Douvris News

We continue to post articles here that cover topics related to Karate, Martial Arts, Kickboxing, and related topics that we feel strongly about. Feel free to enjoy these and please share them with others!

 

In-House Tournament

April 1, 2024

Join at our Kanata Dojo for an in-house tournament on April 14!

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Word of the Month: Humility

April 1, 2024

Some concepts are easy to explain with words. Humility isn’t really one of them. We can talk about it – and we do, as part of our character development program – but in order to help people understand humility, we have to make sure they can experience it.

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Word of the Month: Respect

March 1, 2024

Respect is one of the words most often associated with karate, and for a good reason. We care about it a great deal.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Karate

February 15, 2024

For many, karate is life…but do you know about karate’s life? Here are 10 interesting facts that you may not have known about the art of karate. 

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Thank you for 40 years!

February 1, 2024

We want to thank you all again for 40 years of support! We are so grateful for all of the people we have met and the memories that have been in our dojos. Here’s to another 40 great years! 👏

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Canadian Open Martial Arts Championship

February 1, 2024

We are looking for volunteer scorekeepers and black belt referees. The tournament is open to all levels of martial artists.

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Belt Grading at Bank Street

February 1, 2024

Our next belt grading will be Saturday, January 13th starting at 10:15 am for tykes and 10:45 for kids/adults.

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Word of the Month: Service

February 1, 2024

As Sensei Cody Diesbourg explains, if it weren’t for service and people paying it forward, we wouldn’t have martial arts today.

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Commitment in Martial Arts: How It Works and Tips

Commitment in Martial Arts: How It Works and Tips

January 14, 2024

here are many times in life where you must display a level of commitment. In a relationship, in in college or university, or when working towards achieving important goals.

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Word of the Month: Perseverance

January 1, 2024

We think it so important that we made “Perseverance” one of our 12 recurring “Words of the month”.

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