Post Report: Sep 7, 2018, Guelph | Denzome Sampang
Druk Shito Ryu Karate Do is marching forward with back-to-back progressive work for the development of Bhutanese diaspora Karate. With that said, in token of DSRKD, the Druk Karate Veterans Day 2018 was recently held at the Guelph Community Center in Canada on Sunday, September 2, 2018. 
By looking at the who’s who list of VIP and dignitaries, it could be easily imagined that the event was observed very importantly, where hundreds of competitors and participants from different states of the USA and Canada participated in marking the event as a grand success. Cam Guthrie, Guelph City Mayor, was the Chief Guest, Sensei Raney Rai (Chief Instructor) & Sensei Hemant Ghising (President) were among the special guests from the Bhutanese diaspora. In general, DASK Officials, veteran karatekas, junior karatekas, parents, Bhutanese community leaders & members, business leaders, and grandparents were also there to attend the program. The following are the Participating Dojo/City:
- Stone Mountain (Georgia)
- Akron (Ohio)
- Guelph (Guelph), Canada
- Westfield (Massachusetts)
- Burlington (Vermont)
- Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
- Columbus (Ohio)
- Lethbridge (Alberta), Canada
- Fargo (North Dakota)
Results of Kata Competition:
| Name of Dojo/City | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Veterans |
| AKRON (US) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| GUELPH (CA) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| WESTFIELD (US) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| STONE MOUNTAIN (US) | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| VERMONT (US) | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PITTSBURGH (US) | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| COLUMBUS (US) | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| LETHBRIDGE (CA) | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| NORTH DAKOTA (US) | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Well, Karate Veterans Honoring, Grading Test, and Kata competition were some of the attractions of the event. Karate Referee Seminar conducted by Sensei Hemant Ghising and Sensei Maya Lepcha is yet another milestone in the DSRKD history. Overall, the program was organized under the leadership of Sensei Dumpa Thapa, Guelph Dojo Instructor, and the Guelph Bhutanese Community
The president of Druk American Shito Ryu Karate Do (DASRKD Hemant Ghising told us that the event was organized to bring Bhutanese diaspora Karate to the next level and motivate the youths towards sports. His leadership is highly appreciated, as it brings the right vision of the future of martial arts in the Bhutanese diaspora. In our telephone conversation, as a recent future plan, he added that DSRKD officials are planning to visit Japan to learn, and to build relations for exploring the Bhutanese diaspora Karate.
Anyone could have done it if all the good works came cheaply. It needs consistency, dedication, a good leader, and teamwork. To be able to channelize and systemize Diaspora Bhutanese Karate with great achievement and progress in this short span of time is, in fact, a noble endeavor of DSRKD. 
