Trevor McArthur is a very proud father of two children, his son Immanuel, who is 15 years old, and his daughter Teary, who is nine.
Both of his children are in karate at the Moose Mountain Wado Kai Karate in Carlyle.
McArthur had moved to Calgary, where they began to learn karate at Osuna Karate, a well-known place in Calgary, according to McArthur.
After living in Calgary for 10 years, he moved back home to Stoughton and enrolled his kids in karate in Carlyle.
Immanuel has been taking karate for seven years and is a blue belt. Each colour holds a meaning and blue stand’s for growing up towards the sky. Students have a deeper understanding with each move to gain more knowledge.
In November 2022, Immanuel participated in provincials in Carlyle. He placed gold in kata and kumite. In March he will attend an event in Alberta. There will also be one in Manitoba at a later date.
This past weekend Immanuel and Teary attended the Shintani Wado Kai Karate tournament in Regina. Teary received two gold medals, one in kata and the other in kumite, while Immanuel took a gold in kata and silver in kumite.
Kata is a Japanese word that means detailed patterns of practised movement, while stepping, turning and maintaining perfect form, either alone or in pairs.
Kumite is one of three sections in karate training, which includes kata and kihon. This is where they develop a skill or technique which they can use in competition.
Immanuel has the opportunity to attend the worlds competition in Vancouver in April and then the nationals in Ontario in May.
He will turn 16 in May and he will then be old enough to try out for Team Canada, which is his goal. The more wins he accumulates, the better his resumé will look.
Teary also attends these tournaments. She has taken karate since the age of four and has won several golds and is in the yellow-orange belt division.
Yellow and orange belts mean the first ray of sunlight, the opening of the student’s mind and the expansion of their knowledge in the field.
Teary often has large groups to compete against yet has many wins.
Thanks to their success in provincials, they qualify to go to Nationals.
“I am a very proud dad and I am impressed with my kids accomplishments,” said McArthur.
