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@TeamCanada Amazing! Congratulations Christa!

Did you know 👀 Christa Deguchi earned Canada's first ever Olympic gold in Judo🤩 #TeamCanada

Sensei Jascha Espley recently wrote an article about personal wellness that was featured on the front page of the Tricity News. Sensei is always working on bettering himself and his students. #wellness #pocokarate #portcoquitlam #karate tricitynews.com/local-news/opi…

PoCo Sports Festival is at Gates Park this Saturday (July 15)! Watch and try tons of fun activities throughout the day with @pocosportsalli1. 🏃‍♀️⚽🏋🎾🤸‍♂️️🎉 Some activities require pre-registration. Learn more & register now ➡ pocosport.ca/sportsfestival #PortCoquitlam #CityOfPoCo

Congratulations to Sensei Jascha who passed his Shodan (1st degree black belt) examination in Kobudo (Okinawan Weapons) at the first ever Kobudo black belt grading in Satoha Shito-Ryu Karate! #kobudo #portcoquitlam #pocokarate #poco #satokai #sai #bo #kama #nunchaku #tonfa

New PoCo Karate blog post in support of Mental Health Week. May 1 - 7. Help eliminate stigma! pocokarate.com/post/mental-he… #pocokarate #portcoquitlamkarate #satokai #karate #kobudo #mystory @officialkaratebc @karatecanada #portcoquitlam

Black belt is not a destination. New PoCo Karate blog post. pocokarate.com/post/black-bel… #pocokarate #portcoquitlamkarate #portcoquitlam #fitforlife #mindbodyspirit #blackbelt

@CobraKaiSeries 🥋 Let's do this!!!

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@worldkarate_wkf No zanshin.

This is the BEST Karate move of Saturday's session of #KarateGuadalajara2023 What do you think of this kick 🦵 featuring Nadia Gomez 🇪🇸 ? FULL VIDEO OF THE TOP 5 👉 buff.ly/40Tohuk #Karate 🥋 #KarateForLife #Ippon #Kick #Mawashigeri

Last week our students had the pleasure of learning Kabudo (a Japanese martial art focused on weapons training) with Jascha from Port Coquitlam Karate. @pocokarate 🥋

10 days out from a very important personal milestone for Sensei Jascha. #karate #kobudo #satokai #portcoquitlam #pocokarate #itosukai #sakagamiryusho #gibsonsbc #kaigankarate

Congratulations to Jason Sterling; PoCo Karate's first Blue Belt in Satoha Kobudo! Keep up the struggle! At Blue Belt, students get safely introduced to Kama, as well as more material for Bo, Nunchaku, Sai, and Tonfa. #kobudo #portcoquitlam #satoha #pocokarate #poco #karate

Belt Presentations at PoCo Karate tonight! Congratulations to our new green belts! Keep striving! Leo Dang Mel Goulet Michael Helmer #satokai #karate #pocokarate #portcoquitlam #poco

Sensei Jascha just finished teaching Karate for 3 days at Birchland Elementary School. What a wonderful and enriching experience! Doing our part to promote lifelong health and wellness through sport! #portcoquitlam #birchlandelementary #karate #pocosportsalliance #sportforlife

Results from the Canada Open Karate Championships this weekend. Derek Tamagi wins Silver 🥈in Intermediate (under 17 yrs) Kobudo. Sensei Jascha Espley wins Bronze 🥉in Adult Blackbelt Kobudo. #satoha #shitoryu #karate #kobudo #portcoquitlam #canadaopenkarate

Read how fitness and a commitment to sport helps #RCMP employees stay healthy and connected with the people they work with in the #RCMPGazette. rcmp-grc.ca/115359

Another exciting evening at PoCo Karate! 7 of our students recently passed their belt tests and are being presented with their new belts and certificates tonight! These are not easy accomplishments. I'm so very proud of these students for their perseverance. #karate #satokai

Welcome our newest Kobudo Orange Belt! Mel passed on June 25th with flying colours. At PoCo Karate we offer traditional Kobudo classes (Okinawan weapons). Students learn ancient katas and application in a safe and supportive environment. #portcoquitlam #kobudo #pocokarate

Congratulations to all of the PoCo Karate students that passed their May 2nd belt test! Your commitment and effort during these challenging past couple of years has paid off! Keep going! #karate #pocokarate #satokai #belttest

Results from the Karate BC Provincials are in! Derek Tamagi: Gold in Kobudo (14 - 17 yrs Novice to Advanced) Dakota van Dyke: Silver in Kobudo (Adult Novice to Advanced) Jascha Espley: Gold in Kobudo (Adult Black Belt) #portcoquitlam #pocokarate #kobudo #kbcprovincials #karate