Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
Traditional Karate in a Family Friendly Environment
Notice
Saturday Classes now on at Ashmore. Book your place now.
New weapons classes added to Tuesday schedule.
If you are interested in our karate classes in Ashmore please call Adam on 1300 557 578.
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2018 Gold Coast Cup – Sunday 24 June
Entry forms are now available for the 2018 Gold Coast Cup. This will be the 10th anniversary of this event and we would love to see as many competitors there as possible. Events include:- Kata Team Kata Kumite Kumite Tag There are divisions for all ages and belt levels. Entry Form Download:- 2018 GC Cup –
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New Kobudo (Weapons) Classes
We are pleased to announce commencing Tuesday 8 May we will be providing Kobudo (weapons) classes at the Ashmore dojo. Class Times: Tuesday 6:00-6:50 (Juniors 8-12yrs) Tuesday 7:00-8:00 (Seniors 13yrs+) Be sure to book your place in Zenplanner What to Bring? For the first term we will primarily be focusing on using the
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April Events Newsletter
The April events newsletter is now available. 2018 – April Events Newsletter
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Karate is teaching my son good manners.
An eye-opener and a moment of unexpected pride. I’m always proud of my children. But something happened recently that gave me an unexpected moment of pride in my son. My son doesn’t share my passion for karate. He doesn’t mind doing it but he’s not interested in fine- tuning his technique. He’d rather help out
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Saturday Morning Classes Commencing 24 April
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering classes on a Saturday morning at the Ashmore dojo. 8:30-9:15 – Little Champions (4-7yrs) 9:30-10:30 – Juniors (8-12yrs) & Seniors (13yrs+) Existing members are encouraged to reserve their place using their Zenplanner app. Not a member but would like to learn real Authentic Karate
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March Events Newsletter
The March events newsletter is now available. 2018 – March Events Newsletter
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2018 – Autumn Grading
Well done to those that attended the Autumn Grading, it was great to see some real positive improvement among those that challenged with most people passing confidently. For those that were not successful this time please continue too work hard on your basics, frequently refer to the grading requirements for your level and ask for
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Brain training: why you’re probably doing it wrong
John’s Story – The oldest man in the dojo I was 54 years old the very first time I walked into a karate dojo. That made me the oldest person there. I was a successful professional, I had sailed in world championships, and I was in the first 15 rugby team at school. But none
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February Events Newsletter
The February events newsletter is now available. 2018 – February Events Newsletter
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January Events Newsletter
The January events newsletter is now available. 2018 – January Events Newsletter
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Upper Coomera Saturday Class – New Time
EXCITING NEWS!! ** Upper Coomera Saturday Class – 9:00-10:00 (New Time) ** I am very excited to announce that we have secured a new more convenient time for our Upper Coomera Saturday class with the class now starting running from 9:00-10:00. We have always wanted an earlier time slot for our Saturday classes and after
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2017 Annual Awards and Yearbook
Congratulations to our 2017 Annual award winners: 2017 Budoka of the Year – Samantha Lenton 2017 Senior Karateka of the Year – Leonard Lam 2017 Junior Karateka of the Year – Axel Schnebli 2017 Little Champions Karateka of the Year – Dylan Preston You can read why these karateka received their awards plus a
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December Events Newsletter
The December events newsletter is now available. 2017 – December Events Newsletter
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2017 Summer Grading
Our final grading for the year was a small one but with a very good standard. Congratulations to the following students for successfully achieving new ranks. Aisha Cheyne – 12 Kyu (Yellow) Merryn Jaffers – 12 Kyu (Yellow) Sebastian Lee – 12 Kyu (Yellow) Oliver Rustin – 12 Kyu (Yellow) Toby Somerville – 12 Kyu
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Soke Sensei on the Gold Coast
On Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 November we were fortunate to host Soke Sensei as part of his annual Australian tour. Soke Sensei was accompanied by one of his senior students and master of kobudo Higuchi Kyoshi. Shihan Martin Phillips from the Sunshine Coast dojo also came down for the 2 days of training. In
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Soke Sensei on the Sunshine Coast
It was great for Gold Coast karateka to get an opportunity to train with Soke Sensei, the head of Chito-Ryu Karate-do on the Sunshine Coast this weekend. Soke Sensei was visiting the Sunshine Coast as the first part of his 2017 Australian Tour. Accompanying Soke Sensei was Higuchi Kyoshi, and Minowa Renshi. Sam Lenton and Kazumi
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