30+ Years of Age – What does Karate BC offer you?
We have over 800 members over the age of 30 yet we do not offer events and activities that meet the needs outside of their dojos of this age group. What we have been looking for are activities and events that will be just for you.
BC Games, Kamloops Legacy Performance Games and the Americas Masters have all recently started to address the needs of your age group as well so we have made application for each of them.
+55 Years of Age – Just for you starting in 2015
Our Karate BC events have tended to cater to the needs and aspirations of athletes from ages 5 through 35 years of age. NOT ANYMORE!
Karate BC has been accepted into the 55+ BC Games for the next 3 years with the first event coming to North Vancouver August 25-29, 2015.
We have over 200 members in this age category so we are hoping this event will provide an opportunity for those eligible to meet and compete with others from around the province at this event. We plan to have kumite, kata, and weapons kata events in three categories: novice, intermediate and advanced. We are hoping for between 40-80 competitors.
The BC Games for +55 is divided into 12 zones, unlike BC Games which is 8 zones. CLICK HERE to view the zone map. We also have Karate BC liaisons for each zone and contact details will be provided through an information package in the new year.
We are just beginning the planning for this event but we would love to know if you are interested. Please feel free to send Dan Wallis a note indicating your interest.
35-54 Years of Age – Just for you starting in 2015
Kamloops Legacy Performance Games July 23 to 26, 2015 has expanded its event offerings to include the Kamloops Masters for the 35-54 age group and they have accepted our proposal to be included in its inaugural Masters Games effective 2015. This will be an event of at least national scope as we are inviting participation from across Canada, and even the western states.
The 55+ Games are somewhat limited in time and scope (only BC) but for the Kamloops event we plan to make it at least 5 days: 3 days of social and karate specific training (weapons, kata, style sharing, etc.) plus 2 days of events such as kata, kumite and weapons. This event will also be divided into novice, intermediate, advanced and advanced Former Champions categories. That last category speaks to the needs of our elite athletes at this age group who want to compete against those athletes who are still at the top of their game.Should be exciting!
Karate BC has over 540 members in this age group. There will be no zone participation. It will be an open event which we hope will bring participants from across Canada and even the USA to enjoy a summer martial arts vacation in sunny and warm Kamloops. We are considering making this an open event as well, meaning non-Karate Canada members might be eligible to participate.
30+ Years of Age – We have applied for and are hopeful for acceptance in an Americas Event in 2016
The City of Vancouver has partnered with Sport BC to host the Americas Masters Games in Vancouver, late August or early September, 2016. This event has an international flavour and will include 25 or 26 sports. We hope Martial Arts will be included. Karate BC has completed an application already – the first sport to do so. At the World Masters Games in Torino, Italy, Martial Arts was featured with Judo, Tae Kwon Do and Karate being included and Karate BC is hopeful a similar model will be accepted at the Americas Masters Event. We will keep you posted as we should know in January, 2015 whether or not we have been accepted.
So mark your calendars and let Dan Wallis or Thea Culley know that you are interested.
Logistically and planning-wise these are good events for us. The 55+ BC Games, Kamloops Legacy Performance Games and the Americas Masters will take care of the infrastructure, facilities, etc. for the events. We will supply karate equipment, officials and participants and competitors.
