日時：2023年12月1日、2日
場所：カナダ・ケベック州、グリーンフィールドパーク
主催：カナダ支部（アラン・ボルデロー支部長、ノーマン・ボルデロー支部長）
カナダ・ボルデロー支部 昇段審査会2023が12月1日、2日にグリーンフィールドパーク道場で行われました。グリーンフィールドパーク道場から4名、ロングイユ道場から4名の計8名がそれぞれ初段と弐段に挑戦、加えてクリスチャン・オーレット先生の道場から1名が参段の審査に挑みました。
初日は9名が型を行い、翌土曜に体力テストや基本、移動、試割りを行った後に、いよいよ一番の難関である連続組手が行われました。90名以上の仲間や家族、友人が見守る中、参段は30人組手、弍段は20人組手、初段には15人組手が課せられ、9名全員が己の全力を出し切り、見事審査に合格を果たしました。
Canada Bordeleau Branch Grading Exam 2023
Date: December 1st & 2nd, 2023
Place: Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Organizer: Canada Branch (Branch Chief Alain Bordeleau & Normand Bordeleau)
On Friday December 1st, four karatekas from the Greenfield Park Dojo were present for their grading; Stéphane Barriault and Simon Lovell Bart for their 2nd Dan, Vanessa MacNeil and Abigail Lafontaine for their 1st Dan. Also, four karatekas from the Longueuil Dojo were also present for their grading; Melissa Lemieux, Marc Hannan, Amna Hazzar and Lou-Any Beaudoin Sasseville, for their 1st Dan. Furthermore, one karateka from the Stanstead Dojo with Sensei Christian Ouellet, was present for his grading: Frédérick Roy for his 3rd Dan. All of the karatekas began their Dan grading by performing their katas. The grading exam started at 8:00 pm and ended at 10:00 pm. The nine karatekas were well prepared and executed their katas with precision, low positions, strength and energy.
The belt examination continued Saturday December 2nd with a rigorous and demanding training; cardiovascular training, push-ups, sit-ups, blocks, various sequences of kicks, the Gohon Geri and upper body attacks, which was then followed with the Idogeiko Shugi, Idogeiko combinations, Idogeiko Sokugi and the San-bon-kumite and ended with the breaking with the hands and feet. Finally, the most demanding part of the grading started, the combat portion. The combats are always a huge challenge; however, the students did their best to succeeded. More than 90 karatekas, parents and friends attended the event to encourage the candidates. Frédérick Roy completed 30 combats for his 3rd Dan, Stéphane
Barriault and Simon Lovell-Bart completed 20 combats and Vanessa MacNeil, Abigail Lafontaine, Mélissa Lemieux, Marc Hannan, Amna Hazzar and Lou-Any Beaudoin Sasseville completed 15 combats.
At the end of the day, everybody was exhausted, but happy and proud. What more is there to say, only that the nine karatekas surpassed themselves and were able to demonstrate their perseverance and courage. Moreover, we are very proud of their accomplishment.
Please note: We would also like to mention that Sensei Christine Jagucki, from the Greenfield Park Dojo, Sensei Marie-Josée Tremblay from the Longueuil Dojo, Sensei Christian Ouellet, from the Stanstead Dojo, were also present at the Black belt grading exam.
Best regards,
Sensei Christine Jagucki and Shihan Alain Bordeleau