Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

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  • 2025 Spring Grading Success

    2025 Spring Grading Success

    Well done to all those that attended the Spring Grading, it was great to see so many people stepping up, some who haven’t done so for over 12 months. Keep up the hard work and dedication as you strive to achieve your black belt and beyond.

    • Eito Tashima – 4 Kyu (Purple)
    • Ramesh Snell – 4 Kyu (Purple)
    • Xaviar Thompson – 4 Kyu (Purple)
    • Charlie Chipperfield – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
    • Jemaine Mulcahy – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
    • Jesse Valencour – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
    • Jayden Watanabe – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    • Leon Bonaventure – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    • Leon Cersofios – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    • Sylas Dawson – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    • Jeremy Valencour – 8 Kyu (Green)
    • Johnson Yu – 8 Kyu (Green)
    • Sine Levin – 8 Kyu (Green)
    • Aggie Jones – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    • Ashton Collins – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    • Chris Tice – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    • Claire Mulcahy – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    • Tarl Mason – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    • Ian Craig – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Jackson Lowe – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Obed Nalau – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Ophelia Wu Leng – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Owen Constantino – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Theo Gordon – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Harper Timoti – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Joanna Yu – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Kalie Starkey – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Kurt Boswerger – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Quinn McDonald – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Sebastian Brown – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Thomas Connolly – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Eliah Hurtig – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
    • Jude Summers – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
    • Leo Shuklov – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
    • Maxine Martin – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
    • Miranda Boswerger – meadows – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
    • Zac Teelow – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
  • Winter Grading Success

    Winter Grading Success

    A great showing at the Winter Grading with many students stepping up for the first time in a while. It was great to see that the standard continues to improve and everyone is working hard to be the best they can be.

    Results

    • Kalani Kloot – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
    • Kayden Kloot – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
    • Tom Allibone – 6 Kyu (Blue)
    • Henry Ho – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    • Hou Leung (Cody) Ng – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    • Kar Yann (Chloe) Ng – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    • Aidan Connolly – 8 Kyu (Green)
    • Harrison Coughlin – 8 Kyu (Green)
    • Airi Tani – 8 Kyu (Green)
    • Jasmin Collins – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    • Zen Kudo – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    • Ashton Collins – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Ari Everitt – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Amy Graham – 10 Kyu (Orange) *double grading*
    • Robert Graham – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Isobel Starkey – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Luna Summers – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Avery Wu Leng – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    • Andrew Collins – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Owen Constantino – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
    • Ian Craig – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
    • Christopher Wilkinson – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
    • Ophelia Wu Leng – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
    • Amelia Wyatt – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    • Katie Wyatt – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)

  • 2025 Inhouse Tournament

    2025 Inhouse Tournament

    On Friday 23 May we ran a mini tournament at the dojo. Our Inhouse Tournaments are designed for beginners to develop confidence and experience in a tournament situation in an environment they are comfortable with and with lots of support on hand.

    The Inhouse Tournament also provides a wonderful opportunity for our Brown and Black Belts to develop confidence in judging kata and kumite. For many of the brown belts it was their first time as judges and it was fantastic to see how well they all did.

    Our competitors ranged from 4 to 13 years of age and all showed great determination and spirit to give their best. There were many impressive performances across the board and Adam Sensei was pleased with the standard that all demonstrated.

    Some competitors went home with medals, some did not, but all went home with a great sense of accomplishment and a growing confidence as a result of putting themselves out there.

    Our next tournament is the Gold Coast Cup and all participants from our Inhouse Tournament should be looking to continue to grow their confidence and performances by participating in this event.

    Entry for the 2025 Gold Coast Cup can be made here: – https://fitofan.com/2025-gold-coast-cup

    Check out all the photos from the Inhouse Tournament on our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/gckaratekobudo

    Results

    Kata 4-5 yrs LC-White – LC- Orange

    • 1st Hana Bonney
    • 2nd Christopher Clark
    • 3rd Maisie Valencour

    Kata 6-7 yrs LC-White – LC Orange

    • 1st Maggie Starkey
    • 2nd James Collins
    • 3rd Harrison Lowe

    Kata 6-7 yrs LC-Green – LC Black

    • 1st Zara Deans
    • 2nd Charley Clegg
    • 3rd Owen Constantino

    Kata 8-13 yrs White – 10 Kyu

    • 1st Zen Kudo
    • 2nd Ophelia Wu Leng
    • 3rd Isobel Starkey

    Kata 8-9 yrs 9 Kyu+

    • 1st Chloe Ng
    • 2nd Airi Tani
    • 3rd Hugo Harrington

    Kata 10-11 yrs 9 Kyu+

    • 1st Slade Revell
    • 2nd Eito Tashima
    • 3rd Jesse Valencour

    Kumite 6-7 yrs Male

    • 1st Lenny Mungall
    • 2nd Charley Clegg
    • 3rd Owen Constantino

    Kumite 6-9 yrs Female

    • 1st Chloe Ng
    • 2nd Airi Tani
    • 3rd Ophelia Wu Leng

    Kumite 8-9 yrs Male

    • 1st Hugo Harrington
    • 2nd Theo Gordon
    • 3rd Zen Kudo

    Kumite 10-11 yrs Male

    • 1st Eito Tashima
    • 2nd Sylas Dawson
    • 3rd Cody Ng

    Kumite Tag 4-5 yrs

    • 1st Christopher Clark
    • 2nd Hana Bonney

    Kumite Tag 6-7 yrs

    • 1st Lenny Mungall
    • 2nd James Collins
    • 3rd Owen Constantino

    Kumite Tag 8-9 yrs Male

    • 1st Hugo Harrington
    • 2nd Theo Gordon
    • 3rd Jackson Lowe

    Kumite Tag 8-9 yrs Female

    • 1st Ophelia Wu Leng
    • 2nd Chloe Ng
  • Kobujyutsu Grading Success

    Kobujyutsu Grading Success

    Congratulations to the following for their success at the kobujyutsu grading. Well done everyone.

    Carlo DeByl – 1 Kyu
    Xaviar Thompson – 3 Kyu
    Amy Graham – 5 Kyu
    Ramesh Snell – 5 Kyu
    Eito Tashima – 5 Kyu

  • Sunshine Coast Team Challenge Tournament

    Sunshine Coast Team Challenge Tournament

    A great result for the Gold Coast dojo at the Sunshine Coast Team Challenge Tournament winning 1st and equal 2nd in the teams.

    Team Results

    1st  – Deadly Dolphins

    = 2nd – Catpow

    Gold Medals (5)

    • Leonard Mungall (Basic Skills 6-7 years Beginner)
    • Leonard Mungall (Kata 4-7 Years)
    • Bohdi Valencour (Kumite 12-13 years M)
    • Tahlia Boyd (Kumite 15-16 years F)
    • Nick Tani (Kumite 40-59 years M)

    Silver Medals (11)

    • Zara Deans (Kata 4-7 Years)
    • Airi Tani (Kata 8-9 Years Advanced)
    • Bohdi Valencour (Kata 10-13 Years Advanced)
    • Zara Deans, Leonard Mungall, Airi Tani (Team Kata Beginner (White – Green))
    • Tahlia Boyd, Harrison de Byl, Bohdi Valencour (Team Kata Advanced (Blue – Black))
    • Carlo de Byl (Kobujutsu Sai 16+ years)
    • Leonard Mungall (Kumite 6-7 years Mixed)
    • Hugo Harrington (Kumite 8-9 years M)
    • Airi Tani (Kumite 8-9 years F)
    • Harrison de Byl (Kumite 14-16 years M)
    • Siani Symons (Kumite 15-16 years F)


    Bronze Medals (13)

    • Zara Deans (Basic Skills 6-7 years Advanced)
    • Hugo Harrington (Kata 8-9 Years Advanced)
    • Eito Tashima (Kata 10-13 Years Advanced)
    • Harrison de Byl (Kata 14-17 years)
    • Carlo de Byl (Kata 40+ years)
    • Siani Symons, Nick Tani, Taiyo Tani (Team Kata Advanced (Blue – Black))
    • Harrison de Byl (Kobujutsu Bo 8-15 years)
    • Carlo de Byl (Kobujutsu Bo 16+ years)
    • Eito Tashima (Kobujutsu Sai 8-15 years)
    • Zara Deans (Kumite 6-7 years Mixed)
    • Ophelia Wu Leng (Kumite 8-9 years F)
    • Eito Tashima (Kumite 10-11 years M)
    • Carlo de Byl  (Kumite 40-59 years M)

  • New Junshidoin

    New Junshidoin

    A new junshidoin at the Gold Coast dojo!

    Congratulations to Kazumi Tominaga who demonstrated a fantastic understanding of the kyu level syllabus and her ability to teach Chito-Ryu Karate in last nights grading.

  • Brown Belt Grading

    Brown Belt Grading

    Grading Success

    Congratulations to Siani Symons (2nd Kyu), Carlo de Byl (3rd kyu), and Bohdi Valencour (3rd kyu) for their successful grading last night. All showed the dedication they have put in to their karate over the years of training. One more step closer to Black Belt!

  • Autumn Grading

    Autumn Grading

    Grading Success!!

    Well done to all those that were successful in obtaining their next level at our Autumn Grading. With postponements due to a cyclone and no power for the week it was not the normal preparation but everyone showed great spirit, character and karate.

    Congratulations to:

    • Naoki Tani – 4 Kyu (Purple Belt)
    • Taiyo Tani – 4 Kyu (Purple Belt)
    • Slade Revell – 5 Kyu (Purple & White Belt)
    • Ramesh Snell – 5 Kyu (Purple & White Belt)
    • Xaviar Thompson – 5 Kyu (Purple & White Belt)
    • Charlie Chipperfield – 6 Kyu (Blue Belt)
    • Damien Kloot – 6 Kyu (Blue Belt)
    • Leon Cersofios – 8 Kyu (Green Belt)
    • Jayden Watanabe – 8 Kyu (Green Belt)
    • Rowan Beste – 9 Kyu (Green & White Belt)
    • Sine Levin – 9 Kyu (Green & White Belt)
    • Indigo Levin – 10 Kyu (Orange Belt)
    • Haydn Gilsenan – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt)
    • Theo Gordon – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt)
    • Jackson Lowe – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt)
    • Obed Nalau – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt) **Double Graded**
    • Kurt Boswerger – 12 Kyu (Yellow Belt)
  • 2024 Budoka of the Year

    2024 Budoka of the Year

    Tom Allibone

    Congratulations to our 2024 Budoka of the Year, Tom Allibone. The budoka of the year is the most important annual award given at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate. The award is presented to the person who most demonstrates the great attitude that we like to see in our karateka.

    As someone who started their karate journey late and with being the oldest member of the dojo Tom has always battled with the personal question of whether he can do karate at his age and whether it is to late for him to ever make it to black belt? Rather than use that as an excuse to not do something Tom has used that question to motivate him to see what he can do and as a result we have seen his karate improve incredibly throughout the year.

    Tom started karate to do something with his grandson, but now it has grown to more than that. As a valuable member of the leadership team Tom does amazing work with all the kids in the dojo connecting with them and helping them learn karate.

    Karate is so much more than just punching and kicking. It is really about developing the person, being healthy, and developing a strong mind. From that great personal position a karateka is able to give to others and that is something Tom does all the time, whether it is helping kids learn, being a great training partner, or volunteering to help dojo events be a success Tom is always there and as a result is very fitting of receiving the 2024 Budoka of the Year.

    And to answer your question Tom. Yes you are not to old to earn your black belt, and with your attitude and the way you train I am sure you will.

  • 2024 Senior Karateka of the Year

    2024 Senior Karateka of the Year

    Siani Symons

    Congratulations to our 2024 Senior Karateka of the Year, Siani Symons.

    Siani was our 2023 Senior Karateka of the Year and has followed up that great year by being even stronger in 2024.

    Siani has grown considerably throughout the year as a result of the time and effort she puts into her karate. You will always see her doing extra work before and after class, and during classes she is very focused on taking onboard the lessons given.

    As a valuable member of our leadership team Siani has proven to be an inspiration to many of the younger karateka who look up to her as a great example.

    We see a Siani becoming a great black belt, instructor and valuable member of the Gold Coast dojo for many years to come!