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Our Dojo (place of training)
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Our
inaugural class was held on April 8, 2002. The Hinode Shotokan Karate
Club practices traditional Shotokan Karate-do, a
style of martial art, based on the principles
of Master Gichin Funakoshi, who is considered by many karate
practitioners to be the father of modern
karate. Hinode Karate is affiliated with the Japan
Karate Association of British Columbia, the International
Shotokan Karate Federation, and Karate
BC. The Hinode dojo takes pride in the
development of a courteous and spirited training environment. What
we teach is not a sport, but a method of using the mind, body and spirit
to better ourselves in our training, as well as our daily life.
Our training environment is non-competitive, with each student working
not only to improve him or herself, but to help the other students
improve as well.
All karate instruction is
provided by certified Karate BC instructors and Japan Karate Association (JKA) instructor
trainees. Supplemental instruction by visiting JKA Masters is
offered through the Japan Karate Association of BC (ISKF) three times a
year.
Examinations are offered approximately three times
per year. Students are considered for promotion based on a
combination of commitment to training, work ethic and skill level -
Hinode Karate is not in the business of selling belts. All
promotions are conducted by certified JKA examiners.
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Hinode Dojo |
Our dojo (place of training) is the Navy League Hall "Main Deck" (gymnasium floor), located at 1555 Forbes Avenue, in North
Vancouver, BC. Select one of the maps to the left for clear
directions on how to get to the dojo from either the Iron Workers
Memorial bridge or the Lions Gate bridge.
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Our Instructors
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Sensei
Krister Naab - Chief Instructor
Sensei began his martial arts training
in 1988 with Ishinryu Karate-do in Mascott, New South Wales, a suburb of
Sydney, Australia. He trained for three years under the guidance
of Sensei Robert Schaffa, and Chief Instructor of Ishinryu Australia,
Sensei Tony Hails.
Upon returning to North Vancouver in 1991, the absence of an Ishinryu club
caused Sensei to turn to Shotokan Karate-do where, for the next 11 years,
he trained with the
Vancouver Shotokan Karate Club. It was during this period that Sensei acquired his Sandan
ranking (3rd degree black belt) in Shotokan Karate-do.
A distant move by the Vancouver
Shotokan Karate Club, and the opportunity to instruct the local military, reinforced Sensei's decision to open the Hinode Shotokan
Karate Club, and reinstate the International Shotokan Karate Federation
in North Vancouver.
Sensei Naab has experience training in different parts
of the world, with many of the JKA Masters. He is a certified Karate BC Instructor, and is
actively enrolled in both the
JKA Instructor Trainee Program, as well as the National Coaching Certification
Program, to ensure that students receive the highest quality instruction
possible.
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Sandan (3rd degree
black belt) Shotokan Karate-do
Member of: The Japan
Karate Association of BC, International Shotokan Karate Federation,
and Karate BC (National Karate Association).
Certified Karate BC
Instructor
Japan
Karate Association Instructor Trainee
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Paige Hedayati - Vice Chief
Instructor Sempai Paige began his martial
arts training in 1978 under Sensei A. Sharifi, a student of Sensei Mikami,
and received Shodan from Nishiyama Sensei in 1984. He has extensive
experience, having trained in several countries, with many of the
JKA Masters. After moving to Regina in 1982, where
Sempai Paige trained with Sensei's Rick Jorgenson and Jerry Marr, Paige
landed in Montreal where he trained with Sensei Yutaka Katsumata, and in
1989, graduated from McGill University. In Vancouver, Sempai
Paige continued his training in Shotokan Karate-do with the Japan Karate
Association of British Columbia, ultimately settling in at the Hinode dojo. Paige received his
Sandan (3rd degree black belt) in November of 2004. Sempai Paige is
actively enrolled in the
JKA Instructor Trainee Program, and is gaining a wealth of experience
teaching at the Hinode dojo.
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Sandan
(3rd degree black belt) - Shotokan Karate-do
Member of: The Japan
Karate Association of BC, International Shotokan Karate Federation,
and Karate BC (National Karate Association).
Japan
Karate Association Instructor Trainee
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