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< Back Brian Chmay - Hachidan (8th Dan). Senate Advisor Sensei Brian Chmay started karate in 1976 under Sensei Dan Davies. Sensei Dan’s dojo was on Parkdale Ave in Hamilton. Shortly afterwards, Sensei Shintani started a dojo in Hamilton, ON, a few blocks away. Sensei Dan decided that since Sensei Shintani was so close, that he would close down his club and all would all work out directly under Sensei Shintani. Sensei Shintani later moved from his Hamilton dojo to the Japanese Culture Center (also in Hamilton). This is when Sensei Brian (at a green belt level) first met Sensei Brad Cosby. Sensei Brian was very pleased when Sensei Shintani opened up a club in St Catharines, ON. Sensei Shintani was also teaching karate at Brock University, St. Catharines, ON – Sensei Brian was working out 3 to 4 times a week between these three clubs with the occasional work out with Sensei in Grimsby. Sensei Brian received his Shodan rank in 1980 and continue to work out in both locations in St. Catharines, ON. Sensei Shintani assigned Sensei Brian to teach the Brock University karate classes after his Shodan grading; he taught for the full academic year. In 1981, Sensei Shintani moved from Grimsby to Hamilton leaving Sensei Brian to run the Grimsby, ON club. At this time, the Grimbsy club was running one day a week. Soon afterwards, Sensei Brad Cosby joined with Sensei Brian and they started running two workouts a week in Grimsby. This was the beginning of the “ Grimsby Beach Wado Kai ” dojo. Sensei Brian and Sensei Brad led by example by participating in all SWKKF events and tournaments. Sensei Brad and Sensei Brian continued to run the Grimsby Beach Wado Kai until August 2007 when the town of Grimsby allocated the Community Centre to other interests. Sensei Brian has been involved in the SWKKF in many different areas: Niagara Regional Representative Mentor for Sensei Mike Cocco (Head Instructor NOTL Wado Kai) Mentor for Sensei Steve Bone (Head Instructor Grimsby club) Mentor for Sensei Brian Julien (Instructor Timmins Wado Kai club) Assistant Shindo instructor for the Welland Shindo club Assistant Financial Committee member under Sensei Brad Cosby Shindo Committee member Throughout the years, Sensei Brian has had the opportunity to meet and work out with “many fine people belonging in our organization”. During his employment with the Canadian Welding Bureau (which sent him across Canada to present courses) he had the opportunity to work out with members of the Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Vancouver Wado Kai clubs. Sensei Brian’s daughter Michelle and my son Michael are also involved with the SWKKF. “ It is encouraging to see them taking an active role in their clubs. It gives me great pleasure watching them gaining experience and recognition among their fellow black belts. They belong to the new generation of black belts, very keen and dedicated to the teachings of Sensei Shintani. ” Sensei Brian is an advisor to the senate. Sensei Brian was awarded Hachidan (8th Dan) from the SWKKF senate in December 2022.

Part 1 of 2 - Top of Page Pol. 10 Shintani Team Pol. 6 Judging Training Pol. 11 Election Procedures Bottom of Page Pol.1 Constitution / Bylaws Pol. 7 Scholarships Pol. 2 Standards / Ethics Pol. 3 Dojo Etiquette Pol. 8 Harmonizer Pol. 9 Website Pol. 4 Tournament Rules Pol. 5 Communications Policies, Procedures & Manuals -- Disclaimer This website provides a central location for approved policies and procedures currently in effect. They are for use within the SWKKF. Given the significant amount of material available, and for ease of use, it is presented in two parts. Part 1 - This screen - Policies 1 - 11 Part 2 - Click here - Policies 12 - 21 Pol.1 Constitution / Bylaws Policy 1 - Constitution and Bylaws The fundamental principles and established precedents according to which the SWKKF is acknowledged to be governed. Mail The requested document is open to registered black belts within the SWKKF. For more information please e-mail the President by clicking the email icon. Pol. 2 Standards / Ethics Policy 2 - Standards and Ethics Documentation on ethical protocol for the Shintani Wado Kai and its members. Pol. 2 Pol. 3 Dojo Etiquette Dojo Etiquette Manual It is generally understood that karate begins and ends with reihoh (etiquette). The formalized manners and mental attitudes that should be followed have been developed over many generations. This formality is not imposed to force any sense of hierarchy or respect in the students. That should already be present. The main function of the rules of etiquette is to guide behavior and to ensure the safety of all participants. Pol. 3 Pol. 4 Tournament Rules Policy 4 - Tournament Rules and Regulations This policy is to standardize the way tournaments are conducted by the SWKKF. Pol. 4 Pol. 5 Communications Policy 5 - Communications within the SWKKF This policy is for the protocol for the dissemination of information within the SWKKF. Pol. 5 Pol. 6 Judging Training Judging Training Manuals This policy is to standardize the way tournaments are conducted in the SWKKF. SWKKF Judging Training Committee Mandate Mandate Phase 1 The committee members will provide knowledge and advice in a constructive manner to train registered members of the SWKKF in the standardized procedures for Table Work, Corner Judges and Centre Referee protocols. Phase 1 Manual Training Video Mandate Phase 2 The committee members will work with the Tournament Rules Committee to identify and develop teaching tools and a training program for registered members of the SWKKF in the standardized procedures for certified Judges and Referees to consistently and accurately identify calls in the tournament ring. Phase 2 Manual Pol. 7 Scholarships Policy 7 - SWKKF Scholarship This policy is to outline the rules and regulations of the SWKKF scholarship process and template applications. The requested document is open to registered black belts within the SWKKF. For more information please click on the Policy 7 grey box or e-mail the Secretary General by clicking the SWKKF icon. e-mail Pol. 7 Pol. 8 Harmonizer Policy 8 - SWKKF Harmonizer This policy is to outline the workflow of the SWKKF official newsletter. Pol. 8 Pol. 9 Website Policy 9 - SWKKF Website This policy is for the conduct for the website committee. Pol. 9 Pol. 10 Shintani Team Policy 10 - Shintani Team This policy is for the conduct of the Shintani Team processes and procedures. Pol. 10 Pol. 11 Election Procedures Policy 11 - SWKKF Election Procedures This policy covers the election procedures from the club Level to and including the election of the provincial representatives who constitute the Federal Council. The requested document is open to registered black belts within the SWKKF. For more information please e-mail the Secretary General by clicking the SWKKF icon. Bottom of Page e-mail

Karate Federation Shintani Wado Kai SWKKF Introduction The Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation (SWKKF) is a non-profit organization that was founded by Hanshi Masaru Shintani in 1966. The SWKKF is one of the largest martial arts organization of a single style in North America. Current registered membership is approximately 1,900 students with 400+ active black belts. The largest Canadian membership groups are in Southern Ontario and Alberta. SWKKF membership continues to grow nationally, particularly in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and British Columbia. US membership also continues to grow, an area that we are looking to expand. The SWKKF supports a national team that represents it at Canadian and international tournaments. Organizational Structure The SWKKF has adopted a practical, functional structure that supports its strategy and strategic direction. One aspect addresses its hierarchical structure and the other area establishes designated SWKKF activities. Members are elected to representative positions within this structure for a period of 4 years. The last election was held in 2020. Hierarchical Structure SWKKF Committees Provincial Regional Senate Finance Viability Members Investment Clubs Service Excellance Legacy Click any box for more info. NOTE: Current provinces represented include: Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia. Current states represented include: Arizona, Arkansas, Texas and New York. Club members with any questions or concerns should first contact their club representative(s). They will be pleased to assist you.

Main Menu Students Events - Tournaments Events - Gradings P-K Videos P-K App Forms Events - Competition Regional Provincial National Students Shintani Para-Karate Students Coming shortly Events - Competition Events - Competition Opportunities COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY Karate for persons with a disability can be rewarding at the grassroots and participation only level. For some karateka, participating in competitions offers an opportunity to face challenges on the playing field, the competition ring or the tatami. Karateka with a disability are welcome to participate in mainstream divisions and/or para-only divisions. This document will provide information for para-only opportunities, is not exhaustive and is evergreen. DEFINITIONS Open Participation: All competitors are invited to participate Qualification Required: Competitors must qualify to be able to compete MODALITIES 1. Intellectually Impaired – Inclusive a. All athletes with various intellectual impairments 2. Intellectually Impaired – Limited a. Athletes with an intellectual impairment IQ <75 b. Athletes with Down syndrome 3. Wheelchair 4. Visually impaired 5. Mobility Impaired PARTICIPATION Dojo and Club level Integrated classes and/or exclusive classes Events - Tournaments Events - Tournaments Regional Open Participation SWKKF club tournaments – most clubs offer divisions for persons with a disability Modalities – all Event(s) – Kata, sometimes kumite and shindo Provincial Open Participation SWKKF club tournaments – most clubs offer divisions for persons with a disability Modalities – all Event(s) – Kata, sometimes kumite and shindo Provincial/Territorial Karate Canada member organizations Modalities – 2, 3, 4, 5 Event(s) – Kata National Open Participation SWKKF club tournaments – most clubs offer divisions for persons with a disability Modalities – all Event(s) – Kata, sometimes kumite and shindo Qualification Req uired Karate Canada National Tournament Must be a member of a Provincial/Territorial Team Modalities – 2, 3, 4, 5 Event(s) – Kata International Open Participation US-Open and Junior International Cup Modalities – all Event(s) – Kata, weapons, sometimes kumite I-Karate Global Modalities – all Event(s) – Kata International Karate Union Modalities – all Event(s) – Kata WTKA Modalities – to be confirmed Event(s) – to be confirmed NASKA Modalities – to be confirmed Event(s) – to be confirmed Qualification Required PKF Pan American Karate Championship Must be a member of the Karate Canada National Team to compete Modalities – 2, 3, 4 Event(s) – Kata WKF World Karate Championship Must be a member of the Karate Canada National Team to compete Modalities – 2, 3, 4 Event(s) – Kata ADDITIONAL INFORMATION International Para-Karate C ompetition Opportunities Click above Events - Gradings Events - Gradings SWKKF Black Belt Grading Application Form SWKKF Kyu Belt Grading Sheet Para-Karate Black Belt Gradings Guidelines and Recommendations P-K Videos Para-Karate Videos These are the first of several videos to be added to this section in due course. Click on URL below to connect with video currently hosted on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zFiiLiRcqc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zx5fLNj434 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH4cntmVPCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3MLPoY0_Z0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot_b00hVlmc P-K App Forms

Hanshi Masaru Shintani, 10th Dan (Jūdan) was the Supreme Instructor of Wado Kai Karate in Canada and founder of the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation (SWKKF). HANSHI MASARU SHINTANI Judan (10th DAN) 1928 - 2000 Hanshi Masaru Shintani, 10th Dan (Jūdan) was the Supreme Instructor of Wado Kai Karate in Canada and founder of the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation (SWKKF). At the time of his death, he was the highest ranking Sensei outside of Japan. A direct student of Master Otsuka , the founder of Wado Kai, Shintani devoted over 50 years to the study of Karate. He also held ranks in Judo (Sandan), Aikido (Shodan), and Kendo (Shodan). Shintani was born on 3 February 1928 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the child of Japanese immigrants. His mother was a member of the Matsumoto clan, a respected samurai clan with a history going back hundreds of years. Like virtually all West Coast Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War, his family was uprooted and moved to the rugged interior of British Columbia for the duration of the war. The Shintani family, mother and six children, was interned in New Denver, an abandoned mining town used to house hundreds of Japanese Canadians. While growing up in the camp, he learned the ways of two cultures. On school mornings he attended Canadian classes in English, history, and mathematics. In the afternoon, he studied the Japanese language and heritage, along with Kendo and Judo, the standard physical education for all Japanese students. One day in 1940 -41, while looking for frozen ponds by the river to play hockey, Shintani and a group of youths came across an older man standing barefoot in the snow, punching a tree and shouting. This was his initial contact with the person who would introduce him to Karate. After several meetings, some of the boys were invited to train with the man, whose name was Kitagawa. He was a practitioner of Shorin-ryu, one of the older Okinawan Karate styles. Sensei Kitagawa referred to his teachings as Kumite (fighting) and soon the eager young men were beating the bark off of trees with punches, blocks and kicks. Shintani recalls training barefoot on the ice rink and sparring bouts. “Every time you got on the floor, it was life or death.” Sensei Kitagawa's methods would be considered rather excessive or 'brutal' by today's standards. Shintani reflected, “I believe it hurt our minds more than it helped our bodies.” Sensei Shintani instructing Sensei Peter Ciolfi After nine years under Sensei Kitagawa's direction, Shintani was graded to 6th Dan when Kitagawa returned to Japan. Shintani also traveled to Japan to train in Karate and visit his mother's family. He met Master Otsuka in 1956 at a Karate seminar. Over the next few years, Shintani competed in large national torunaments, eventually winning the Japan Karate Federation championship. In 1958, Master Otsuka invited Hanshi Shintani to join his Wado Kai organization. Impressed with the character and integrity of Master Otsuka, Hanshi Shintani respectfully accepted the invitation. During this time, Hanshi Shintani's family moved to Beamsville, near Hamilton, Ontario. To support his family, he tended the family farm and greenhouse. He also played semi-pro baseball. Shintani began teaching Karate and Judo locally and at the Japanese Cultural Centre in Hamilton. Sad to say, the Japanese in North America during the post-war period were subject to racism and violence. Shintani credits his survival during this time to his harsh training under Kitagawa and the humility he learned from his mother and Master Otsuka. “I learned a lesson in the war-time camps under Kitagawa Sensei. It protected my life. Under Otsuka Sensei, I preserved it”. In 1979, Master Otsuka graded Hanshi Shintani to Hachidan (8th Dan). At the same time Master Otsuka presented him with a Kudan (9th Dan) certificate. This was to be revealed by Shintani only after a suitable period of time had elasped. He made known his Kudan rank in 1995. Hanshi Shintani traveled to Japan several times to train with Master Otsuka. Master Otsuka honored his Canadian disciple by coming to Ontario occasionally to visit and teach. The last time was in 1980, two years prior to his passing. Sensei Shintani with Master Otsuka During the 1970s, Master Otsuka appointed Shintani the Supreme Instructor of Wado Kai in North America. After the death of Master Otsuka, Shintani visited Okinawa to meet with the old masters who had trained with Master Otsuka. Most of these men had passed on, except for Sensei Yamashita who shared his knowledge and memories with Shintani. Shintani's devotion to and mastery of Karate is remarkable. Stories of his skill and acts of humility greatly impressed those who had not met him. He constantly refined and improved the basic Karate techniques and concepts to advance the Way of Karate. He was determined that the vital and dynamic nature of Karate should not become stagnant or ritualized and be allowed to deteriorate into a stylized dance of impractical techniques, no longer representing a real martial art. He indicated that there are no symbolic moves in kata. Every technique must be performed as if it was ‘real’. In the few years before his death, Shintani spent much of his time developing Karate and Shindo concepts. He traveled across North America and globally to conduct seminars in Wado Kai and Shindo. As the leader of a large North American martial arts organization, he could easily have become a wealthy man. Instead, he lived a life of quiet modesty, continuing to follow his three ideals -- Humility, Integrity and Honour. Those of us in Wado Kai, who had the honor to meet Shintani, recognize what an incredible privilege it was to have trained with him and learned from him how to live the Way of Peace and Harmony. On December 2017, the SWKKF Senate was pleased to announce that its founder, Hanshi Masaru Shintani, had been awarded the highest Karate rank of Jūdan (10th dan) posthumously. Shintani is revered and honoured by his family, friends and students as the Grand Master and founder of the SWKKF.

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Legacy Documents Hanshi Masaru Shintani 1997 Calendar Read More Sensei Darren Humphries appointed to senate Read More Sensei Shelley McGregor appointed to senate Read More Sensei Brian Julien appointed to senate Read More Sensei Kris Reynolds appointed to senate Read More SWKKF Senate Authorization Read More SWKKF Successor Read More

History Karate -- Where did it really originate from? Have you wondered how far back in history you can go to trace the origins of karate? Some historians believe that karate can be traced back to Alexander the Great’s time and further. In the Greek Olympic Games of 648 B.C. a sport called “pankration” was introduced. It was an “empty-hand” submission sport with few rules. Athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques, including kicking, holds, joint-locks and chokes on the ground. A rough translation of the term pankration means “strength, might and power”. The sport satisfied a need for a sporting and combative form that boxing and wrestling did not provide. There is evidence that, although events could end in knock-outs, most pankration contests were decided on the basis of submission. Alexander the Great’s invasion of India in 327 B.C. helped introduce pankration into India. There it was picked up by the missionaries spreading Buddhism throughout India, Tibet, Burma and China. The missionaries realized that this new combative form gave them the means to protect themselves on their travels without any weapons . As Buddhism spread from India into China, other groups grasped the essence of the “empty hand” and modified the form to suit their needs. Karate spread through China, eventually reaching Okinawa in the Ryukyu Island chain.

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Shindo - Letter from Senate Date: December 8, 2009 To: All Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation Instructors, The purpose of our letter to you today is to remind you all of a vitally important component of Sensei Shintani and his teachings. Sensei Shintani studied karate for much of his life. He had a dream that developed from his love and understanding of the martial arts, and this dream was Shindo. Nearly 40 years since he developed Shindo, and almost 30 years since his first instruction, Shindo is a reflection of all that is Shintani Wado Kai Karate in its entirety. The value to our members is immense. We have seen many examples of students elevate their level of skill in, and more importantly their understanding of karate through the study of Shindo. He has given us an understanding that the Shindo was an important part his life. It was Sensei’s intention to spread his knowledge and character through Shindo to those in and out of the federation across the country and undoubtedly the world. In our position as the Senate representing the organization, it is our intention to see this organization carry on in Sensei’s image, and as Sensei would have wished. We have, therefore, a feeling of responsibility to oversee a steady curriculum of Shindo implemented into the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation. It is our desire that in time we might see every student within this organization studying Shindo in some capacity. This is our responsibility to Sensei, and now we ask for your assistance in the matter. In order to reach every student all of the instructors in this federation must be of a similar mind. We implore each of you to take steps to incorporate Shindo into your regular teachings. This is a large task to accomplish, but one that we feel is well within the realm of possibility for this organization. To achieve this, however, we would ask all of you to aid us in moving towards this very fulfilling goal. Yours very sincerely, Denis Labbé and the members of the Senate