CRAO Seminar Information
- Location: Higashi School of Karate (Honbu Dojo) 89 Curlew Drive, Toronto, ON.
- Instructor Development Seminar: 8:30am – 10:00am
- (first Sunday of every month – unless a holiday weekend or conflicting event occurs)
- Standard Yudansha Seminar: 10:00am – 12:00pm
- (first Sunday of every month – unless a holiday weekend or conflicting event occurs)
- Seminar Fees: Costs are available from your dojo head or a CRAO Shihan or Renshi
Seminar Descriptions
Instructor Development Seminar:
These seminars, led by Sensei Andy Kovacs of the CRAO Technical Committee and CCRKDA Secretary, are geared towards those who wish to become certified Chito-Ryu Instructors and for those who have already become certified. These seminars explore deeper aspects of Chito-Ryu karate training and are intended to expand one’s thinking regarding the basic Chito-Ryu syllabus.
Attendees must be ranked as 2ND DAN or above.
Yudansha Seminar:
These seminars, led by the CRAO Technical Committee (with assistance from Renshi/Shihan instructors) and are in place to allow members to train with the most senior and currently active instructors in Ontario as well as train alongside other provincial members. This interaction will broaden one’s experiences in their Chito-Ryu karate training.
Though not the sole focus; these seminars give the CRAO Technical Committee a chance to work with and guide members preparing for upcoming Yudansha Evaluations and Gradings.
It is important to regularly attend these seminars to keep current with Chito-Ryu karate standards and to support the CRAO Technical Committee and the Chito-Ryu style as a whole.
Attendees must be ranked as FULL BROWN BELT or above.
Referee Seminar:
These seminars, led by the CRAO Referee Committee, are geared towards developing members’ refereeing and judging skills. Those who have greater experience receive more focused/personal attention. These seminars usually occur in the months leading up to a CRAO provincial tournament. All students who attend the standard Yudansha seminars should participate in these seminars; they are about giving back to the CRAO and its membership as a senior coloured belt or black belt member.
Attendees must be ranked as FULL BROWN BELT or above.