Congratulations to Karate Canada president Craig Vokey who was appointed to the position of first vice-president for the Pan American Karate Federation by Dr. José Garcìa Maañòn, President of the PKF.

San Jose, Costa Rica—Canada’s karatekas combined to win three gold, one silver and four bronze medals in Kumite, Kata and Para events to finish fourth in the overall standings at the Senior Pan American Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. Yamina Lahyanssa (Point Claire, Que.) won the first senior Kumite gold medal of her career...

Karate Canada is pleased to announce that in accordance with its Carding Nominations Criteria, and based on past results and performances, the following six athletes have all been (re-) nominated to Sport Canada in order to benefit from support via the Athlete Assistance Program, for the period of May 1 2023 to April 30, 2024...

Las Vegas, Nevada –  The National Karate Federations of Canada, Mexico and USA signed a memorandum of understanding to form the North American Karate Federation (NAKF), a regional subset of the Pan American Karate Federation (PKF).  Federation presidents Craig Vokey (CAN), Samantha Deciderio (MEX) and Elisa Au (USA) signed the MOU during the North American...

—Hana Furumoto-Deshaies wins first career Series A tournament, Selma Raad reaches first WKF podium with bronze—  Vancouver—Two Canadian karate athletes enjoyed breakthrough international performances while climbing onto the gold and bronze medal steps of the World Karate Federation Series A podium at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Sunday afternoon. Hana Furumoto-Deshaies (Gatineau, Que.) celebrated the...