CKKC Celebrates 15 Years

On February 7 & 8, 2009, Cypress Kempo Karate Club celebrated its 15th anniversary at the Maple Creek Armouries.  Participants began arriving from 12 noon on.  All participants received a commemorative T-shirt and water bottle.  At 11:45 the group gathered in uniform for a group picture and everyone was on the floor ready to bow in by 1:00 p.m. 

The afternoon began with a two-hour workout and training session, conducted by Grand Master Harding.

Lining Up	Workout Begins	Kicking Drills

After the training session, students had the opportunity to develop their sparring skill and to demonstrate or work on their form.  At 5:00 p.m. training came to a close, the Armouries were transformed from a dojo into a dining hall, and everyone enjoyed an excellent meal, and anniversary cake, andsome socializing.  The evening was capped off with a slideshow of photos documenting our fifteen-year journey.

On Sunday morning, many of the participants returned for another training session, in which Grand Master Harding focused on the concept of range by working through a number of weapons drills and othe exercises.

Thank you to everyone who came out to make the weekend an unqualified success.

More images from the weekend's events, and from the slideshow, can be viewed here.