Competitive Martial Arts & Sport Karate in Calgary
Team Capicio is Calgary’s premier competitive martial arts program, developing elite athletes for the provincial, national, and international stage. Our competition team specializes in high-level Sport Karate, Point Sparring, Continuous Sparring, and Traditional Forms (Kata).
Guided by world-class mentorship, our competitors train to excel in organizations like the WKC (World Karate Commission) and local COMAC events. We take pride in representing the Calgary martial arts community through technical excellence, discipline, and a championship mindset.
Achievements
Our team has a proud history of developing champions, and achieving world titles in point-sparring, continuous sparring, and forms.
Our team members have also earned numerous medals alongside these gold medals, showcasing their versatility and martial arts skills across multiple disciplines.
Training Regime
Our competition team's training regime elevates each athlete's performance to high standards. In addition to our regular karate curriculum, the team dedicates 2-3 sessions per week exclusively to rigorous competition-focused training.
These sessions emphasize flexibility, explosiveness, cardiovascular conditioning, video review while integrating specific kata and sparring drills to sharpen technique and enhance agility. A core component of our regimen is cultivating a competitive mindset, preparing our martial artists physically and mentally for the demands of high-level competition.
Calgary Open Martial Arts Championship
Capicio is the proud host of the Calgary Open Martial Arts Championship (COMAC), one of Western Canada’s premier sport martial arts events. New for 2026, COMAC is an official WKC Alberta Provincial Qualifier, offering athletes the opportunity to qualify for the National and International stages.
This two-day, family-friendly event welcomes all martial arts styles and features a professional competition environment for Kickboxing, Continuous Sparring, Kata (Forms), and Point Sparring. We use the Smoothcomp platform to provide real-time scheduling and digital brackets, ensuring an efficient and world-class experience for every competitor, coach, and spectator.
