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Ottawa JKA 50th Anniversary Summer Camp took place at Algonquin College on July 27-30. The camp was sponsored by the CJKF and welcomed...

Kids and Youth Training Camp took place at the dojo on July 10-16. We pushed through the hot summer days together with everyday training!...

Great participation from Ottawa JKA students at the seminar in Kirkland taught by Katsutoshi Shiina Sensei (7th Dan) from JKA Tokyo HQ on...

The 32nd Annual JKA Montreal Karate Tournament took place in Montreal on March 19. 10 competitors from Ottawa JKA represented the dojo...

Check out the article attributed to the dojo's 50th anniversary at the Glebe Report. Minoru Saeki’s lifelong passion for karate | Glebe...

Ottawa JKA was featured on "Daytime Ottawa" on Rogers TV this week. Follow the link below to see our Head Instructor, Seiji Saeki, talk...

Ottawa JKA Dojo is launching online classes for the duration of the lockdown, starting from January 25th. You are welcome to join our...

Learning Japanese is an endless journey and might seem overwhelming but sometimes all you need is to know where to start.

Modern Karate consists of three main pillars - Kihon, Kata, Kumite. When it comes to the types of techniques, there are blocks (uke...

Karate practice at Shuri Castle, Okinawa, 1938 Karate is arguably the most mysterious and ambiguous Martial Art since there are not a lot...

In part 3 we are going to be transitioning to techniques from a free sparring position (jiyu kamae). The objective is to illustrate that...

Check out Part 2 that focuses on building strength in your basic movements.

We will be releasing a few short self-training routines for anyone who is looking for ideas on what to do at home during the quarantine.

We are pleased to announce that the guest instructor at the 2020 CJKF Summer Camp will be Kazuaki Kurihara (5th Dan) from Tokyo HQ!

This year’s Sunshine Camp took place in Miami on February 19-22. We welcomed more than 20 participants from Japan, including the students...