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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)
9 June 2025
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

1^st Hana Bonney

2^nd Christopher Clark

3^rd Maisie Valencour
Kata 6-7 yrs LC-White – LC Orange

1^st Maggie Starkey

2^nd James Collins

3^rd Harrison Lowe
Kata 6-7 yrs LC-Green – LC Black

1^st Zara Deans

2^nd Charley Clegg

3^rd Owen Constantino
Kata 8-13 yrs White – 10 Kyu

1^st Zen Kudo

2^nd Ophelia Wu Leng

3^rd Isobel Starkey
Kata 8-9 yrs 9 Kyu+

1^st Chloe Ng

2^nd Airi Tani

3^rd Hugo Harrington
Kata 10-11 yrs 9 Kyu+

1^st Slade Revell

2^nd Eito Tashima

3^rd Jesse Valencour
Kumite 6-7 yrs Male

1^st Lenny Mungall

2^nd Charley Clegg

3^rd Owen Constantino
Kumite 6-9 yrs Female

1^st Chloe Ng

2^nd Airi Tani

3^rd Ophelia Wu Leng
Kumite 8-9 yrs Male

1^st Hugo Harrington

2^nd Theo Gordon

3^rd Zen Kudo
Kumite 10-11 yrs Male

1^st Eito Tashima

2^nd Sylas Dawson

3^rd Cody Ng
Kumite Tag 4-5 yrs

1^st Christopher Clark

2^nd Hana Bonney
Kumite Tag 6-7 yrs

1^st Lenny Mungall

2^nd James Collins

3^rd Owen Constantino
Kumite Tag 8-9 yrs Male

1^st Hugo Harrington

2^nd Theo Gordon

3^rd Jackson Lowe
Kumite Tag 8-9 yrs Female

1^st Ophelia Wu Leng

2^nd Chloe Ng
27 May 2025
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

23 April 2025
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

1^st – Deadly Dolphins

= 2^nd – 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)
31 March 2025
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.

28 March 2025
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!

28 March 2025
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)
28 March 2025
2024 Little Champion Karateka of the Year

Ophelia Wu Leng

Congratulations to our Little Champions Karateka of the Year, Ophelia Wu Leng. Ophelia joined the dojo this year bringing lots of enthusiasm and an incredible natural ability. She very quickly moved through the early ranks of the Little Champions moving up to Little Champion Green belt.

Ophelia has a can do attitude and was always one of the first to commit to challenging herself by participating in tournaments, the highlight being winning 3 gold medals at the Queensland State Titles.

We look forward to see Ophelia continue to develop her karate over the coming years. With her great attitude and her ability she is going to be a star.

18 December 2024
2024 Karate Kids Karateka of the Year

Henry Ho

Congratulations to our 2024 Karate Kids Karateka of the Year, Henry Ho.

Henry has been very dedicated to his training this year rarely missing a session. More importantly in every session he attends he is focused on his training and looking to get better. One of Henry’s greatest attributes is his ability to take on any advice he receives and look to use it. You can see whenever Henry trains that he is improving as a result.

Henry possesses the qualities that will make him a great black belt and karateka one day. He is determined, his is disciplined, he is focused, he is willing to work hard and best of all he has fun doing it.

We are very excited to see where the next few years takes Henry as he continues to grow in his karate.

18 December 2024
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!

18 December 2024