
Western Canadian kARATE cHAMPIONSHIPs
45th annual western Canadian Karate Championships
May 24, 2025
Hunting Hills High School – Red Deer, AB
A Canadian Zen Karate do Association Sanctioned Event
It is our great pleasure to invite you and your students to the 45th Annual Western Canadian Karate Championships taking place on May 24, 2025 at the Hunting Hills High School in Red Deer, Alberta
This tournament is Canada’s longest running Martial Arts event of it’s kind, and competition will be open to all qualified schools and styles.
Online registration is now OPEN. You can also register in-person on the day of the event at Hunting Hills High School. Please ensure that you have read the Rules and Regulations found below before registering.
PLEASE NOTE: In-person registration is CASH ONLY.


OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED SCHOOLS & STYLES
In addition to our wide range of divisions, we are also adding 2 Junior Coloured-Belt Grand Champion events, as well as an Adult Coloured-Belt Grand Champion event.
If you know of any schools that have not been invited, please feel free to extend this invitation to them.
For our Kickboxing & Muay Thai competition, all matches will be under the direction of the Alberta Ring Sports Officials Association.
I look forward to seeing you all in May.
Lyle Cheney | Master Instructor
Event Details

- Location: Red Deer, Alberta
- Place: Hunting Hills High School
- Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
- Registration: 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
- Black Belt Meeting: 9:30 AM to 10 AM
- Competition Begins: 10:15 AM
- PRE-REGISTRATION: Cost 1-2 Events: $85
- Cost per additional event: $10 each
- IN-PERSON REGISTRATION: Cost 1-2 Events: $95
- Cost per additional event: $10 each
Black Belt Sparring
GRAND champion
$200 PRIZE!
Black Belt FORMS
GRAND champion
$200 PRIZE!
Head Gear Mandatory in All Events
Group | Age | Belts |
1. Little Dragons | 5 & Under | All Belts |
2. Mini Pee Wee | 6-7 Years | White-Yellow Orange-Green Blue-Black |
3. Pee Wee A | 8-9 Years | White-Yellow Orange-Green Blue-Black |
4. Pee Wee B | 10-11 Years | White-Yellow Orange-Green Blue-Black |
5. Junior A | 12-13 Years | White-Yellow Orange-Green Blue-Brown |
6. Junior B | 14-16 Years | White-Yellow Orange-Green Blue-Brown |
7. Pee Wee – Weapons | 11 Years & Under | White-Black |
8. Junior – Weapons A | 12-16 Years | White-Brown |
9. Junior – Weapons B | 12-16 Years | Black |
10. Junior Black A | 12-14 Years | Black |
11. Junior Black B | 15-16 Years | Black |
Group | Age | Belts |
12. Men | 17 & Over | White-Yellow Orange-Green Blue-Brown |
13. Executive Men | 35 & Over | White-Green Blue-Brown |
14. Women | 17 & Over | White-Yellow Orange-Green Blue-Brown |
15. Executive Women | 35 & Over | White-Green Blue-Brown |
16. Team Forms (the highst team member) | White-Orange -Green Blue-Brown | |
17. Weapon Forms | 17 & Over | White-Orange Green-Brown Black Belts |
18. Musical Forms | All Belts | |
19. Black Belt Forms Women | 17 & Over | Hard Style Soft Style |
20. Black Belt Forms Men | 17 & Over | Hard Style Soft Style |
21. Black Belt Forms Executive | 35 & Over | Hard Style Soft Style |
22. Black Belt Sparring | 17 & Over | Women Light weight men Middle weight men Heavy weight men |
35-44 Years | Executive | |
45 & Over | Master Executive |
SEMI-CONTACT KICKBOXING & MODIFIED MUAY THAI – 17 YEARS & OVER
Group | Level / Age |
1. Men | Novice – Under 1 Year -Light Weight -Middle Weight -Heavy Weight |
Intermediate 1-2 Years -Light Weight -Middle Weight -Heavy Weight | |
Advanced 2 Years+ -Light Weight -Middle Weight -Heavy Weight | |
2. Women | Novice – Under 1 Year -Light Weight -Middle Weight -Heavy Weight |
Intermediate 1-2 Years -Light Weight -Middle Weight -Heavy Weight | |
Advanced 2 Years+ -Light Weight -Middle Weight -Heavy Weight | |
3. Juniors | 11-12 Years 13-14 Years 15-16 Years Experience level and weight divisions will be divided up once the competitor pool is established. |
View Tournament Invitation
COME JOIN US AND DEMONSTRATE YOUR SKILLS
Online registration is now OPEN. You may also register IN-PERSON at Hunting Hills High School.
PLEASE NOTE: In-person registration is CASH ONLY.