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Month: June 2018

  • 2018 Gold Coast Cup

    2018 Gold Coast Cup

    On Sunday 24 June the 10th anniversary of the Gold Coast Cup was held. It was a great event with a terrific atmosphere and excellent competition.

    A special guest at this years event was Shihan Mark Snow from the Blue Mountains. Before the competition events commenced Shihan Snow (assisted by Sensei Adam McDonald) and Shihan Martin Phillips conducted demonstrations which were well received.

     

    The overall standard of competition was very high with winners having to work very hard before and during the event to earn a place.  The stand out performers where crowned their divisional tournament champions.  Well done!

    Little Champions Tournament Champion – Na’ila Khan (Sunshine Coast)

     

     

    Junior Tournament Champion – Raiyan Khan (Sunshine Coast)

     

     

    Senior Tournament Champion – Keanu Caston (Sunshine Coast)

     

     

    The results can be downloaded here => 2018 GC Cup – Results

    Thank you to all the competitors, officials, volunteers and parents who made the day great.

    Additional photos of the day can be found on the Gold Coast facebook page => photo album

     

     

  • New Gold Coast Black Belts

    New Gold Coast Black Belts

    During the 2018 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp Ben Dempsey and Daniel Goldberg challenged for their dan rankings. Both Ben (Shodan) and Daniel (Junior Shodan) presented very well showing the hard work they had put in to be ready for their grading and were successful in achieving their black belts.

    Achieving a black belt in Chito-Ryu Karate is not an easy task and not many people make it to that level, these two are only the 3rd and 4th black belts produced by the Gold Coast dojo in 13 years highlighting the significance of the occasion. A black Belt is definitely earned not given in Chito-Ryu Karate.

     

    Ben Dempsey

     

    Ben Dempsey – December 2011

    Ben started Chito-Ryu Karate in 2010 as an 8 year old and has continued to train consistently since his first class. In the early days Ben hid in the background a little behind some more dominant personalities but through his consistent hard work, perseverance and great attitude he rose above the other juniors around him. As is always the case in the dojo many of of his peers fell to the wayside and moved on to other pursuits as Ben continued to move through the ranks. Ben has now been in the senior class for a number of years and has the respect of his fellow karateka through his great training attitude and the person he has become.

    Through his hard work and challenging himself Ben has become a great tournament competitor,  in particular in kumite.  It hasn’t always been easy for Ben in kumite as Sensei Adam would challenge Ben to help him learn just what he was capable of, there were many times in the early days were Ben would be pushed hard to the point of tears but Ben would always push through and keep going. In the last few years that work and the personal strength Ben has developed has seen him step up  to the light weight men’s division at an early age to ensure he continually has competition. In 2017 he took his tournament skills to the Soke Cup performing well in the individual and as a valuable member of the Gold medal winning Boys team kumite team.

    Teaching in classes is not a requirement to achieve Black Belt in Chito-Ryu Karate (being a Black belt does not make you a teacher), but it is another area that Ben has excelled in. He has fantastic relationships with the kids being able to be a fun leader they look up to whilst being able to be firm when required. His ability in teaching is able to be seen in the way he can lead a Little Champion, Junior or Senior class with confidence and is an area that he could be very successful in if he decided to follow a teaching path.

    Ben has come along way in his karate and has proven he has the technique, attitude and strength of character required to be a black belt.

     

     

    Daniel Goldberg

    Daniel Goldberg – 2012 National Titles Junior Champion

    Daniel started his Chito-Ryu karate journey as a 5 year old in 2010. In the early days Daniel was just like the other kids, a little bit cheeky, having some fun and learning a little bit of karate along the way, in fact he didn’t really stand out that much and as such there are not that many photos or videos of him from those early days. Were Daniel excelled was in always turning up and step by step progressing through the ranks until he along with another karate kid (Eugeny) started to emerge at the top of the pack. Eugeny and Daniel would quietly push each other with a determination to be the best and not give in. It was during exercises such as a shiko dachi challenges that you would get to see just how determined these two boys were. In one junior class when the boys were about 8 years old they were involved in a plank vs shiko dachi challenge. After all the other pairs had finished and got a drink the two of them were still going. After 7 and half minutes yamae was called (so we could get on with the class). They were both pretty sore (Eugeny’s legs gave way when he was getting a drink) but neither would have ever given in.

    Whilst Eugeny moved on from karate Daniel continued and this kind of quiet determination saw Daniel continue to move up through the ranks. Never really standing out but always continuing to work hard and present well when it came to grading time to step up another level.  Looking back at Daniel’s journey I think the reason he never stood out was that he always just got on with training with no fuss, it was never about “look at me” with Daniel even though he was very capable.

    Daniel’s biggest challenge came when he was invited to challenge for his black belt in October 2017 and whilst presented well was not quiet ready with a couple of things to improve on in his technique so was unsuccessful in his grading.   For a young boy this could have been very hard to handle but Daniel showed his true grit and determination by turning up to training the next day and once again just got on with it. By the time he challenged for his black belt again he was even better prepared and performed exceptionally well to this time be awarded with his Junior Shodan black belt.

    Daniel has demonstrated what quiet determination and just getting on with it can do, and sets a great example of how to approach your training. With his great attitude and determination Daniel is on the right path to continue to progress through the dan ranks in Chito-Ryu Karate.

     

     

     

  • June Events Newsletter

    The June events newsletter is now available.

    2018 – June Events Newsletter

  • 2018 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp

    2018 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp

    Over the weekend Friday 25 – Sunday 27 May the QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp was held at Tallebudgeera on the Gold Coast.  The camp was attended by Members of the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate groups with Shihan Martin Phillips as the head instructor of the camp.

    All participants had a great time and learnt a lot about their karate and how they could continue to improve. The weapons training was very popular with some students getting to try out some of the weapons for the first time whilst others got to learn new sai and nunchaku kata. Beach training was also a great session with the cool morning air and sunrise on the beautiful Tallebudgeera beach.

    The annual QLD Karate Camp is also an opportunity for students to test for dan and teaching rankings. This year Ben Dempsey and Daniel Goldberg both tested and where successful in gaining their Shodan (Ben) and Junior Shodan (Daniel) ranks. Both boys performed very strongly at the grading showing they had been doing a lot of hard work in their preparation.

    The next QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp is to be held on the Sunshine Coast in 2019.

     

    Camp Sessions:

    Friday 25 May

    A Day Session at the Gold Coast Dojo for Brown and Black Belts. Shihan Phillips put the participants through their paces. After running through a fast warm-up of kihons the participants went through the entire Chito-Ryu kata syllabus from Kihon Dosa Ichi to Rohai Dai. This was followed by Niseishi Bunkai and Henshuho 1-20. Lastly students went through Chito-Ryu Bo syllabus, and finally finished with the newer Ryukyu Bo, Sai and Nunchaku.  A very full-on session that provided a great opportunity to see where everyone was at and work out some areas to focus on for the camp.

    The evening session was the first session at the camp location with all levels put through an hour of hard work to let them know what to expect over the next couple of days.

     

    Saturday 26 May

    The first session of the day kicked of at 6am with seiza. As most people train on the nice soft mats in their dojo the hard wooden floor for 20 minutes of seiza was a great challenge/experience. The first session then featured lots of basics with Shihan Phillips using the entire length of the hall to allow students to focus on their eyes whilst performing their basics.

    After a good breakfast the second session was underway with a couple of different groups formed to focus on different areas of training including the bo and sai. This was a longer session but the time flew with everyone fully engaged in their training.

    A top up on fuel with a nice lunch and the afternoon session was underway. This time some of the black belts got to work on their teaching skills taking different groups through bag work, kata and throws/break falls before finishing with some kumite work. The last part of the afternoon session was the dan gradings with Ben and Daniel performing well to successfully obtain their black belts.

    Dinner at the camp is a great time for everyone to get together and socialise and there was a great vibe as everyone enjoyed their meals before heading to a meeting room to watch some old karate footage of some of the senior students, the 60th anniversary promotional video and then some kumite of one of the top opponents that Shihan Phillips competed against in his competition days.

     

    Sunday 27 May

    Beach training is always a highlight of the camp and we were blessed with a beautiful morning for seiza, kihon, and kata before heading back in to the camp dining room for some breakfast.

    Returning to the training hall the first part was the presentation of black belts to Ben and Daniel along with the customary camp group photo.

    Then the training began with again a long morning session. It was great to see all students continuing to work hard and push their tiring bodies to do even more. It was pleasing to see every one kept going to the end of the session including the younger ones. For this session students got to do some partner work and get some ideas on how to manipulate the opponents body with locks and holds whilst others continued to work on weapons. The final part of the morning included some more henshuho for the senior students.

    The final lunch for the camp was scoffed, rooms were cleaned up before the final karate session was underway.  As is traditional at the QLD Karate Camp the final session was devoted to demonstrations of what people had learnt over the weekend. This is a great chance for some of the parents who come a bit early for the pick up to see what had been going on at the camp with many appropriate gasps and nods of appreciation as they watched from the sideline.  Demonstrations included kata, kobudo and henshuho.

    With the demonstrations finished we still had a little bit of time left and so everyone was given the opportunity to leave early but all decided to stay a little longer to get just a bit more training in as Shihan Phillips took the black belts through a detailed explanation of henshuho 16-20 whilst the kyu ranks stayed around to watch.

    The end of a great camp with lots of tired smiling faces headed home eager to come back to the next one.

     

    • More photos from the 2018 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp can be viewed on the QLD Chito-Ryu Karate facebook page. => www.facebook.com/QLDChitoRyu

     

     

     

  • Winter Grading 2018

    Winter Grading 2018

    A great effort at the Winter Grading with our largest number of participants ever. Even more pleasing was that it was the first grading in a very long time where everyone passed successfully highlighting the hard work and preparation that students and teachers had been putting in.

    Results:

    12th Kyu (Yellow Belt)

    • Mehi Whala
    • James Bull
    • Tristan Manser
    • Jack Forde
    • Joel Davey
    • Keahn Capon
    • Chanel Manser
    • Theo Garland
    • Tahlia Boyd
    • William Adsett

     

    11th Kyu (Orange & White Belt)

    • Isabella Parkinson (double grade)
    • Sara El-Deeb (double grade)
    • Dylan Preston (double grade)
    • Jason Jaffers (double grade)
    • Mariam El-Deeb (double grade)
    • Aisha Cheyne

     

    10th Kyu (Orange Belt)

    • Johan Shajee (triple grade)
    • Merryn Jaffers
    • Harrison De Byl
    • Dixon Garland

    9th Kyu (Green & White Belt)

    • Lauren Rae
    • Yuvi Whala

    8th Kyu (Green Belt)

    • Bailey Weeks
    • Ryan Pike

     

    7th Kyu (Blue & White Belt)

    • Millie Dorley
    • Amelie Ollivier

     

    6th Kyu (Blue Belt)

    • Darren Clark
    • Taj Pike

     

    5th Kyu (Purple & White Belt)

      • Chantal Higgins
      • Jorja Higgins
      • Axel Schnebli

     

    4th Kyu (Purple Belt)

    • Ruben Lester