniable. With so many skilled karate and Shindo practitioners in our organization the Shindo Committee wishes to draw upon all knowledge. Collectively we all benefit from this mindset. The Shindo Committee would like to thank everyone for their involvement in Shindo. With your support Shindo will continue to grow and prosper. Shindo Reference Manual