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AUGUST 2019 • CLASSES AND COURSES • THE BRANDON SUN 11
Classes in authentic Shotokan Karate

Traditional Karate of Brandon was of Karate. Classes are held on Tuesday, The movements of Karate provide ca and Europe as a highly sought-after
founded in 1992, with the sole objec- Thursday and Saturday mornings. the participants of our youth and adult guest instructor, teaching at a variety of
tive of practising, preserving and propa- Our children’s program specifically program with a template to which they camps and events around the world. He
gating authentic Shotokan Karate. It is targets areas that are essential to the de- can improve their lives. Physical bene- brings an incredible wealth of knowl-
our fundamental belief that by studying velopment of this age range. Through fits and mental well-being is a side-ef- edge and experience to the members
Karate as a way of life, many physical the movements of Karate, children will fect of authentic Karate instruction. Al- of the Traditional Karate of Brandon:
and mental benefits will result. Classes not only improve physically, but men- though the participant of our youth and seven times Manitoba provincial cham-
for the Traditional Karate of Brandon tally as well. Physically, children may adult classes train together as a group, pion, a finalist at the Canadian Nation-
are offered on Tuesday and Thursday improve their agility, motor skills, flex- the benefits are specific to each indi- al Tournament, and the 2011 WTKO
evenings, and Saturday mornings. ibility, strength and balance. Mentally, vidual. Classes are held on Tuesday and North American Champion.
Our extremely popular parent and children will improve their concentra- Thursday evenings from 7-8 p.m., and To find out more about the Tradi-
child program is known as Kodomo tion, confidence, attitude, manners and Saturday mornings. tional Karate of Brandon please visit
Karate. Kodomo simply translates from self-discipline. Our hope is that the par- Middleton is the founder and chief our webpage: traditionalkarateofbran-
Japanese as “child” or “children.” It is ticipants of our children’s program will instructor of the Traditional Karate of don.ca
a specialty program for four- and five- take the benefits and life skills learned Brandon. For the last 34 years, he has Pre-registration special — $75 uni-
year-olds that is designed to incorpo- through Karate to improve their lives dedicated his life to Karate training. form free. With the purchase of a three-
rate the basic movements of Karate. In away from Karate. Classes are held on Scott is an internationally certified in- month membership, all new members
this program, the child will work under Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 structor and examiner who is ranked a will receive a free uniform.
the direction of Scott Middleton as they p.m. to 6:50 p.m., and Saturday morn- sixth-degree black belt. Several times a
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navigate their first steps into the world ings. year, Scott travels across North Ameri-
Celebrating Ukrainian

culture through dance

Good music gets your toe Dance is under the direction
tapping, and a good Ukrainian of Jodi Woloski and Tynnille
polka usually fills the dance Chomenchuk along with
floor! While we don’t usual- Bryce Ewasiuk, Sofiya Ga-
ly polka every Tuesday and vadzyn and Mikayla Kurch-
Thursday night, we certainly aba. In the 2018-19 dance
do teach our dancers a variety season, we had more than 100
of fantastic dances from the dancers as part of our group.
different regions of Ukraine. Dance practices are held
The Brandon Troyanda every Tuesday and Thurs-
School of Ukrainian Dance is day evenings from Septem-
dedicated to the preservation ber-May at the Ukrainian Na-
and promotion of Ukrainian tional Hall.
culture through dance. We compete annually at
For more than 40 years, several competitions, mak-
the club has been providing ing new friends and having SCOTT MIDDLETON
Ukrainian dance instruction fun. This upcoming year for
to those wishing to learn 2020 we will be hosting our  6TH DEGREE BLACK BELT
about this part of Ukrainian own Ukrainian Dance Festival
culture. Dancers are exposed in Brandon at the Westman  33 YEARS KARATE EXPERIENCE
to dances from the different Centennial Auditorium. We
regions of Ukraine including had more than 1,000 dancers
Bukovyna, Central Ukraine attend and perform from vari-
(Poltava), Volyn, Polissia, ous communities in Manitoba OUR PROGRAMS
Hutsul and Transcarpathian. and Saskatchewan.
Ukrainian folk dance differs We’re also very proud to  4 & 5 YEAR OLD CLASSES
in style and regalia, depending be the host organization and
on the regions being repre- main entertainment at the  CHILDREN’S CLASSES
sented and the occasion being Ukrainian Pavilion during  YOUTH & ADULT CLASSES
celebrated. Our dance club is Brandon’s Westman Multi-
a nonprofit, volunteer-run or- cultural Festival. We also en-
ganization. joy performing at other events
Instruction is provided to and within the community.
children of both genders who For more information on NEW MEMBERS RECEIVE - $75 UNIFORM FREE
range in age from four to 18, the Brandon Troyanda School
plus in the fall of 2012 we of Ukrainian Dance visit our TRADITIONALKARATEOFBRANDON.CA
added an adult class for those website: www.brandontroyan-
older than 18. The Brandon da.com. PHONE: 204-728-2612
Troyanda School of Ukrainian