Burnaby Karate Academy

What a great weekend in Trail where the best 12/13 year olds from the province got together to compete at the BC Winter Games. The BC Games are the premier multi sports games that bring together the youth in a variety of different sports. BKA was fortunate to qualify a number of athletes in Zone 4 and our athletes were able to win 5 of the 6 Elite sparring divisions. Congratulations to our Girls Team sparring champions 🏆 (Emma, Sereya, Margo and Avie) and Boys Team sparring champions 🏆(Senalder, Levi and Bosco). Individual medals Gold: Sereya, Avie, Senalder Silver: Margo, Thea and Ava Bronze: Emma, Levi Special Thanks to Sensei Brendon and Sensei Melissa for volunteering for 5 full days to supervise and provide expert coaching for our players along with all the amazing athletes from Zone 4 games

What a busy start to our season. Last weekend all the best athletes aged 12-17 competed at the First BC Team selection tournament of the season. Honoured to be first among dojos this year, especially with such a strong team in the province. Lots more work to do but thankful for all the support.

✨ Celebrating Our Beautiful BKA Community ✨

BKA made their presence known at the 2025 Canada Open. Normally we spotlight those who medalled, but today we want to acknowledge everyone—because every effort, medal or no medal, deserves recognition.

💙 Melissa came out early to coach and she even had time to compete
🎶 Jade proudly sang the National Anthem in her beautiful voice
🙌 Sensei Josh and Sensei Samaneh made sure everyone was ready to compete
🔥 Julia, even with an exemption, came out to support and warm up the BKA team
💪 Almost all the athletes showed up early to cheer and warm up their teammates
👏 Felix along with other parents and athletes volunteered
📸 Sharon volunteered to take photos
🌟 Parents and siblings stayed all day to support the BKA kids (it was a long day)

And of course, our youngest competitors gained invaluable experience surrounded by this incredible energy.

This is what makes BKA special—the community Sensei Sandeep has fostered. Thank you to every parent, sibling, volunteer, and teammate who showed up. You make this journey worth it.

Congratulations to our very own Samantha Lam, Pan American Bronze Medalist at the recent Pan American Championships in Ascension Paraguay. Samantha represented our dojo and the National Team with pride, we are so proud of her accomplishment. Thank you for the entire support team including everyone in the dojo, National Team staff and friends and family that helped her perform at her best.