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  • World Title Success!

    World Title Success!

    Our team for the 2019 Soke Cup held in Penticton, Canada has returned achieving a great result with 3 Gold medals and 6 Bronze Medals. Whilst results are awarded to individuals it was the contribution of everyone in the team through the months of training, preparation and support right up until they stood on the mats that led to the great results. Karate is an individual pursuit conducted in a team environment.

    The Gold Coast team joined the rest of the Australian team for training in the park at Penticton before the event.  This was a great opportunity for everyone to get together and do some last minute fine tuning.

     

    One of the highlights of the Soke Cup is the International Clinic where Chito-Ryu Karateka from all over the world are able to train together.  For this Soke Cup we took advantage of the beach outside of the hotel with morning seiza and training with over 100 participants (plus a couple of ducks and a Gulls, and Canadian Goose). It was a pretty nice setting for training. After breakfast training continued inside with a focus on Chinto and Chinto bunkai.

     

    The grand champion trophies for the Soke Cup were handcrafted by local Indian artists and presented to Soke at a special presentation the day before the event. Instructors from all competing countries along with a representation of the Kyoshi were present.

     

    Competition was spread over 3 days with qualifying events on Friday and Saturday and the finals on Sundays for most divisions. The opening ceremony was held on the Saturday morning as most of the events were being run on the Saturday.  As always it was an awesome feeling walking out behind the Australian flag representing the Gold Coast dojo with pride. The opening ceremony involved a welcome from organisers, a welcome from a representative of the local Indian group, a welcome by Soke, and the competitors and officials oaths. The rendition of a traditional song by the Indian group was very moving.

    After the morning events on the Saturday a demonstration was conducted by Soke, Sodai and Higuchi Kyoshi.  The opportunity to see such advanced technique was inspiring.

    Three days of competition flew by with many exciting events.  The Australian team did very well with lots of medals. The Gold Coast Team performed exceptionally well with some great results:

    Sensei Adam Higgins

    • 1st – 40-49 yrs 85kg+ Male Black Belt Kumite
    • 3rd – 40-49 yrs Male Black Belt Kata
    • 3rd – 40yrs+ Male Black Belt Kobudo

     

    Senpai Anthony Horgan

    • 3rd – Male 85kg+ Black Belt Kumite
    • 3rd – Male 18-39 Black Belt Kata

     

    Senpai Sam Lenton

    • 1st – 40-49 yrs 65kg+ Female Black Belt Kumite
    • 3rd – 40-49 yrs Female Black Belt Kata
    • 3rd – Female Team Kumite

     

    Adrian Spoto

    • 1st – Male 85kg+ Advanced Belt Kumite

     

    The end of another amazing Soke Cup.  Great results, great people, great memories!

    Bring on the 2022 Soke Cup in Kumamoto, Japan.

     

    note:  More photos can be found on our facebook page.

  • 2019 Soke Cup Team

    2019 Soke Cup Team

    July 26 – 28 the 2019 Soke Cup is being held in Penticton, Canada and 5 members of the Gold Coast dojo will be representing the Gold Coast dojo and Australia at this prestigious event.

    The Soke Cup is the world titles for Chito-Ryu Karate-Do and is only held every 3 years.  This event brings together the Chito-Ryu community from all over the world for training, competition, and building stronger relationships.

    The Gold Coast dojo has always performed strongly at the Soke Cup providing proof of the excellent level and commitment of students we are lucky to have. This years team is made up of 5 experienced team members who are all in strong positions to take out a medal. Their training had been building since last year working on developing strength, fitness and skills through a series of Soke Cup Clinics, regular dojo training and weekly Wednesday morning fitness sessions.

    Your team is now ready to do their best at the 2019 Soke Cup!

     

     

    Meet the Team

    Sensei Adam Higgins

    This will be Sensei Adam’s 7th Soke Cup, it will be over 20 years since his first Soke Cup in Toronto, Canada in 1998.  Sensei Adam has won kumite Gold at the 2013 Soke Cup in Hong Kong in the Black Belt Masters Division and will be looking to repeat this result.  Sensei Adam has also meddled as part of the Australian Men’s Kumite Team on a number of other occasions. In kata Sensei Adam’s best result to date has been a third at the 2017 Soke Cup in Kumamoto, Japan a result that he is keen to improve upon.

    For Sensei Adam the best thing about the Soke Cup is:

    “The great sense of camaraderie between all the different nationalities, the fierce competition and the opportunity to train alongside Chito-Ryu Karateka from all over the world”.

     

     

     

     

     

    Sensei Anthony Horgan

    Sensei Anthony has shown his commitment to Gold Coast Chito-Ryu by regularly driving from Brisbane to attend classes and training sessions. He has represented the Gold Coast at 4 previous Soke Cups first competing at the 2007 Soke Cup in Bergen, Norway where he went on to win the novice men’s kumite and kata gold medals. In 2010 in Kumamoto, Japan he added another gold medal winning the men’s intermediate kumite and placing second in kata as well as being part of the Australian Team Kumite Team which came third. In 2013 Sensei Anthony moved up in to the Black Belt division coming a very credible 2nd in a very strong division, as well as making the finals in the kata division. A fantastic effort for his first time in the Black Belt division.  At the 2017 Soke Cup Sensei Anthony was a part of the Australian Men’s Team Kumite Team who won the silver medal, the equal best result ever for the Australian Team.

    Sensei Anthony is obviously keen to get that Gold Medal for Australia as he is most looking forward to:

    TEAM KUMITE GOLD MEDAL FIGHT MATCH!!!!

     

     

     

    Senpai Sam Lenton

    This will mark Senpai Sam’s third Soke Cup having first competed at the 2013 Hong Kong Soke Cup. Senpai Sam has competed strongly at previous Soke Cups, medaling, making finals and always giving her all. These results have come on the back of strong performances locally where she is always a strong competitor.  Senpai Sam has been working very hard in preparation for this Soke Cup.

    For Senpai Sam she is looking forward to:

    “Seeing the development and progression in people I’ve met and become friends with at previous Soke Cups. Also just the chance to perform what I’ve been working on for all these months. But, for me, the most important part of Soke Cup isn’t the event itself; it’s the preparation and training that we put into it, the teamwork, and the camaraderie. This year that has been especially true as I’ve worked with Brendan and Adrian as a team for team kata – that has been the best thing about Soke Cup already. Then cheering on my friends when we get there … fantastic”.

     

     

     

     

    Brendan Young

    Brendan will be attending his second Soke Cup after a very successful first Soke Cup in 2010 at Kumamoto, Japan where he was awarded the Master Intermediate Tournament Champion award. A fantastic result for his first Soke Cup. Brendan was also part of the 2nd placed Australian Men’s Team Kumite team and will be keen for the team to once again make the finals for this prestigious event and challenge for the gold.

    For Brendan the highlight for the Soke Cup has already occurred:

    “What I am looking forward to has already happened…the way the team has grown closer and the development that each and every one of us has had together and individually… that is the big winner for me”.

     

     

     

     

     

    Adrian Spoto

    Adrian is the sole rookie for the Gold Coast Team attending his first Soke Cup at Penticton. Adrian brings some strong kumite results with him to this event having won the last two Australian Men’s kumite titles and the last QLD State Kumite Title.  With a style well suited to the Soke Cup we are excited to see how Adrian performs.

    For Adrian he is most looking forward to:

    “Honestly, just to experience and compete in a Soke Cup! I know its broad, but the whole experience I am looking forward to as its my first competition at this level.”

     

     

     

     

     

    As well as the Gold Coast Team Members Australia will be well represented with Competitors and referees from the Sunshine Coast, Blue Mountains and Tasseikan (Sydney) dojo in attendance.

    Updates for how the team is going will be posted on our facebook page www.facebook.com/gckaratekobudo.

    You can also check out a gallery from our team photo shoot on the facebook page (we may not be models but we had some fun!)

    Note:  During the Soke Cup period we will be running a special reduced class schedule. A huge thank you to our senior students who have tried to cover as many classes as possible over this period.  You can download the schedule here => July 2019 Class Cover

     

  • 2019 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate State Titles

    2019 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate State Titles

    The 2019 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate State Titles were a great success with a record number of competitors and a great standard of competition all day.

     

    There were many strong performances with our overall tournament champions being:-

    • Little Champions Tournament Champion – Liam Glover (Gold Coast)
    • Junior Tournament Champion – Raiyan Khan (Sunshine Coast)
    • Senior Tournament Champion – Klaudia Caston (Sunshine Coast)

     

    Dojo Medal Count:

     

    Photo Gallery:

    View the photo galleries at the QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Facebook Page

     

    Results:

    Download the results – 2019 – QLD State Titles – Results Summary

    Kumite

    Kumite 4-7 years Mixed LC – White–LC – Black
    1. Addison Schnebli (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Mahirah Khan (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Jesse Valencour (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite 6-7 years M LC – White–LC – Black
    1. Liam Glover (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Bohdi Valencour (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Hunter Windle (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite 8-9 years M White+
    1. Joseph Purvis (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Devon Jaffers (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Harrison De Byl (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite 8-9 years F White+
    1. Na’ila Khan (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Merryn Jaffers (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Tayah Thompson (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kumite 10-11 years M White+
    1. Raiyan Khan (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Hunter Smith (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Lachlan Edwards (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kumite 10-11 years F White+
    1. Julia Domoradzka (Tasseikan)
    2. Abigail Robb (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Abby Kerrison (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kumite 12-13 years M White+
    1. William Baarslag (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Jamie Baneres (Tasseikan)
    3. Axel Schnebli (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite 12-13 years F White+
    1. Savannah Perdikis (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Faith Hardy (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Tenaya Grice (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kumite 14-17 years M White+
    1. Bailey Keefe (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Jayden Labroski (Tasseikan)
    3. Tristan Labroski (Tasseikan)

    Kumite 14-15 years F White+
    1. Elisha Dorley (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Sam Phillips (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Mya Cox (Tasseikan)

    Kumite 18+ years M 5 Kyu+ -75.0kg
    1. Lachlan Davies (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Sam Hunt (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kumite 18+ years M 5 Kyu+ +75.1kg
    1. Adrian Spoto (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Brendan Young (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Anthony Horgan (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite 18+ years F White–6 Kyu
    1. Amy Jaffers (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Bridget Weeks (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite 18+ years F 5 Kyu+
    1. Renae Saunders (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Klaudia Caston (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Sam Lenton (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Team Kumite

    Team Kumite 18+ years White+
    1. Sunshine Coast TK (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    Jack Graham, Keanu Caston, Lachlan Davies, Renae Saunders, Bridget Weeks
    2. Gold Coast TK (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    Adrian Spoto, Anthony Horgan, Brendan Young, Chantal Catania, Sam Lenton

    Kumite Tag

    Kumite Tag 4-5 years LC – White–LC – Black
    1. Mahirah Khan (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Jesse Valencour (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite Tag 6-7 years LC – White–LC – Black
    1. Hunter Windle (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Cooper Shaw (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Liam Glover (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kumite Tag 8-9 years White–10 Kyu
    1. Connor Jordan (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Keahn Capon (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Frankie Davy (Tasseikan)

    Kata

    Kata 4-7 years LC – White–LC – Orange
    1. Evie Moore (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Isabella Du Plessis (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Hollie McGregor (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kata 4-7 years LC – Green–LC – Black
    1. Liam Glover (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    2. Cooper Shaw (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Mahirah Khan (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kata 8-13 years White–10 Kyu
    1. Frankie Davy (Tasseikan)
    2. Abby Moore (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Cooper Higgins (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kata 8-10 years 9 Kyu+
    1. Julia Domoradzka (Tasseikan)
    2. Charlotte Shaw (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Bailey Weeks (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kata 11-13 years 9 Kyu–6 Kyu
    1. Raiyan Khan (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Flynn Jordan (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. William Baarslag (Sunshine Coast Karate)

    Kata 11-17 years 5 Kyu+
    1. Bailey Keefe (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Sam Phillips (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Elisha Dorley (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kata 18+ years White–4 Kyu
    1. Lachlan Davies (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Bridget Weeks (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Chantal Catania (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kata 18+ years 3 Kyu+
    1. Sam Hunt (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Klaudia Caston (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Anthony Horgan (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Team Kata

    Team Kata –10 Kyu
    1. The Karate Kings (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    Bohdi Valencour, Cooper Shaw, Liam Glover
    2. LAK (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    Abby Moore, Keahn Capon, Leo Shin
    3. BCJ (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    Bailey McRae, Connor Jordan, Joseph Purvis

    Team Kata 9 Kyu–4 Kyu
    1. Golden Chocolate Chicken Nuggets (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    Miguel Hardy, Patrick Edwards, Raiyan Khan
    2. FWL (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    Flynn Jordan, Lachlan Edwards, William Baarslag
    3. JJP (Tasseikan)
    Jackie Cox, Julia Domoradzka, Pawel Domoradzki

    Team Kata 3 Kyu+
    1. Klaud Kan Sam (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    Keanu Caston, Klaudia Caston, Sam Hunt
    2. RRJ (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    Jack Graham, Renae Saunders, Rosemarie Caston
    3. Team CoCo (Tasseikan)
    Jasper Cox, Max Condon, Mya Cox

    Kobudo

    Kobudo –4 Kyu
    1. William Baarslag (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Devon Jaffers (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)
    3. Merryn Jaffers (Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate)

    Kobudo 3 Kyu+
    1. Klaudia Caston (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    2. Sam Phillips (Sunshine Coast Karate)
    3. Bailey Keefe (Sunshine Coast Karate

     

     

  • 2019 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate State Titles

    2019 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate State Titles

    Schedule

    Tournament Schedule:- 2019 – QLD State Titles – Schedule

    Entry Forms

    Entry forms are now available for the 2019 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate State Titles. This is always a great event and we would love to see as many competitors there as possible.

    Events include:-

    • Kata
    • Team Kata
    • Kobudo
    • Kumite
    • Kumite Tag
    • Team Kumite

    There are divisions for all ages and belt levels.

    Entry Form Download:- 2019 QLD State Titles – Entry Form

    Tournament Rules

    This tournament will be conducted under the International Chito-Ryu Karate-Do rules.

    Kata / Kobudo/ Team Kata – Points scoring system

    The round settings are now set up for you as follows:

    • 9 competitors or fewer is 1 round
    • 10 to 19 competitors: 2 rounds, 6 in the final
    • 20+ competitors: 3 rounds; 12 in the semifinal, 6 in the final

    In the event of a tie the flag decision making system will be used where the tied competitors will perform a kata at the same time and the decision will be on judges flags.

     

    Kumite / Team Kumite – Sanban match

    Kumite Contact Rules:

    Jr F (7 yrs & under) –Body gear will be worn in tournaments and no head techniques will be allowed in competition.

    Jr C, D & E (8-13 yrs) – Non-contact head techniques will be allowed.  In order to score to the head, techniques must be within 10cm of making contact and must meet the normal scoring criteria.  Any techniques resulting in head contact will be penalised.  Body gear will be worn and body techniques with controlled contact will be allowed to the protected areas.

    Jr A &B (14-17 yrs) – Head gear will be worn in tournaments and touch contact will be allowed in tournaments.  Techniques that displace the head or cause injury will result in penalty.  Body gear will be worn and body techniques with controlled contact will be allowed to the protected areas.

    Adult Kumite (18 yrs & above) –Head gear will be worn in tournaments and touch controlled will be allowed in tournaments.  Head techniques that demonstrate excessive head or cause injury will result in penalty.  Body gear will be worn and body techniques with controlled contact will be allowed to the protected areas.

     

    Note: For Competitors competing at the Soke Cup – The organisers have decided to stick with our standard rules in fairness to all competitors. We are also wishing to seek further clarification on how the Soke Cup organisers are going to run the flagged scoring kata events before we can adopt that system here. It is our view that Soke Cup competitors with the right training should be flexible enough to adapt to what ever the final system used at the Soke Cup is. For the Kumite events our standard level of contact will apply with judges advised to keep a close eye on the contact levels keeping in mind the requirements for control as required at the Soke Cup. It is the view of the organizers, based on previous experience at Soke Cups that variations on level of contact occur from ring to ring so the onus is on the competitors to be mindful of what is occurring on their ring and be able to adapt as required.

     

     

  • 2019 Gold Coast Cup Results

    2019 Gold Coast Cup Results

    What a great day of competition with competitors from the Gold Coast Dojo, Sunshine Coast Dojo and Blue Mountains dojo in attendance.

    There was a very good standard and a great attitude from everyone. It is good to see so many of our members competing well and pushing each other to do better and better. To come out on top requires a lot of dedication and hard work.

    There was quite a few new people stepping up for the first time in a tournament. Congratulations on your courage and spirit for stepping up.

    Congratulations to our Tournament Champions:

    Little Champions Tournament Champion – Liam Glover (Gold Coast)
    Juniors Tournament Champion – Bailey Keefe (Sunshine Coast)
    Seniors Tournament Champion – Sam Hunt (Sunshine Coast)

     

    Thank you to all our referee’s for the day in particular Shihan Mark Snow, Shihan Martin Phillips, Senpai Monica Lester and Senpai Ben Dempsey who refereed for virtually the whole day.

    Thank you also to all our wonderful volunteers, too numerous to mention individually but without your support we would not be able to run these events.

     

  • 2019 Gold Coast Cup – Sunday 17 March

    2019 Gold Coast Cup – Sunday 17 March

    Entry forms are now available for the 2019 Gold Coast Cup. This is always a great event and we would love to see as many competitors there as possible.

    Events include:-

    • Kata
    • Team Kata
    • Kobudo
    • Kumite
    • Kumite Tag

    There are divisions for all ages and belt levels.

    Entry Form Download:- 2019 GC Cup – Entry Form

    Kobudo Competition Guidelines:- 2019 GC Cup – Kobudo Guidelines

     

    • Note – The Gold Coast Cup is a Chito-Ryu Karate tournament open only to practitioners of Chito-Ryu Karate-Do.
  • 2018 Gold Coast Cup

    2018 Gold Coast Cup

    On Sunday 24 June the 10th anniversary of the Gold Coast Cup was held. It was a great event with a terrific atmosphere and excellent competition.

    A special guest at this years event was Shihan Mark Snow from the Blue Mountains. Before the competition events commenced Shihan Snow (assisted by Sensei Adam McDonald) and Shihan Martin Phillips conducted demonstrations which were well received.

     

    The overall standard of competition was very high with winners having to work very hard before and during the event to earn a place.  The stand out performers where crowned their divisional tournament champions.  Well done!

    Little Champions Tournament Champion – Na’ila Khan (Sunshine Coast)

     

     

    Junior Tournament Champion – Raiyan Khan (Sunshine Coast)

     

     

    Senior Tournament Champion – Keanu Caston (Sunshine Coast)

     

     

    The results can be downloaded here => 2018 GC Cup – Results

    Thank you to all the competitors, officials, volunteers and parents who made the day great.

    Additional photos of the day can be found on the Gold Coast facebook page => photo album

     

     

  • 2018 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp

    2018 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp

    Over the weekend Friday 25 – Sunday 27 May the QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp was held at Tallebudgeera on the Gold Coast.  The camp was attended by Members of the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate groups with Shihan Martin Phillips as the head instructor of the camp.

    All participants had a great time and learnt a lot about their karate and how they could continue to improve. The weapons training was very popular with some students getting to try out some of the weapons for the first time whilst others got to learn new sai and nunchaku kata. Beach training was also a great session with the cool morning air and sunrise on the beautiful Tallebudgeera beach.

    The annual QLD Karate Camp is also an opportunity for students to test for dan and teaching rankings. This year Ben Dempsey and Daniel Goldberg both tested and where successful in gaining their Shodan (Ben) and Junior Shodan (Daniel) ranks. Both boys performed very strongly at the grading showing they had been doing a lot of hard work in their preparation.

    The next QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp is to be held on the Sunshine Coast in 2019.

     

    Camp Sessions:

    Friday 25 May

    A Day Session at the Gold Coast Dojo for Brown and Black Belts. Shihan Phillips put the participants through their paces. After running through a fast warm-up of kihons the participants went through the entire Chito-Ryu kata syllabus from Kihon Dosa Ichi to Rohai Dai. This was followed by Niseishi Bunkai and Henshuho 1-20. Lastly students went through Chito-Ryu Bo syllabus, and finally finished with the newer Ryukyu Bo, Sai and Nunchaku.  A very full-on session that provided a great opportunity to see where everyone was at and work out some areas to focus on for the camp.

    The evening session was the first session at the camp location with all levels put through an hour of hard work to let them know what to expect over the next couple of days.

     

    Saturday 26 May

    The first session of the day kicked of at 6am with seiza. As most people train on the nice soft mats in their dojo the hard wooden floor for 20 minutes of seiza was a great challenge/experience. The first session then featured lots of basics with Shihan Phillips using the entire length of the hall to allow students to focus on their eyes whilst performing their basics.

    After a good breakfast the second session was underway with a couple of different groups formed to focus on different areas of training including the bo and sai. This was a longer session but the time flew with everyone fully engaged in their training.

    A top up on fuel with a nice lunch and the afternoon session was underway. This time some of the black belts got to work on their teaching skills taking different groups through bag work, kata and throws/break falls before finishing with some kumite work. The last part of the afternoon session was the dan gradings with Ben and Daniel performing well to successfully obtain their black belts.

    Dinner at the camp is a great time for everyone to get together and socialise and there was a great vibe as everyone enjoyed their meals before heading to a meeting room to watch some old karate footage of some of the senior students, the 60th anniversary promotional video and then some kumite of one of the top opponents that Shihan Phillips competed against in his competition days.

     

    Sunday 27 May

    Beach training is always a highlight of the camp and we were blessed with a beautiful morning for seiza, kihon, and kata before heading back in to the camp dining room for some breakfast.

    Returning to the training hall the first part was the presentation of black belts to Ben and Daniel along with the customary camp group photo.

    Then the training began with again a long morning session. It was great to see all students continuing to work hard and push their tiring bodies to do even more. It was pleasing to see every one kept going to the end of the session including the younger ones. For this session students got to do some partner work and get some ideas on how to manipulate the opponents body with locks and holds whilst others continued to work on weapons. The final part of the morning included some more henshuho for the senior students.

    The final lunch for the camp was scoffed, rooms were cleaned up before the final karate session was underway.  As is traditional at the QLD Karate Camp the final session was devoted to demonstrations of what people had learnt over the weekend. This is a great chance for some of the parents who come a bit early for the pick up to see what had been going on at the camp with many appropriate gasps and nods of appreciation as they watched from the sideline.  Demonstrations included kata, kobudo and henshuho.

    With the demonstrations finished we still had a little bit of time left and so everyone was given the opportunity to leave early but all decided to stay a little longer to get just a bit more training in as Shihan Phillips took the black belts through a detailed explanation of henshuho 16-20 whilst the kyu ranks stayed around to watch.

    The end of a great camp with lots of tired smiling faces headed home eager to come back to the next one.

     

    • More photos from the 2018 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp can be viewed on the QLD Chito-Ryu Karate facebook page. => www.facebook.com/QLDChitoRyu