2026 Brown & Black Belt Grading

🥋 Congratulations to Everyone Who Graded!

A huge congratulations to all our Brown Belts who successfully graded to their next level! You displayed excellent technique, great spirit and determination throughout your grading. The hard work, dedication and hours of training you have put in were clearly evident. Well done on a fantastic achievement!

🏆 Grading Results

A special congratulations to our newest Shodan (1st Dan) Black Belts!

🥋 Tahlia Boyd — Shodan
🥋 Siani Symons — Shodan
🥋 Jackie Lippey — Shodan (Brisbane Chito-Ryu Karate)

Congratulations also to our Brown Belts on their achievements:

👏 Carlo de Byl — 1st Kyu
👏 Amelie Ollivier — 1st Kyu
👏 Bohdi Valencour — 1st Kyu
👏 Naoki Tani — 2nd Kyu

Achieving these milestones takes commitment, perseverance and countless hours of training. You should all be incredibly proud of what you have accomplished. Your grading results reflect the effort you have put into your karate and your continued dedication to improving.

Thank you to all the instructors and training partners who have supported these students along the way.

Well earned, well deserved, and congratulations to everyone! 👊

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