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  • Karate World Title Success

    The Gold Coast Team at the 2023 Soke Cup (Chito-Ryu Karate World Titles) achieved terrific success with a swag of medals and some terrific results from all competitors.

    Medals:

    Gold – Kazumi Tominaga (Master’s A/B Female Bo)
    Gold – Kazumi Tominaga (Master’s A/B Female Sai)
    Gold – Brendan Young (Master’s B Men’s Kumite)
    Gold – Samantha Lenton (Women’s Masters Team Kumite)

    Silver – Samantha Lenton (Master’s C Female Bo)
    Silver – Carlo deByl (Master’s C Men’s Kyu Kumite)
    Silver – Kazumi Tominaga (Master’s A/B Female Kata)
    Silver – Levi Lenton (Jr C Boys Team Kumite)
    Silver – Anthony Horgan, Brendan Young (Men’s Team Kumite)

    Bronze – Samantha Lenton (Master’s C Female Sai)
    Bronze – Anthony Horgan (Adult Male Sai)
    Bronze – Brendan Young (Master’s A/B Male Bo)
    Bronze – Samantha Lenton (Master’s B/C Women’s Kumite)
    Bronze – Levi lenton (Jr C Boy’s Kumite)
    Bronze – Brendan Young, Kazumi Tominga, Samantha Lenton (Master’s Team Kata)

  • 2023 Spring Grading Results

    Well done to everyone who challenged themselves at the Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate 2023 Spring Grading.  Excellent karate spirit and karate technique shown by all.

    Results:

    Millicent Mansbridge – Purple 4 Kyu
    Enoch Kavelin- Purple & White 5 Kyu
    Siani Symons- Purple & White 5 Kyu
    Bohdi Valencour- Purple & White 5 Kyu
    Levi Lenton- Blue 6 Kyu
    Kalani Kloot- Blue & White 7 Kyu
    Kayden Kloot- Blue & White 7 Kyu
    Carter Lovelock- Blue & White 7 Kyu
    Naoki Tani- Blue & White 7 Kyu
    Damien Kloot- Green 8 Kyu
    Aissa Symons- Green 8 Kyu
    Eito Tashima- Green 8 Kyu
    Xaviar Thompson- Green 8 Kyu
    Jesse Valencour- Green 8 Kyu
    Edward Bennette- Orange 10 Kyu
    Max Millar- Orange 10 Kyu
    Lucas MacDonald- Orange 10 Kyu  **double grading
    Isabella Kassab- Orange 10 Kyu   **triple grading
    Gabrielle Summers- Orange & White 11 Kyu
    Odin Summers- Orange & White 11 Kyu
    Harrison Coughlin- Orange & White 11 Kyu  **double grading
    Brianna Marcus- Orange & White 11 Kyu  **double grading
    Chloe Ng- Orange & White 11 Kyu  **double grading
    Cody Ng- Orange & White 11 Kyu  **double grading
    Tana Sun- Yellow 12 Kyu

     

  • Shihan certificate presentation for Adam Higgins Sensei

    Shihan certificate presentation for Adam Higgins Sensei

    In March this year Adam Higgins Sensei traveled to Japan to train at the headquarters for Chito-Ryu Karate under the guidance of Soke. During this training trip Higgins Sensei was tested for and successfully passed his Yondan grading and also his Shihan grading. In Chito-Ryu Karate the rank of Shihan is not handed out lightly and is only awarded after years of dedicated study. Higgins Sensei commenced training in Chito-Ryu Karate in 1996 so in this case it was 27 years of study.   This was also a particularly important milestone for Australia with only four other active members of Chito-Ryu Karate Shihan or higher.

    At the recent QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp Phillips Shihan had the honour of presenting Higgins Shihan with his grading certificates and a special gift of a new black belt embroidered with his new rank.

  • 2023 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Annual Camp

    2023 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Annual Camp

    Keen karate students from Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate and Sunshine Coast Karate joined together for a weekend of intense karate training on the Gold Coast.  Training was led by Martin Phillips Shihan with the assistance of Sandra Phillips Shihan and Adam Higgins Shihan.

    With a large range in ages of the participants ranging from 8 years old to 60+ it was great to see everyone working well together all with the same purpose of self-improvement and of course some karate fun!  The training session covered everything from kihon, kata, kumite, kobujyutsu, bunkai and plenty of physical work as well.  The highlight for many was Sunday morning beach training with a beautiful sunrise to great the day.

    The 2024 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp will be held on the Sunshine Coast and we look forward to another great weekend of training.

    The full photo gallery can be found pn the QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/QLDChitoRyu


     

  • 2023 Winter Grading

    Congratulations to everyone who was successful at the 2023 Winter Grading:

    12 Kyu – Reid Gordon (Yellow Belt)
    11 Kyu – Leon Cersofios (Orange & White Belt) *Double Grade
    11 Kyu – Matthew Dawson (Orange & White Belt) *Double Grade
    11 Kyu – Sylas Dawson (Orange & White Belt) *Double Grade
    11 Kyu – Aggie Jones (Orange & White Belt) *Double Grade
    10 Kyu – Jeremy Valencour (Orange & White Belt) *Double Grade
    10 Kyu – Leon Bonaventure (Orange Belt)
    10 Kyu – Matthew Boote (Orange Belt)
    10 Kyu – Henry Langton (Orange Belt)
    10 Kyu – Noah Oldfield (Orange Belt)
    10 Kyu – Pailyne Price (Orange Belt)
    10 Kyu – Jaime Toyer (Orange Belt)
    10 Kyu – Johnson Yu (Orange Belt)
    9 Kyu – Ding Ma (Green & White Belt) *Double Grade
    9 Kyu – Sarah Huston (Green & White Belt) *Double Grade
    9 Kyu – Matt Moran (Green & White Belt)
    8 Kyu – Zion Brown (Green Belt) *Double Grade
    8 Kyu – Carter Lovelock (Green Belt)
    8 Kyu – Slade Revell (Green Belt)
    7 Kyu – Yasmine Lintott (Blue & White Belt)
    7 Kyu – Chui McDonald (Blue & White Belt)
    7 Kyu – Tilly McMillan (Blue & White Belt)
    7 Kyu – Taiyo Tani (Blue & White Belt)
    6 Kyu – Carlo de Byl (Blue Belt)
    6 Kyu – Ben Hastings (Blue Belt)
    4 Kyu – Harrison De Byl (Purple Belt)

     

  • 2023 Gold Coast Karate Competition Results

    Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 Gold Coast Karate Competition. It was great to kick off the year with an exciting event with lots of high standard karate on display.

    A big thank you to all our volunteers for helping out with the set-up, take-down, marshaling, first aid, referees and table officials.

    Results:

    Senior Tournament Champion – Sam Phillips (Sunshine Coast)
    Junior Tournament Champion – Levi Lenton (Gold Coast)

    • Tournament Champion selection is weighted towards individual kata and individual kumite results.

     

    2023 Gold Coast Karate Competition Results (PDF)

    View the full gallery of tournament images at https://www.facebook.com/QLDChitoRyu

     

  • Autumn Grading Success

    Lots of new coloured belts at the dojo after our Autumn Grading.  The standard was good with all students demonstrating that they have been working hard in preparation.  Most pleasing to see was that students that had failed a previous attempt had done the necessary work to improve and be successful this time.

    Grading Results:

    Finn McMillan – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
    Mason Hunt – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)  **Double Grading
    Graham Wilson – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)  **Double Grading
    Claire Mulcahy – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Vander Mulcahy – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Zinzan Taylor – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Jaime Toyer – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Johnson Yu – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Yida Zhou – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    Sienna Bauer – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Charlie Chipperfield – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Lucas Kirkup – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Jemaine Mulcahy – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Eito Tashima – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Xaviar Thompson – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Jesse Valencour – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Abigail Weeks – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Calista Weeks – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Kalani Kloot – 8 Kyu (Green)
    Yasmine Lintott – 8 Kyu (Green)
    Naoki Tani – 8 Kyu (Green)
    Levi Lenton – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    Enoch Kavelin – 6 Kyu (Blue)
    Bohdi Valencour – 6 Kyu (Blue)
    Harrison De Byl – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
    Millicent Mansbridge – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)

     

     

  • 2022 Annual Award Winners

    Congratulations to our Annual Award winners.

    Thank you all for being awesome members of our dojo and setting a fantastic example for others to follow.

    2022 Budoka of the Year – Brendan Young

    2022 Senior Karateka of the Year – Carlo DeByl

    2022 Karate Kids Karateka of the Year – Harrison DeByl

    2022 Little Champions Karateka of the Year – Jayden Beste

  • 2022 Summer Grading

    Well done to all students who were successful at the 2022 Summer Grading.  Keep up the great work!

     

    Adam Glachan – Purple 4 Kyu
    Kayden Kloot –  Green 8 Kyu
    Carter Lovelock –  Green & White 9 Kyu
    Damien Kloot –  Green & White 9 Kyu
    Henry Duyvestyn –  Orange 10 Kyu
    Jemaine Mulcahy –  Orange 10 Kyu
    Matt Moran –  Orange 10 Kyu
    Zion Brown –  Orange 10 Kyu  **triple graded**
    Ashley Maudsley –  Orange & White 11 Kyu
    Edward Bennette –  Orange & White 11 Kyu
    Flint Slattery –  Orange & White 11 Kyu **double graded**
    Henry Langton –  Orange & White 11 Kyu
    Leon Bonaventure –  Orange & White 11 Kyu
    Pailyne Price –  Orange & White 11 Kyu
    Sarah Huston –  Orange & White 11 Kyu  **double graded**
    Finn Tumelty –  Yellow 12 Kyu
    Hamish Kent –  Yellow 12 Kyu
    Jackson Carpenter –  Yellow 12 Kyu
    Johnson Yu –  Yellow 12 Kyu
    Leo Li –  Yellow 12 Kyu
    Zinzan Taylor –  Yellow 12 Kyu

     

  • 2022 Gold Coast Cup Results

    A huge thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the 2022 Gold Coast Cup.  We had a fantastic event with some fantastic karate on display.

    Junior Tournament Champion – Sylas Dawson (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Senior Tournament Champion – Bailey Keefe (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kata

    Kata 4-7 years LC – White–LC – Orange
    1. Maxine Martin  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Aggie Jones  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Indiana Young  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kata 4-7 years LC – Green–LC – Black
    1. Sylas Dawson  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Jayden Beste  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Chloe Ng  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kata 8-13 years White–10 Kyu
    1. Carter Lovelock  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Abigail Weeks  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Eito Tashima  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kata 8-10 years 9 Kyu+
    1. Mahirah Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Mitchell Stringer – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Nakoa Seni – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kata 11-15 years 9 Kyu–6 Kyu
    1. Lyriic Byrne – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Otis Pihema – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Harrison de Byl  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kata 11-13 years 5 Kyu+
    1. Na’ila Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Timothy Probert – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Tahlia Boyd  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kata 14-17 years 5 Kyu+
    1. Sam Phillips – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Steven Phillips – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Raiyan Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kata 18+ years White–4 Kyu
    1. Maureen Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Terry Colless – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Adam Glachan  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kata 18+ years 3 Kyu+
    1. Bailey Keefe – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Sam Hunt – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Selina Strazzari – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Team Kata

    Team Kata –8 Kyu
    1. DeMac  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    (Carlo de Byl, Darcey de Byl, Tilly McMillan)
    2. CCZ   – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    (Zion Brown, Charlie Chipperfield, Carter Lovelock)
    3. Shuukan  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    (Eito Tashima, Abigail Weeks, Calista Weeks)

    Team Kata 7 Kyu+
    1. Samwich – Sunshine Coast Karate
    (Sam Hunt, Bailey Keefe, Sam Phillips)
    2. Not So Golden Chocolate Chicken Nuggets – Sunshine Coast Karate
    (Miguel Hardy, Flynn Jordan, Raiyan Khan)
    3. You’ve Been Nabbed! – Sunshine Coast Karate
    (Abby Kerrison, Na’ila Khan, Abigail Robb)

    Kobujyutsu

    Kobujyutsu –6 Kyu
    1. Millicent Mansbridge  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Daniel Pawelek  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Sai Colless – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kobujyutsu 5 Kyu+
    1. Bailey Keefe – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Sam Phillips – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Sam Hunt – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kumite

    Kumite 6-7 years Mixed LC – White–LC – Black
    1. Hugo Harrington  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Jayden Beste  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Chloe Ng  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kumite 14-17 years M White+
    1. Levi Lenton  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Raiyan Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Flynn Jordan – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kumite 18+ years M White+ Open Weight
    1. Bailey Keefe – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Adam Glachan  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Naoki Tani  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kumite 8-9 years M White+
    1. Mitchell Stringer – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Fynn Colless – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Charlie Chipperfield  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kumite 8-9 years F White+
    1. Erika Baritchi  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Mahirah Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Lily Hall – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kumite 10-11 years M White+
    1. Timothy Probert – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Bohdi Valencour  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Otis Pihema – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kumite 10-11 years F White+
    1. Isabella Cutuli – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Tilly McMillan  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kumite 12-13 years M White+
    1. Harrison de Byl  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Ben Hall – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Xaviar Thompson  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kumite 12-13 years F White+
    1. Tahlia Boyd  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Na’ila Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate
    3. Merryn Jaffers  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kumite 14-15 years F White+
    1. Abigail Robb – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Abby Kerrison – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kumite 18+ years F White+
    1. Jacqui Lippey – Sunshine Coast Karate
    2. Bridget Weeks  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Maureen Khan – Sunshine Coast Karate

    Kumite Tag

    Kumite Tag 8-9 years White–10 Kyu
    1. Charlie Chipperfield  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Graham Wilson  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Noah Milloy  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

    Kumite Tag 4-7 years LC – White–LC – Black
    1. Sylas Dawson  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    2. Jayden Beste  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate
    3. Chloe Ng  – Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate