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

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)

Well done to our Gold Coast Team at the 2024 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate State Titles, performing very well with some great results and terrific improvement from everyone.  A special mention to Ophelia who was the stand out Little Champion winning every one of her events.

A big thank you to the Sunshine Coast Chito-Ryu Karate for hosting this event.

Results

Gold Medal – 7

• Ophelia Wu Leng – Basic Skills 5-7 years (White – LC Orange)
• Ophelia Wu Leng – Kata 4-7 years (All levels)
• Ophelia Wu Leng – Kumite 6-7 years Mixed
• Samantha Lenton – Kata 40+ years 5 Kyu+
• Kazumi Tominaga – Kobujutsu Bo 16+ years
• Hugo Harrington – Kumite 8-9 years M
• Millicent Mansbridge – Kumite 14-15 years F

Silver – 8

• Kazumi Tominaga – Kata 40+ years 5 Kyu+
• Knuckle Busters (Hugo Harrington, Henry Ho, Jayden Watanabe) – Team Kata (White – 8 Kyu)
• Gold Coast Girls (Samantha Lenton, Siani Symons, Kazumi Tominaga) – Team Kata (7 Kyu +)
• Samantha Lenton – Kobujutsu Bo 16+ years
• Kazumi Tominaga – Kobujutsu Sai 16+ years
• Jayden Watanabe – Kumite 8-9 years M
• Jesse Valencour – Kumite 10-11 years M
• Siani Symons – Kumite 14-15 years F

Bronze – 5

• Cooper Higgins – Kata 10-13 years 5 Kyu+
• Tom Allibone – Kata 14+ years White–8 Kyu
• Millicent Mansbridge – Kobujutsu Bo 8-15 years
• Henry Ho – Kumite 10-11 years M
• Bohdi Valencour – Kumite 13-14 years M

Such a great fun day.  Our first tournament for nearly 2 years was restricted to just members of the Gold Coast dojo which meant that we had lots of first timers (& a few rusty old timers), participation numbers very well above what we expected which was great to see.  The standard of competition was very strong with lots of very close matches across all divisions. With some more experience under their belts there will be some very high level competitors representing the Gold Coast dojo in the future.

Tournaments are all about challenging yourself and overcoming your fears and this was the most please part of the day as we saw many karateka put aside their nerves to perform very strongly.  Well done to everyone who stepped up to the challenge.

A massive thanks also to our three fantastic referee’s who judged every event with hardly a break. Sensei Monica, Sensei Sam and Sensei Kazumi Thank you very much 🙂

And also a big thank you to Levi Lenton who did an awesome job marshaling so we could keep everything running smoothly.

And finally thank you to all the parents and supporters for your patience and understanding in having to watch the events from outside the dojo to comply with our Covid number restrictions.

Results:

Kata

Little Champion White – Little Champion Yellow
1. Obed Nalau
2. Nate Milloy

Little Champion Orange – Little Champion Green
1. Slade Revell
2. Finn McMillan
3. Aiden Nicorescu

Little Champion Blue – Purple
1. Kalani Kloot
2. Calista Weeks
3. Noah Milloy

White Belt – 10 Kyu
1. Kayden Kloot
2. Max Durre
3. Charlie Chipperfield

9 Kyu – 6 Kyu
1. Liam Glover
2. Tahlia Boyd
3. Cooper Shaw

5 Kyu +
1. Merryn Jaffers
2. Charlotte Shaw
3. Amelie Ollivier

Kumite Tag

Kumite Tag 4-6 years
1. Aiden Nicorescu
2. Calista Weeks
3. Finn McMillan

Kumite Tag 7-8 years
1. Tilly McMillan
2. Max Durre
3. Angus Esson

Kumite Tag 9-11 years
1. Kaylah Smith
2. Taiyo Tani
3. Joshua Delaney

Kumite

Kumite 4-6 years
1. Elson Shi
2. Finn McMillan
3. Chloe Higham

Kumite 6-7 years (boys)
1. Noah Milloy
2. Jesse Valencour
3. Aiden Nicorescu

Kumite 7-8 years (girls)
1. Tilly McMillan
2. Asha Anderson
3. Isabella Higham

Kumite 8-9 years
1. Cooper Shaw
2. Liam Glover
3. Charlie Chipperfield

Kumite 10-11 years
1. Merryn Jaffers
2. Bohdi Valencour
3. Milli Mansbridge

Kumite 12-13 years
1. Hunter Smith
2. Tahlia Boyd
3. Amelie Ollivier

Kumite Adults
1. Adam Glachan
2. Damien Kloot

Kobudo

Kobudo Open
1. Charlotte Shaw
2. Adam Glachan
3. Merryn Jaffers

Team Kata

Team Kata Open
1. Calista Weeks, Bridget Weeks, Charlotte Shaw
2. Milli Mansbridge, Kaylah Smith, Erika Baritchi
3. Merryn Jaffers, Amelie Ollivier, Hunter Smith

Check out our facebook page for more action shots from the day.  https://www.facebook.com/gckaratekobudo