Samurai Karate Academy

Congratulations🎉👊 to all of our Samurai Karate Academy students who competed at the Okanagan Open this weekend!

We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you for stepping onto the competition floor and putting your skills to the test against other talented martial artists. Competing takes courage, commitment, and confidence, and you all represented our dojo with outstanding spirit and determination.

As we reach the end of another successful season, this tournament was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the hard work, discipline, and we want to thanks the organizers at Rodney Hobson Karate Academy for all the hard work and effort putting on this event.

A special congratulations to our medal winners:

🥇 Justin Grant-Smith – Gold in Kata
🥉 Justin Grant-Smith – Bronze in Kumite

🥇 Elena Love – Gold in Kumite

🥈 Justin Love – Silver for Kata

🥉 Athena Love – Bronze in Kata
🥉 Athena Love – Bronze in Kumite

🥉Jessie Richardson – Bronze in Kata
🥉Jessie Richardson – Bronze in Kumite

Your dedication is what makes Samurai Karate Academy such a special community.

We couldn't be prouder of you all. Keep training hard, stay humble, and continue striving to become the best version of yourselves.

🥋 Oss!

🥋 Tournament Weekend! 🥋

This weekend, Samurai Karate Academy will be competing at the Okanagan Open—our final tournament of the season!

We're excited to have such a fantastic event taking place so close to home and are looking forward to a great day of competition, sportsmanship, and karate.

Looking to finish the season strong. OSS! 👊🥋

Toronto Pic's Part Two:

A few more moments from an incredible weekend in Toronto 📸✨

Great to relive some of these snapshots—strong training, great energy, and even better people 👊🥋

Osu.

This past weekend in Toronto 🇨🇦 was truly something special 🙏

A sincere thank you to Shihan Bill Bressaw for his guidance and instruction—an absolute honour to learn from someone who continues to set such a high standard with his knowledge and experience 🥋

We are so grateful for the opportunity to connect, train, and build friendships with like-minded instructors and students from across North America and beyond 🌍🤝

A big thank you to Sensei Steve Fernley and the team at Lincoln Shukokai for hosting a fantastic event 👏

Opportunities like this are invaluable—when they come, take them.

Osu.

Pic's Part One.

The countdown is on! 🔥

This weekend our senior students head to Toronto for the Gasshuku with Shihan Bill Bressaw, 9th Dan – one of the world’s Chief Instructors of Kimura Shukokai International.

Hosted by Lincoln Shukokai Karate Club 🇨🇦, this is more than just training — it’s a chance to connect with the wider karate community across Canada, USA and more. 🌎

Sharing the floor with dedicated students, families, and instructors who walk the same path, all coming together to grow beyond our own dojo walls and be a part of thw KSI Family 👊🥋

🏆🌟 A huge congratulations to the competitors achieving outstanding results at the Karate BC Provincial Championships 2026.

Your dedication, focus, and effort were evident throughout the day—and it truly showed and we
are very proud of you. 🌟🏆

This event was a powerful reflection of your hard work and commitment.

For those who didn’t take part this time, we look forward to seeing you at the next event.

Your journey in karate is yours to shape, and there is always an opportunity here to develop, improve, and succeed.

Let’s keep pushing forward together—toward new challenges, new milestones, and continued excellence. 🌟🥋