SIGN UP NOW – 25th Annual Sato Cup
Link Below
E-mail Registration (English) SATO CUP 2026.pdf
November 7, 2026 BCIT – Burnaby Campus
CLICK The Link Below for the poster
Sato Cup 2026 Poster
Sato Cup 2025 Major Award Winners
Men’s Grand Champion Braydon Sieb Canadian Karate Academy – Surrey
Women’s Grand Champion Anisha Nijjar Burnaby Karate Academy
Masters Grand Champion Manon Landry Club De Karate Maurice
Fumio Demura Memorial Sportsmanship Trophy Sophia Singleton Gina Alfansa Martial Arts
Junior Girls Grand Champion Ava Choi West River Karate
Junior Boys Grand Champion Kai Lim West River Karate
JOIN JAPANESE KARATE TODAY
Looking to learn self-defence? Improve your fitness level? Make lifelong friends?
We welcome you to try traditional Japanese karate! Our club was established in 1970 by our current Founder – Sensei Akira Sato.
Sato Kai has students from 5 to 80+ years of age, at all skill levels, from Beginner White Belt to Advanced Black Belt. We offer both private and group lessons.
First lesson is free.
HOMBU DOJO TRAINING LOCATION
6184 Ash St, Vancouver BC V5Z 3G9
COMPLETING 56 YEARS IN VANCOUVER CANADA
PRACTICING AND PROMOTING TRADITIONAL SHITO RYU KARATE IN CANADA AND BEYOND.
Training Schedule
Peretz Centre 6184 Ash Street Vancouver
Training times may change from time to time
The link below has the current updated training schedule
Updated October 14 – 2026-Dojo Calendar
Monday
6:00 – 6:45 pm Junior Members 8 Years to 12 Years
7:00 – 8:30 pm Adults and Teens 13 Years and up
Wednesday
6:00 – 6:45 pm Junior Members 8 Years to 12 Years
7:00 – 9:00 pm Adults and Teens 13 Years and up
Friday
7:00 – 8:30 pm Adults and Teens 13 Years and up
Saturday
9:30 – 10:15 am Little Samurai 4 Years to 8 Years
10:30 – 11:30 am Adults and Teens 13 Years and up
Sunday
9:30 – 11:00 am Elite Competition Training Group
Happy 80th Birthday Sato Sensei!!
This month we held a celebration to mark this incredible occasion, with students from across Sensei’s 50+ years of practicing karate in Vancouver
What We Offer
Classes for All Ages
Friendship
Opportunities to Compete Internationally
Weapons
Fitness
FUN!
Soke Akira Sato
9th dan
In 2019, Soke Sato was honoured with a special Kudan (9th Dan) Certificate from two highly respected members of the advisory committee, Shihan Fumio Demura and Dr. David Suzuki. He is one of only a handful of practitioners in Canada to receive this rank.
On November 14, 2019, Shihan Fumio Demura presented Sensei Sato with this special certificate in recognition of his upcoming 50th year (2020) of karate in Canada.
Soke Sato has been recognized as an international leader in the development and promotion of the sport of karate. Following karate’s induction into the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Soke received special recognition from the Japan Karate Federation alongside well-known names such as Teruyuki Okazaki. More details of this honor can be found here
To read more about our founder and his incredible journey, please click here.
